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CLED L1: THE CHURCH RESPONDS TO ​ “This has been the opinion of the POVERTY AND HUNGER Fathers and Doctors of the Church, CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING who taught that men are bound to ​ Catholic social teaching (CST) is an come to the aid of the poor and to area of Catholic doctrine which is do so not merely out of their concerned with human dignity and superfluous goods.” the common good in society. ​ Thus, Persons in extreme necessity ​ CST describes a set of writings and has the right to supply himself with teachings from the Roman Catholic what he need out of the riches of tradition about building a just others. society and living lives of WHO ARE THE POOR? connection, to ourselves and the Beatitudes: Inspiration of Church’s love for world around us, amid the the poor challenges of modern society. THE BEATITUDES PREFERENTIAL OPTION FOR THE POOR ​ The Beatitudes, are a set of AND VULNERABLE teachings delivered by Jesus Christ ​ In a world characterized by growing during the Sermon on the Mount. prosperity for some and pervasive ​ These verses outline a series of poverty for others, this Catholic blessings highlighting the qualities teaching proclaims that a basic and attitudes valued in the moral test is how our most Kingdom of Heaven. vulnerable members are faring ​ “The Church’s love for the poor is THE CHURCH’S CARE AND LOVE FOR THE anchored in the poverty of Jesus POOR: Gaudium et Spes and by his attention to the Poor” ​ The Pastoral Constitution of the THE BEATITUDES Church, Gaudium et Spes, begins Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. with the statement of the Church's Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be solidarity with the world, most comforted. especially with the poor: Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the Earth. ​ “The joy and hope, the grief and Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. the joy anxieties of the men of this Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. age, especially those who are poor Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. or in any way afflicted, these are Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the the joys and hopes, the grieves Sons of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted because of and anxieties of the followers of righteousness, for theirs is the Kingdom of Christ.” Heaven.Blessed are you when people insult you, ​ GOD - in His goodness, created persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against EVERYTHING. CREATION - you because of me. entrusted to human persons; “having Unceasing work for the poor dominion over the earth.” - HUMAN ​ The Church since her origin and in ​ “Every man has the right to possess spite of the failings of many of her a sufficient amount of the Earth’s members, has not ceased to work for goods for himself and his family” their relief, defense and liberation According to GS: through numerous works of Charity  CLED which remain indispensable always the social and political dimensions of and everywhere. the problem of POVERTY. St. Gregory the Great Who are the poor? ​ "What is already due in justice is not Physically Poor: to be offered as a gift of Charity." ​ Hungry, Thirsty, Naked, Homeless, Mother Teresa Sick, Imprisoned, Captives. ​ "Give and Give, until it hurts." Spiritually Poor: POPE FRANCIS ​ Ignorant, Doubtful, Sinners, Who The Pope of the Poor wronged us, offenders, afflicted, ​ Miserando atque eligendo - "by dead. having mercy, by choosing him" Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy ​ Jorge Mario Bergoglio ​ These "are charitable, concrete ​ Papal Name: FRANCIS actions by which we help our ​ From St. Francis of Assisi neighbors in their bodily and ​ Man of Poverty and Creation spiritual needs". Pope Francis ​ They respond to the needs of ​ "How I would like a Church which is humanity as we journey together poor and for the poor." through this life. Pope Francis' message to the Community in 7 CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY Varghinha, Brazil ​ Feed the hungry. ​ "When we are generous in ​ Give drink to the thirsty welcoming people and sharing ​ Clothe the naked something w/ them - some food, a ​ Visit the imprisoned place in our homes, our time - not ​ Shelter the homeless only do we no longer remain poor, ​ Visit the sick we are Enriched." ​ Bury the dead ​ In giving, we become "richer." 7 SPIRITUAL WORKS OF MERCY RADICAL CALL ​ To instruct the ignorant ​ The call to serve and help the poor ​ To counsel the doubtful and hungry is a radical call for ​ To admonish sinners Christians today. ​ To bear wrongs patiently ​ The Poor are found everywhere ​ To forgive offences willingly particularly in the peripheries of our ​ To comfort the afflicted community. ​ To pray for the living and the dead. Catholic Church as the Church of the Poor Compassion Church of the Poor ​ Compassion is a strong feeling of ​ Second Plenary Council of the deep sympathy and sorrow for a Philippines 1991 (PCP II) (Catholic person who is in need with a Bishops conference of the PH). strong desire to help and alleviate ​ "Church of the Poor" - One of the his/her suffering visions and dreams of the second ​ However, the practice of compassion plenary council of the Philippines. and charity is not limited to ​ The Church OF THE POOR and FOR alms-giving but implies addressing THE POOR.  CLED ​ One of the fruits of PCP II, pushed by the Church's vision of becoming L2: The Church responds to Religions the Church of the Poor, is the Caritas Fundamentalism Manila. Religious Fundamentalism ​ Caritas Manila is a non-profit ​ It is a movement that emphasizes organization that serves as the lead the literal interpretation of the social service and development Bible as the only basis for all ministry of the Catholic Church in the Christian conduct and beliefs. Philippines. ​ It tries to weaken the Christian The Church, esp. the Church in Philippine message, making it a merely Context should: social and political agenda. 1.​ Embrace and practice the spirit of ​ It is a relatively new brand of Evangelical Poverty Protestantism that started in 2.​ Shows special love, a love, America and has attracted a preference for the poor. tremendous followers including 3.​ Does not discriminate against but many fallen-away Catholics and also vindicates the rights of the poor. former Baptists, Presbyterians, or 4.​ Gives preferential attention and members of some other specific time for the poor. sect. 5.​ Has leaders who will learn to be with The Reality Today: and from the poor. ​ One of the realities in our country 6.​ Recognizes that the poor can that dominates in the present become true evangelizers. context of preaching Christ, is the 7.​ Shifts the center of gravity of the startling growth of Born Again and community in favor of the needy. Fundamentalist groups that Conclusion indicates a widespread yearning ​ The Church as a Mystery is a Poor among Filipinos for a closer, more Church for the poor revealing Jesus' personal, intimate relationship with preferential option for the poor. A Jesus Christ. poor Church manifests Jesus' ​ This hunger for Christ and the poverty. The mysterious presence of ignorance of many Catholics are Jesus is in the poor. used by Fundamentalist groups to ​ To live among the poor is an lure Catholics into their fold. Many opportunity to empower the poor to Catholics who are not sure and work out together their liberation could not defend their faith when from poverty. confronted by fundamentalist What does love look like? preachers turn their backs from ​ It has the hands to help others. It the Catholic Church. has the feet to hasten to the poor PCP Il's Statement: and needy. It has eyes to see misery ​ PCP II does not hesitate to admit and want. It has the ears to hear the that: "Church admits that it has sighs and sorrows of men. That is failed in many ways to satisfy the what love looks like. -St. Augustine spiritual hunger of many of the of Hippo faithful. This we must correct as a Church."  CLED Protestant Denominations idols. Indeed, "the honor rendered to ​ Protestant denominations sent an image passes to its prototype," mission personnel to the PH almost and "whoever venerates an image as soon as the transfer of venerates the person portrayed in sovereignty was effected (1898 - it." (CCC 2132; Cf. St. Basil the Treaty of Paris). Great) ​ In 1901, the groups: Presbyterian, Common Attack: "It is prohibited to eat Baptist, Methodist, and United blood!" Brethren, and societies: Christian ATTACK: Eating animal food Missionary Alliance, the YMCA, and (Dinuguan,betamax) the American Bible Society formed -Deuteronomy 12:23 (Be sure not to eat an evangelical union to coordinate blood, because blood is the life) their activities. RESPONSE: ​ In 1914, a denomination of local Acts 15:20-29- James to Jews, this origin with evangelical orientation, prohibition is only temporary. the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) was Colossians 2:17, 16-... let no one pass founded. judgment on you in questions of food and drink. The Church and the Fundamentalist ​ Jesus declared all foods clean: Attacks "Don't you see that nothing that The Church is wounded by the enters a person from the outside can Fundamentalist attacks: defile them? For it doesn't go into ​ The onslaught happening today their heart but into their stomach, between Catholic and non-Catholic and then out of the body." (In saying Churches with biased doctrines are this, Jesus declared all foods clean.) remembrance of religious conflicts -Mark 7:18-19 in the old age of the Church. This Common Attack:"Mary is not the mother problem does not help in the of God." ecumenical climate of the country. ATTACK: Some sects believe God has no Common Attack: "Catholics worship mother because Christ's human nature had statues!" no father, so his divine nature had no father. ATTACK: THE USE OF GRAVEN IMAGE -EXODUS 20:4-5 and DEUTERONOMY RESPONSE: 4:15-16 ​ Lumen Gentium by Pope Paul VI - RESPONSE: acknowledged Mother of God and ​ Council of Trent (1545-1563)- The Mother of the Redeemer. "Hail, full of Church does not compel members to grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed kneel or pray before images. are you among women." -Luke 1:28 ​ The Church allows for the ​ God chose the Mary to be the veneration of images as long as mother of his Son. "Full of grace", the honor is directed towards "the most excellent fruit of Christ and His saints. redemption" from her conception, ​ The Christian veneration of images is she was totally preserved from the not contrary to the first stain of original sin and remained commandment which proscribes  CLED pure from all personal sin especially the Old Testament and throughout her life. -CCC 508 their lack of knowledge of the Common Attack: The Catholic Church Catholic teaching, find difficulty to moved the Sabbath from Saturday to respond intelligently to such Sunday challenges in their faith. In worst ATTACK: Saturday commemorates the cases, these attacks lead to change original seventh day on which God rested of religion and conversion to after completing the creation. fundamentalist sects. "On the seventh day he rested from all his ECUMENISM: work. Then God blessed the seventh day and The Church's Response: Ecumenism made it holy" - Genesis 2:1-3 ​ It came from the Greek word RESPONSE: "oikoumene," meaning "the whole ​ Jesus rose from the dead on the first inhabited world" day of the week i.e. Sunday. For ​ It is the concept and principle in Christians, it has become the first which different Christian of all days, the first of all feasts, denominations work together to the Lord's day. -CCC 2174 develop closer relationships ​ "The Sabbath has been replaced by among their churches and Sunday, which recalls the new promote Christian unity. creation inaugurated by the ​ Currently, fundamentalists' actions Resurrection of Christ" -CCC 2190 that aim to "evangelize" Filipinos, Common Attack: "Jesus is not God. He is perceived as negatively critical, is a just a man." problem of Catholic Church. ATTACK: In the four Gospels, there is ample ​ The aggressiveness of their activities evidence that Jesus was human since He have caused the Church leadership was born to a human mother (Matthew to be very cautious in allowing any 1:25), He experienced hunger (Matthew Catholic contact with these groups. 21:18) and thirst (John 19:28). Jesus also ​ Ecumenical Dialogue has been experienced temptation (Matthew 4:1) pain rendered extremely hard. (PCP II, and suffering (Matthew 16:21), and He died 221) (Matthew (27:50). Had Jesus only been fully God, then He never would have have had Challenges to Ecumenism:Philippine these human experiences. (1 Cor. 6:10) Context RESPONSE: 1.​ Provide adequate catechesis which ​ Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I will enable Catholics to defend and say to you, before Abraham was, I explain their faith. AM." - John 8:59 2.​ Devise pastoral programs that will ​ Thomas said to Jesus, "My Lord and reach out to all, especially the my God!" - John 20:28 marginalized in our churches to ​ "Jesus said to them: I and the Father make them feel that they belong to are one." - John 10:30 the Catholic Church. 3.​ Make our liturgies and prayer Effect of Ignorance meeting attractive to gather more ​ Many ordinary Catholics, because of Catholics and encourage priest their ignorance of the Scripture prepare biblically based homilies  CLED and deliver them with more power and conviction. 4.​ Recruit and train more lay evangelizers who will reach out to our brothers and sisters in faith and bring them back to our fold. Conclusion: Novo Millenio Inuente ​ John Paul Il's Novo Millennio Ineunte: "The great challenge of interreligious dialogue to which we shall still be committed in the new millennium, in fidelity to the teachings of the Second Vatican Council... this dialogue must continue... it will be especially. important in establishing a sure basis for peace.. the name of God must become increasingly what it is: a name of peace and a summons to peace." Ut Unum Sint ​ "Although fundamentalists have hurt and wounded the Church, they are still our brothers and sisters in faith. The Church hopes and works toward ecumenism so that in time, everyone could experience the reign of peace of Christ." UT UNUM SINT: ​ "That they all may be one" -John 17:21: