re-edition of Pope Francis exhortation on the joy of the gospel, ch 4 parts 1+2 - communal aspects, and inclusion of the poor

1. APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION
EVANGELII GAUDIUM
OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS
TO THE BISHOPS, CLERGY,
CONSECRATED PERSONS
AND THE LAY FAITHFUL
ON THE PROCLAMATION
OF THE GOSPEL
IN TODAY’S WORLD
Ch 4 The Social Dimension
of Evangelization
Parts 1 + 2
1 – communal + societal repercusions
2 – The inclusion of the poor

2. Introduction – the joy of the gospel
1 The Church’s missionary transformation
2 Amid the crisis of communal commitment
3 The proclamation of the Gospel
4 The social dimension of evangelization
5 Spirit-filled evangelizers

3. Cap. 4 THE SOCIAL DIMENSION
OF EVANGELIZATION

4. Ch 4 The Social Dimension of Evangelization
1 Communal and societal repercussions of the kerygma
2 The inclusion of the poor in society
3 The common good and peace in society
4 Social dialogue as a contribution to peace

5. THE SOCIAL DIMENSION OF EVANGELIZATION [176-258]
I. Communal and societal repercussions of the kerygma [177-185]
Confession of faith and commitment to society [178-179]
The kingdom and its challenge [180-181]
The Church’s teaching on social questions [182-185]
II. The inclusion of the poor in society [186-216]
In union with God, we hear a plea [187-192]
Fidelity to the Gospel, lest we run in vain [193-196]
The special place of the poor in God’s people [197-201]
The economy and the distribution of income [202-208]
Concern for the vulnerable [209-216]
III. The common good and peace in society [217-237]
Time is greater than space [222-225]
Unity prevails over conflict [226-230]
Realities are more important than ideas [231-233]
The whole is greater than the part [234-237]
IV. Social dialogue as a contribution to peace [238-258]
Dialogue between faith, reason and science [242-243]
Ecumenical dialogue [244-246]
Relations with Judaism [247-249]
Interreligious dialogue [250-254]
Social dialogue in a context of religious freedom [255-258]

6. I. Communal and societal repercussions of the kerygma
Confession of faith and commitment to society [178-179]
The kingdom and its challenge[180-181]
The Church’s teaching on social questions [182-185]

7. The kerygma has a clear social content:
at the very heart of the Gospel is life in community
and engagement with others. EG 177
Confesion of faith
and commitment to society

8. «God in Christ redeems not only the individual person,
but also the social relations existing between men”. EG 178

9. “As you did it to one of these,
the least of my brethren,
you did it to me” (Mt 25:40).
The way we treat others has
a transcendent dimension: EG 179

10. “The measure you give will
be the measure you get” (Mt 7:2).
It corresponds to the mercy
which God has shown us: EG 179

11. Do not judge, and you shall not be judged,
Do not condemn and you shall not be condemned

12. Forgive, and you will be forgiven;
give, and it will be given to you…
For the measure you give
will be the measure you get back”
(Lk 6:36-38). EG 179

13. The Kingdom and its challenge
. To the extent that he reigns within us,
the life of society will be a setting for universal
fraternity, justice, peace and dignity. EG 180

14. the Father desires the salvation of every man and woman, and
his saving plan consists in “gathering up all things in Christ,
things in heaven and things on earth” (Eph 1:10)EG 181

15. It is no longer possible to claim
that religion should be restricted
to the private sphere and that it exists
only to prepare souls for heaven.
We know that God wants his children
to be happy in this world too,
even though they are called to
fulfilment in eternity, for he has
Created all things “for our enjoyment”
the enjoyment of everyone.
(1 Tim 6:17), EG 181

16. It follows that Christian conversion demands
reviewing especially those areas and aspects
of life “related to the social order and
the pursuit of the common good”.EG 182

17. no one can demand that religion should be
relegated to the inner sanctum of personal life,
without influence on societal and national life,
without concern for the soundness of civil
institutions, without a right to offer an opinion
on events affecting society. EG 183

18. Who would claim to lock
up in a church and
silence the message of
Saint Francis of Assisi
or Blessed Teresa of
Calcutta? EG 183

19. An authentic faith –
which is never comfortable
or completely personal
always involves a deep
desire to change the world,
to transmit values,
to leave this earth
somehow better
than we found it. EG 183

20. We love this magnificent planet on which God has put us,
and we love the human family which dwells here,
with all its tragedies and struggles, its hopes and aspirations,
its strengths and weaknesses. EG 183

21. If indeed “the just ordering of society and of the state
is a central responsibility of politics”, the Church
“cannot and must not remain on the sidelines
in the fight for justice”. EG 183

22. the Church’s social thought is primarily positive:
it offers proposals, it works for change and
in this sense it constantly points to the hope born
of the loving heart of Jesus Christ. EG 183

23. “In the face of such widely varying situations, it is difficult for us to utter a
unified message and to put forward a solution which has universal validity.
This is not our ambition, nor is it our mission. It is up to the Christian communities to
analyze with objectivity the situation which is proper to their own country. EG 184

24. II. The inclusion of the poor in society [186-216]
In union with God, we hear a plea [187-192]
Fidelity to the Gospel, lest we run in vain [193-196]
The special place of the poor in God’s people [197-201]
The economy and the distribution of income [202-208]
Concern for the vulnerable [209-216]

25. II The inclusion of the poor in society 186-216

26. Our faith in Christ, who became poor,
and was always close to the poor and the outcast,
is the basis of our concern for the integral development
of society’s most neglected members. EG 186

27. “How does God’s love abide in anyone
who has the world’s goods,
and sees a brother or sister in need
and yet refuses help?” (1 Jn 3:17). EG 187
In union with God, we hear a plea

28. The word “solidarity” is a little worn and at times poorly understood,
but it refers to something more than a few sporadic acts of generosity.
It presumes the creation of a new mindset which thinks in terms of community
and the priority of the life of all over the appropriation of goods by a few. EG188

29. Solidarity is a spontaneous reaction by those who recognize that
the social function of property and the universal destination of goods
are realities which come before private property. EG 189

30. “the more fortunate should renounce some of their rights so as to
lace their goods more generously at the service of others”. EG 190

31. In all places and circumstances, Christians,
with the help of their pastors, are called
to hear the cry of the poor . EG 191

32. also their “general temporal welfare and prosperity”.
This means education, access to health care,
and above all employment, EG 192

33. The apostle James teaches that our mercy to others will vindicate us on the
day of God’s judgment: “So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under
the law of liberty. For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy,
yet mercy triumphs over judgment” (Jas 2:12-13). EG193
Fidelity to the Gospel,
lest we run in vain

34. Jesus taught us this way of looking at others by his words and his actions.
So why cloud something so clear? We should not be concerned simply
about falling into doctrinal error, but about remaining faithful to
this light filled path of life and wisdom. EG 194

35. “defenders of orthodoxy are sometimes accused of passivity,
indulgence, or culpable complicity regarding the intolerable situations
of injustice and the political regimes which prolong them”. EG 194

36. the option for those who are least,
those whom society discards. EG 195

37. we are forgetful, distracted and carried away by the limitless possibilities
for consumption and distraction offered by contemporary society.
This leads to a kind of alienation at every level .EG 196

38. “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed
me to preach good news to the poor” (Lk 4:18). EG 197
The special place of the poor in God’s people

39. He assured those burdened by sorrow and crushed by poverty that God
has a special place for them in his heart: “Blessed are you poor,
yours is the kingdom of God” (Lk 6:20); he made himself one of them:
“I was hungry and you gave me food to eat”, and he taught them
that mercy towards all of these is the key to heaven (cf. Mt 25:5ff.). EG 197

40. the Church has made an option for the poor which is understood as
a “special form of primacy in the exercise of Christian charity,
to which the whole tradition of the Church bears witness”. EG198

41. This option – as Benedict XVI has taught –
“is implicit in our Christian faith in
a God who became poor for us,
so as to enrich us with his poverty”.
This is why I want a Church
which is poor and for the poor. EG 198

42. (The poor) have much to teach us. Not only do they share in the sensus fidei,
but in their difficulties they know the suffering Christ. We need to let ourselves
be evangelized by them. The new evangelization is an invitation to acknowledge
the saving power at work in their lives and to put them at the centre of the
Church’s pilgrim way. We are called to find Christ in them, to lend our voice
to their causes, but also to be their friends, to listen to them, to speak for them
and to embrace the mysterious wisdom which God wishes
to share with us through them. EG 198

43. True love is always contemplative, and permits us to
serve the other not out of necessity or vanity, but rather
because he or she is beautiful above and beyond
mere appearances: “The love by which we find the other
pleasing leads us to offer him something freely”.
The poor person, when loved, “is esteemed as of great value”,
and this is what makes the authentic option for the poor
differ from any other ideology, from any attempt to exploit
the poor for one’s own personal or political interest.. EG199

44. Insure that “in every Christian community the poor feel at home.
Would not this approach be the greatest and most effective
presentation of the good news of the kingdom?” EG 199

45. the worst discrimination which the poor suffer
is the lack of spiritual care. EG 200

46. it is quite true that the essential vocation and mission of the
lay faithful is to strive that earthly realities and all human activity may
be transformed by the Gospel, none of us can think we are exempt
from concern for the poor and for social justice EG 201

47. The economy and the distribution of income
because society needs to be cured of a sickness which is weakening
and frustrating it, and which can only lead to new crises.
Welfare projects, which meet certain urgent needs,
should be considered merely temporary responses. EG 202

48. The dignity of each human person
and the pursuit of the common good
are concerns which ought to
shape all economic policies - EG 203

49. Growth in justice requires more than economic growth,
while presupposing such growth: it requires decisions,
programmes, mechanisms and processes specifically
geared to a better distribution of income, the creation
of sources of employment and an integral promotion of
the poor which goes beyond a simple welfare mentality.
EG 204

50. ! Politics,
though often denigrated,
remains a lofty vocation
and one of the highest
forms of charity,
inasmuch as it seeks
the common good
EG 205
S. Thomas More

51. Charity “is the principle not only of micro-relationships
(with friends, with family members or within small groups)
but also of macro-relationships
(social, economic and political ones)”. EG 205

52. I beg the Lord to grant us more politicians
who are genuinely disturbed by the state of society,
the people, the lives of the poor EG 205

53. ! It is vital that government leaders
and financial leaders take heed
and broaden their horizons,
working to ensure that all citizens
have dignified work, education
and healthcare. EG 205

54. Why not turn to God and ask him to inspire their plans?
I am firmly convinced that openness to the transcendent
can bring about a new political and economic mindset
which would help to break down the wall of separation
between the economy and the common good of society. EG 205

55. If we really want to achieve a healthy world economy,
what is needed at this juncture of history
is a more efficient way of interacting which,
with due regard for the sovereignty of each nation,
ensures the economic well-being of all countries,
not just of a few. EG 206

56. Any Church community, if it thinks it can comfortably go its own way
without creative concern and effective cooperation in helping the poor
to live with dignity and reaching out to everyone, will also risk breaking down,
however much it may talk about social issues or criticize governments. EG 207

57. If anyone feels offended by my words, I would respond that I speak them with affection
and with the best of intentions, quite apart from any personal interest or political ideology.
My words are not those of a foe or an opponent. EG 208

58. I am interested only in helping those who are in thrall
to an individualistic, indifferent and self-centred mentality
to be freed from those unworthy chains and to attain a way of living
and thinking which is more humane, noble and fruitful, and which
will bring dignity to their presence on this earth EG 208

59. Concern for the vulnerable
Jesus, the evangelizer
par excellence and
the Gospel in person,
identifies especially
with the little ones
(cf. Mt 25,40). EG 209

60. How beautiful are those cities which overcome paralysing mistrust,
integrate those who are different and make this very integration
a new factor of development EG 210

61. EG 210 How attractive are those cities which, even in their architectural design,
are full of spaces which connect, relate and favour the recognition of others!

62. EG 211 Where is the brother and sister whom you are killing
each day in clandestine warehouses,
in rings of prostitution, in children used for begging,
in exploiting undocumented labour? Let us not
look the other way. There is greater complicity than we think.
EG 211

63. Doubly poor are those women who endure
situations of exclusion, mistreatment and violence,
since they are frequently less able to defend their rights.
Even so, we constantly witness among them
impressive examples of daily heroism in defending
and protecting their vulnerable families. EG 212

64. defence of unborn life
is closely linked
to the defence
of each and every
Other human right.
It involves the conviction
that a human being
is always sacred
and inviolable,
in any situation
and at every stage
of development.
Human beings are ends
in themselves and
never a means of
resolving other
problems.
EG 213

65. Once this conviction disappears,
so do solid and lasting foundations
for the defence of human rights,
which would always be subject
to the passing whims
of the powers that be EG 213

66. Reason alone is sufficient to recognize
the inviolable value of each single human life,
but if we also look at the issue from the standpoint
of faith, “every violation of the personal dignity
of the human being cries out in vengeance to God
and is an offence against the creator of the individual”
EG 213

67. we have done little to adequately accompany women
in very difficult situations, where abortion appears as
a quick solution to their profound anguish EG 214

68. We human beings are not only the beneficiaries
but also the stewards of other creatures. EG 215

69. Small yet strong in the love of God, like Saint Francis of Assisi,
all of us, as Christians, are called to watch over and protect
the fragile world in which we live, and all its peoples. EG 216

71. LIST OF PRESENTATIONS IN ENGLISH
Revised 27-5-2020
Advent and Christmas – time of hope and peace
Amoris Laetitia – ch 1 – In the Light of the Word
Amoris Laetitia – ch 2 – The Experiences and Challenges of Families
Amoris Laetitia – ch 3 - Looking to Jesus, the Vocation of the Family
Amoris Laetitia – ch 4 - Love in Marriage
Amoris Laetitia – ch 5 – Love made Fruitfuol
Amoris Laetitia – ch 6 – Some Pastoral Perspectives
Amoris Laetitia – ch 7 – Towards a better education of children
Amoris Laetitia – ch 8 – Accompanying, discerning and integrating weaknwss
Amoris Laetitia – ch 9 – The Spirituality of Marriage and the Family
Beloved Amazon 1ª – A Social Dream
Beloved Amazon 2 - A Cultural Dream
Beloved Amazon 3 – An Ecological Dream
Beloved Amazon 4 - An Ecclesiastical Dream
Carnival
Christ is Alive
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 1 – Church and Family today
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 2 - God’s plan for the family
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 1 – family as a Community
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 2 – serving life and education
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 3 – mission of the family in society
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 4 - Family in the Church
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 4 Pastoral familiar
Football in Spain
Haurietis aquas – devotion to the Sacred Heart by Pius XII
Holidays and Holy Days
Holy Spirit
Holy Week – drawings for children
Holy Week – glmjpses of the last hours of JC
Inauguration of President Donald Trump
Juno explores Jupiter
Laudato si 1 – care for the common home
Laudato si 2 – Gospel of creation
Laudato si 3 – Human roots of the ecological crisis
Laudato si 4 – integral ecology
Laudato si 5 – lines of approach and action
Laudato si 6 – Education y Ecological Spirituality
Love and Marriage 1-
Love and Marriage 2 – growing up to sexual maturity
Love and Marriage 3 – psychological differences and complimentarity
Love and Marriage 4- causes of sexual attraction
Love and Marriage 5- freedom and intimacy
Love and Marriage 6 - human love
Love and Marriage 7 - destiny of human love
Love and Marriage 8- marriage between Christian believers
Love and Marriage 9 – sacrament of marriage
Lumen Fidei – ch 1,2,3,4
Medjugore Pilgrimage
Misericordiae Vultus in English
Mother Teresa of Calcuta – Saint
Pope Franciss in Thailand
Pope Francis in Japan
Pope Francis in Sweden
Pope Francis in America
Pope Francis in the WYD in Poland 2016
Querida Amazonia
Resurrection of Jesus Christ –according to the Gospels
Russian Revolution and Communismo 3 civil war 1918.1921
Russian Revolution and Communism 1
Russian Revolution and Communismo 2
Saint Joseph
Saint Patrick and Ireland
Sunday – day of the Lord
Thanksgiving – History and Customs
The Body, the cult – (Eucharist)
Valentine
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Way of the Cross – drawings for children
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72. LISTA DE PRESENTACIONES EN ESPAÑOL
Revisado 27-5-2020
Abuelos
Adviento y Navidad, tiempo de esperanza
Amor y Matrimonio 1 - 9
Amoris Laetitia – ch 1 – A la luz de la Palabre
Amoris Laetitia – ch 2 – Realidad y Desafíos de las Familias
Amoris Laetitia – ch 3 La mirada puesta en Jesús: Vocación de la Familia
Amoris Laetitia – ch 4 - El Amor en el Matrimonio
Amoris Laetitia – ch 5 – Amor que se vuelve fecundo
Amoris Laetitia – ch 6 – Algunas Perspectivas Pastorales
Amoris Laetitia – ch 7 – Fortalecer la educacion de los hijos
Amoris Laetitia – ch 8 – Acompañar, discernir e integrar la fragilidad
Amoris Laetitia – ch 9 – Espiritualidad Matrimonial y Familiar
Carnaval
Cristo Vive
Domingo – día del Señor
El camino de la cruz de JC en dibujos para niños
El Cuerpo, el culto – (eucarisía)
Espíritu Santo
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 1 – iglesia y familia hoy
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 2 - el plan de Dios para la familia
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 1 – familia como comunidad
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 2 – servicio a la vida y educación
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 3 – misión de la familia en la sociedad
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 4 - participación de la familia en la iglesia
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 4 Pastoral familiar
Fátima – Historia de las Apariciones de la Virgen
Feria de Sevilla
Haurietis aquas – el culto al Sagrado Corazón
Hermandades y cofradías
Hispanidad
Laudato si 1 – cuidado del hogar común
Laudato si 2 – evangelio de creación
Laudato si 3 – La raíz de la crisis ecológica
Laudato si 4 – ecología integral
Laudato si 5 – líneas de acción
Laudato si 6 – Educación y Espiritualidad Ecológica
Lumen Fidei – cap 1,2,3,4
Madre Teresa de Calcuta – Santa
María y la Biblia
Medjugore peregrinación
Misericordiae Vultus en Español
Papa Francisco en Bulgaria
Papa Francisco en Rumania
Papa Francisco en Marruecos
Papa Francisco en México
Papa Francisco – mensaje para la Jornada Mundial Juventud 2016
Papa Francisco – visita a Chile
Papa Francisco – visita a Perú
Papa Francisco en Colombia 1 + 2
Papa Francisco en Cuba
Papa Francisco en Fátima
Papa Francisco en la JMJ 2016 – Polonia
Queridas Amazoznia 1 un sueños social
Queridas Amazoznia 2 un suepo cultural
Queridas Amazoznia 3 un seuños ecologico
Queridas Amazoznia 4 un sueño eclesial
Resurrección de Jesucristo – según los Evangelios
Revolución Rusa y Comunismo 1
Revolución Rusa y comunismo 2
Revolución Rusa y Comunismo 3
San José
Santiago Apóstol
Semana santa – Vistas de las últimas horas de JC
Vacaciones Cristianas
Valentín
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73. APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION
EVANGELII GAUDIUM
OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS
TO THE BISHOPS, CLERGY,
CONSECRATED PERSONS
AND THE LAY FAITHFUL
ON THE PROCLAMATION
OF THE GOSPEL
IN TODAY’S WORLD