Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Lk 4, 14-21 + CSDC and CV
Luke 4, 14-21 +
CSDC and CV
CV 28a. One
of the most striking aspects of development in the present day is the important
question of respect for life, which cannot in any way be detached from questions
concerning the development of peoples. It is an aspect which has acquired
increasing prominence in recent times, obliging us to broaden our concept of
poverty[66] and underdevelopment to include questions connected with the
acceptance of life, especially in cases where it is impeded in a variety of
ways. Not only does the situation of poverty still provoke high rates of infant
mortality in many regions, but some parts of the world still experience
practices of demographic control, on the part of governments that often promote
contraception and even go so far as to impose abortion.
Notes: [66] Cf. John Paul II, Encyclical Letter Evangelium Vitae, 18, 59, 63-64: loc.
cit., 419-421, 467-468, 472-475.
CSDC 77. Above all, the
contribution of philosophy is essential. This contribution has already been
seen in the appeal to human nature as a source and to reason as the cognitive
path of faith itself. By means of reason, the Church's social doctrine
espouses philosophy in its own internal logic, in other words, in the
argumentation that is proper to it. Affirming that the Church's social
doctrine is part of theology rather than philosophy does not imply a disowning
or underestimation of the role or contribution of philosophy. In fact,
philosophy is a suitable and indispensable instrument for arriving at a correct
understanding of the basic concepts of the Church's social doctrine,
concepts such as the person, society, freedom, conscience, ethics, law,
justice, the common good, solidarity, subsidiarity, the State. This
understanding is such that it inspires harmonious living in society. It is
philosophy once more that shows the reasonableness and acceptability of shining
the light of the Gospel on society, and that inspires in every mind and
conscience openness and assent to the truth.
[14] Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the
Spirit, and news of him spread throughout the whole region. [15] He taught in
their synagogues and was praised by all. [16] He came to Nazareth, where he had
grown up, and went according to his custom into the synagogue on the sabbath
day. He stood up to read [17] and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He
unrolled the scroll and found the passage where it was written: [18] "The
Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings
to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of
sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, [19] and to proclaim a year
acceptable to the Lord." [20] Rolling up the scroll, he handed it back to
the attendant and sat down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue looked
intently at him. [21] He said to them, "Today this scripture passage is
fulfilled in your hearing."
CSDC CSDC 40. The universality and
integrality of the salvation wrought by Christ makes indissoluble the link
between the relationship that the person is called to have with God and the
responsibility he has towards his neighbour in the concrete circumstances of
history. This is sensed, though not always without some confusion or
misunderstanding, in humanity's universal quest for truth and meaning, and it
becomes the cornerstone of God's covenant with Israel, as attested by the
tablets of the Law and the preaching of the Prophets. This link finds a
clear and precise expression in the teaching of Jesus Christ and is
definitively confirmed by the supreme witness of the giving of his life, in
obedience to the Father's will and out of love for his brothers and sisters.
To the scribe who asks him “Which commandment is the first of all?” (Mk
12:28), Jesus answers: “The first is: ‘Hear, O Israel: the Lord
our God, the Lord is one; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your
heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your
strength'. The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbour as
yourself'. There is no other commandment greater than these” (Mk 12:29-31).
Inextricably linked in the human heart are the relationship with God —
recognized as Creator and Father, the source and fulfilment of life and of
salvation — and openness in concrete love towards man, who must be treated as
another self, even if he is an enemy (cf. Mt 5:43-44). In man's
inner dimension are rooted, in the final analysis, the commitment to justice
and solidarity, to the building up of a social, economic and political life
that corresponds to God's plan.
[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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