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make our efforts converge towards the very same goals: greater
justice, greater security, greater transparency, greater peace.
The Church is an expert in humanity ; it has often been
affirmed, and the Church’s expertise is rooted in its active engagement
in human affairs, ceaselessly looking towards the ‘new heavens’ and
‘new earth’ (2 Peter 3:13), which she points out in order to help
people live their lives in the dimension of authentic meaning. Gloria
Dei vivens homo: The glory of God is man and woman alive!
This conviction, first expressed by St. Irenaeus of Lyons in 185 AD,
is the reason why the Church teaches not only Catholics but everyone
of good will about the things that truly matter in life. “Testimony to
Christ’s charity, through works of justice, peace and development,
is part and parcel of evangelization, because Jesus Christ, who loves
us, is concerned with the whole person. In the context of faith, the
social doctrine of the Church is, therefore, “an instrument of
evangelization - of ministry - because it places the human person
and society in relationship with the light of the Gospel.” 21 We know
that “openness to life is at the centre of true development... The
acceptance of life strengthens moral fibre and makes people capable
of mutual help.” 22 (to be continued)
1
“Spetta alle comunita cristiane analizzare obiettivamente la situazione del loro
paese, chiarirla alia luce delle parole immutabili deil’evangelo, attingere principi dl
riflessione, criteri di giudizio e direttlve di azione
nell’insegnamento sociale detla chiesa, quale e stato elaborato nel corso della
storia........ Spetta alle comunita cristiane individuare, con I’assistenza detlo Spirito
Santo - in comunione coi vescovi responsabili, e in dialogo
con gli altri fratelli cristiani e con tutti gli uomini dl buona volonta -, le
scette e gli impegni che conviene prendere per operare le trasformaziont
sociali, politlche ed economiche che si palesano urgenti e necessarie in
molti casi..” Octagesima Adveniens, 1971, §4).
2
Gaudium et Spes, §1.
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3
Economic Survey 2005-2006.
4
World Economic Forum, India Economic Summit: Linking Leadership
with Livelihood, Mumbai: J2-14.11.2011, p. 2.
5
World Economic Forum, India Economic Summit: Linking Leadership
with Livelihood, Mumbai: 12-14.11.2011, p. 6.
6
UNDP, Human Development Report 2010, p. 3.
7
Caritas in veritate, § 76.
8
Caritas in veritate, § 34.
9
Caritas in veritate, § 43.
10
Caritas in veriiate, § 14.
1
' Cf. John Paul II, Centesimus Annus, §41.
12
Caritas in veritate, § 53, referring to Centesimus Annus, § 41.
13
Cft\ Benedict XVI, Message, World Day of Peace, 1.1.2011, § 7.
14
Caritas in veritate, § 54. In the light of the revealed mystery of the Trinity,
we understand that true openness does not mean loss of individual identity
but profound interpenetration.
15
Caritas in veritate, § 21.
16
In Redemptoris Missio, Pope John Paul II speaks of the need to live the
Beatitudes and to have the spirituality of missionaries in today’s world.
17
Caritas in veritate, § 76.
18
Caritas in veritate, § 19,
19
Caritas in veritate, § 7.
20
Caritas in veritate, § 57.
21
Cfr. Compendium, p. xxii, with reference to Pope John Paul II, Centesimus
Annus, § 54.
22
Caritas in veritate, § 28.
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