Friday, April 11, 2014
Matthew 27, 11-22 + CSDC and CV
(CV 42e) For a long time it was thought that poor peoples should remain at a
fixed stage of development, and should be content to receive assistance from
the philanthropy of developed peoples. Paul VI strongly opposed this mentality
in Populorum
Progressio. Today the material resources available for rescuing these
peoples from poverty are potentially greater than before, but they have ended
up largely in the hands of people from developed countries, who have benefited
more from the liberalization that has occurred in the mobility of capital and
labour. The world-wide diffusion of forms of prosperity should not therefore be
held up by projects that are self-centred, protectionist or at the service of
private interests.
CSDC 306a. The Church's social doctrine teaches that
relations within the world of work must be marked by cooperation: hatred and
attempts to eliminate the other are completely unacceptable. This is also
the case because in every social system both “labour” and “capital” represent
indispensable components of the process of production. In light of this
understanding, the Church's social doctrine “does not hold that unions are no
more than a reflection of the ‘class' structure of society and that they are a
mouthpiece for a class struggle which inevitably governs social life”.[668]
Notes: [668] John Paul II, Encyclical
Letter Laborem Exercens, 20: AAS 73 (1981), 630.
[11] Now Jesus stood before the governor, and he
questioned him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus said, "You
say so." [12] And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he
made no answer. [13] Then Pilate said to him, "Do you not hear how many
things they are testifying against you?" [14] But he did not answer him
one word, so that the governor was greatly amazed. [15] Now on the occasion of
the feast the governor was accustomed to release to the crowd one prisoner whom
they wished. [16] And at that time they had a notorious prisoner called (Jesus)
Barabbas. [17] So when they had assembled, Pilate said to them, "Which one
do you want me to release to you, (Jesus) Barabbas, or Jesus called
Messiah?" [18] For he knew that it was out of envy that they had handed
him over. [19] While he was still seated on the bench, his wife sent him a
message, "Have nothing to do with that righteous man. I suffered much in a
dream today because of him." [20] The chief priests and the elders
persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas but to destroy Jesus. [21] The
governor said to them in reply, "Which of the two do you want me to
release to you?" They answered, "Barabbas!" [22] Pilate said to
them, "Then what shall I do with Jesus called Messiah?" They all
said, "Let him be crucified!"
CSDC 118. Certain sins, moreover,
constitute by their very object a direct assault on one's neighbour. Such sins
in particular are known as social sins. Social sin is every sin committed
against the justice due in relations between individuals, between the
individual and the community, and also between the community and the
individual. Social too is every sin against the rights of the human person,
starting with the right to life, including that of life in the womb, and every
sin against the physical integrity of the individual; every sin against the
freedom of others, especially against the supreme freedom to believe in God and
worship him; and every sin against the dignity and honour of one's neighbour.
Every sin against the common good and its demands, in the whole broad area of
rights and duties of citizens, is also social sin. In the end, social sin is
that sin that “refers to the relationships between the various human
communities. These relationships are not always in accordance with the plan of
God, who intends that there be justice in the world and freedom and peace
between individuals, groups and peoples”[227].
Notes: [227] John Paul II, Apostolic
Exhortation Reconciliatio et Paenitentia, 16: AAS 77 (1985), 216
[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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