Matthew 13, 18-23 + CSDC and CV
(CV 19c) Reason, by itself, is capable of
grasping the equality between men and of giving stability to their civic
coexistence, but it cannot establish fraternity. This originates in a
transcendent vocation from God the Father, who loved us first, teaching us
through the Son what fraternal charity is. Paul VI, presenting the various
levels in the process of human development, placed at the summit, after
mentioning faith, “unity in the charity of Christ who calls us all to share as
sons in the life of the living God, the Father of all”[53].
Notes:[53] Ibid., 21: loc.
cit., 267-268.
Social doctrine: the Church's concern for human life in society reconciled in Justice and love
CSDC 81a The object of the Church's social doctrine
is essentially the same that constitutes the reason for its existence: the
human person called to salvation, and as such entrusted by Christ to the
Church's care and responsibility[117]. By means of her social doctrine, the Church
shows her concern for human life in society, aware that the quality of social
life — that is, of the relationships of justice and love that form the fabric
of society — depends in a decisive manner on the protection and promotion of
the human person, for whom every community comes into existence. In fact, at
play in society are the dignity and rights of the person, and peace in the
relationships between persons and between communities of persons. These are
goods that the social community must pursue and guarantee.
Notes: [117]
Cf. John Paul II, Encyclical Letter Centesimus Annus, 53: AAS 83
(1991), 859.
(Mt 13, 18-23) Biblical aspects: man, poverty and riches
[18] "Hear then the parable of the sower. [19] The
seed sown on the path is the one who hears the word of the kingdom without
understanding it, and the evil one comes and steals away what was sown in his
heart. [20] The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and
receives it at once with joy. [21] But he has no root and lasts only for a
time. When some tribulation or persecution comes because of the word, he
immediately falls away. [22] The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears
the word, but then worldly anxiety and the lure of riches choke the word and it
bears no fruit. [23] But the seed sown on rich soil is the one who hears the
word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty
or thirtyfold."
CSDC 325. Jesus
takes up the entire Old Testament tradition even with regard to economic goods,
wealth and poverty, and he gives them great clarity and fullness (cf. Mt
6:24, 13:22; Lk 6:20-24, 12:15-21; Rom 14:6-8; 1 Tim 4:4). Through the gift of
his Spirit and the conversion of hearts, he comes to establish the “Kingdom of
God”, so that a new manner of social life is made possible, in justice,
brotherhood, solidarity and sharing. The Kingdom inaugurated by Christ perfects
the original goodness of the created order and of human activity, which were
compromised by sin. Freed from evil and being placed once more in communion
with God, man is able to continue the work of Jesus, with the help of his
Spirit. In this, man is called to render justice to the poor, releasing the
oppressed, consoling the afflicted, actively seeking a new social order in
which adequate solutions to material poverty are offered and in which the
forces thwarting the attempts of the weakest to free themselves from conditions
of misery and slavery are more effectively controlled. When this happens, the
Kingdom of God is already present on this earth, although it is not of the
earth. It is in this Kingdom that the promises of the Prophets find final
fulfilment.
[Initials and
Abbreviations.- CSDC: Pontifical Council for Justice And Peace, Compendium of the Social
Doctrine of the Church; - SDC: Social Doctrine of the Church; - CV: Benedict XVI, Caritas in Veritate (Charity in truth)]
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