Luke 11, 33-36
+ CSDC and CV
CV
40c. Paul VI invited people to give
serious attention to the damage that can be caused to one's home country by the
transfer abroad of capital purely for personal advantage
[95]. John Paul II taught that investment always has moral, as well as
economic significance [96]. All this — it should be stressed — is still valid
today, despite the fact that the capital market has been significantly
liberalized, and modern technological thinking can suggest that investment is
merely a technical act, not a human and ethical one. There is no reason to deny
that a certain amount of capital can do good, if invested abroad rather than at
home. Yet the requirements of justice must be safeguarded, with due
consideration for the way in which the capital was generated and the harm to
individuals that will result if it is not used where it was produced [97].
Notes: [95] Cf. ibid., 24: loc. cit., 269. [96] Cf. Encyclical Letter
Centesimus Annus, 36: loc. cit., 838-840. [97] Cf.
Paul VI, Encyclical Letter Populorum
Progressio, 24: loc. cit.,
269.
Solidarity highlights in a particular way the intrinsic
social nature of the human person
CSDC 192a. Solidarity
highlights in a particular way the intrinsic social nature of the human person,
the equality of all in dignity and rights and the common path of individuals
and peoples towards an ever more committed unity. Never before has there been
such a widespread awareness of the bond of interdependence between individuals
and peoples, which is found at every level[413]. The very rapid expansion in
ways and means of communication “in real time”, such as those offered by
information technology, the extraordinary advances in computer technology, the
increased volume of commerce and information exchange all bear witness to the
fact that, for the first time since the beginning of human history, it is now
possible — at least technically — to establish relationships between people who
are separated by great distances and are unknown to each other.
Notes: [413] There can be associated to the concept of interdependence
the classical theme of socialization, repeatedly examined by the
Church's social doctrine; cf. John XXIII, Encyclical Letter Mater et
Magistra: AAS 53 (1961), 415-417; Second Vatican Ecumenical Council,
Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes, 42: AAS 58 (1966),
1060-1061; John Paul II, Encyclical Letter Laborem Exercens, 14-15:
AAS 73 (1981), 612-618.
(Lk 11, 33-36) Take care that the light in you not become
darkness
33 "No one who lights a lamp hides
it away or places it (under a bushel basket), but on a lampstand so that those
who enter might see the light. 34 The lamp of the body is your eye. When your
eye is sound, then your whole body is filled with light, but when it is bad,
then your body is in darkness. 35 Take care, then, that the light in you not
become darkness. 36 If your whole body is full of light, and no part of it is
in darkness, then it will be as full of light as a lamp illuminating you with
its brightness."
CSDC 551. The presence of the laity in social life is
characterized by service, the sign and expression of love, which is seen in the
areas of the family, culture, work, economics and politics according to
specific aspects. Complying with the different demands of their particular area
of work, lay men and women express the truth of their faith and, at the same
time, the truth of the Church's social doctrine, which fully becomes a reality
when it is lived concretely in order to resolve social problems. In fact, the
credibility of this social doctrine comes more immediately from the witness of
action than from its internal consistency or logic[1153]. Having entered into
The Third Millennium of the Christian era, the lay faithful will open
themselves, through their witness, to all people with whom they will take on
the burden of the most pressing calls of our time. “Drawn from the treasures of
the teaching of the Church, the proposals of this Council are intended for all
men, whether they believe in God or whether they do not explicitly acknowledge
him; they are intended to help them to a keener awareness of their own destiny,
to make the work conform better to the surpassing dignity of man, to strive for
a more deeply rooted sense of universal brotherhood and to meet the pressing
appeals of our times with a generous and common effort of love”[1154].
Notes: [1153] Cf. John XXIII, Encyclical Letter Mater et Magistra: AAS
53 (1961), 454; John Paul II, Encyclical Letter Centesimus Annus, 57: AAS
83 (1991), 862-863. [1154] Second Vatican Ecumenical
Council, Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes, 91: AAS 58
(1966), 1113.
[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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