re-edition of Pope Francis exhortation on the Joy of the gospel. ch 4 parts 3+4 - common good, social peace, social dialogue

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 3 + 4
3 – Common Good and Social Peace
4 – Social dialogue as contribution to
peace

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. 3 THE COMMON GOOD AND SOCIAL PEACE
4 SOCIAL DIALOGUE AS A CONTRIBUTION TO PEACE

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. 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]

7. The common good and peace in society 217-237

8. The word of God also mentions
this fruit of peace
(Gal 5,22) EG 217

9. Nor does true peace act as a pretext for justifying
a social structure which silences or appeases the poor,
so that the more affluent can placidly support their
lifestyle while others have to make do as they can. EG 218

10. Demands involving the distribution of wealth, concern for the poor
and human rights cannot be suppressed under the guise of creating
a consensus on paper or a transient peace for a contented minority.
EG 218

11. The dignity of the human person
and the common good
rank higher than the comfort
of those who refuse
to renounce their privileges.
When these values are threatened,
a prophetic voice must be raised. EG 218

12. a peace which is not the result of integral development
will be doomed; it will always spawn new conflicts
and various forms of violence.» EG 219

13. “responsible citizenship is a virtue,
and participation in political life
is a moral obligation - EG 220

14. Progress in building a people in peace, justice and fraternity
depends on four principles related to constant tensions
present in every social reality EG 221

15. Time is greater than Space
Fullness evokes the desire for complete possession,
while limitation is a wall set before us. EG 222

16. give priority to actions which
generate new processes in society
and engage other persons and groups
who can develop them to the point where
they bear fruit in significant historical events.
without anxiety, but with clear convictions
and tenacity. EG 223
Time is superior to Space

17. ..are really concerned about generating processes of people-building,
as opposed to obtaining immediate results which yield easy,
quick short-term political gains, but do not enhance human fullness
EG 224
EG 224

18. The Lord himself, during his earthly life, often warned his disciples
that there were things they could not yet understand and that
they would have to await the Holy Spirit (cf. Jn 16:12-13).
The parable of the weeds among the wheat (cf. Mt 13:24-30)EG 225

19. Unity prevails over conflict
In the midst of conflict, we lose our sense
of the profound unity of reality. EG 226

20. there is also a third way, and it is the best way to deal with conflict.
It is the willingness to face conflict head on, to resolve it
and to make it a link in the chain of a new process.
“Blessed are the peacemakers!” (Mt 5:9). EG 227

21. Solidarity, in its deepest and
most challenging sense, thus
becomes a way of making
history in a life setting where
conflicts, tensions and
oppositions can achieve a
diversified and life-giving unity.
This is not to opt for a kind of
syncretism, or for the
absorption of one into the other,
but rather for a resolution
which takes place on a higher
plane and preserves what is
valid and useful on both sides.
EG 228

22. the locus of
this reconciliation
of differences is
within ourselves,
in our own lives,
ever threatened
as they are
by fragmentation
and breakdown
EG 229

23. The message of peace is not about a negotiated settlement
but rather the conviction that the unity brought by
the Spirit can harmonize every diversity. EG 230

24. rejecting the various means masking reality:
1. angelic forms of purity,
2. dictatorships of relativism,
3. Empty rhetoric,
4. objectives more ideal than real,
5. brands of ahistorical fundamentalism,
6. ethical systems bereft of kindness,
7. intellectual discourse bereft of wisdom.
 [1] those who think the’re the only ones saved.
 [2] moral liberals who demand that no moral
criterion be imposed. Anarchists
 [3] those who campion causes more for political
gain than for sincere interest in resolving problems
Ej the cause of gender violence.
 [4] Idem, eg. Governents whose programs are
aimed at calming public opinion
 [5] eg radical Islam, but also the catholic
traditionalists etc. who will not be reconciled
with the modern world
 [6] Ej. zero tolerance against homophobia
 [7] ej la cabala, scientology, amnesty
international who dont realise what really matters
Realities are more important
than ideas EG 231

25. Ideas disconnected from realities
give rise to ineffectual forms
of idealism and nominalism,
capable at most of classifying and defining,
but certainly not calling to action. EG 232

26. that the Church’s history is a history of salvation, to be mindful of those saints
who inculturated the Gospel in the life of our peoples and to reap the fruits
of the Church’s rich bimillennial tradition, without pretending to come up
with a system of thought detached from this treasury,
as if we wanted to reinvent the Gospel. EG 233

27. The whole is greater than the part
We need to pay attention to the global so as to avoid
narrowness and banality. Yet we also need to look to
the local, which keeps our feet on the ground. EG 234

28. We need to pay attention to the global
so as to avoid narrowness and banality.
Yet we also need to look to the local,
which keeps our feet on the ground.EG 235

29. the polyhedron (model), which reflects the convergence of all its parts,
each of which preserves its distinctiveness. Pastoral and political activity
alike seek to gather in this polyhedron the best of each. EG 236

30. The Gospel has an intrinsic principle of totality: it will always remain good news
until it has been proclaimed to all people, until it has healed and strengthened
every aspect of humanity, until it has brought all men and women together
at table in God’s kingdom. The whole is greater than the part. EG 237

31. 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]

32. IV. Social dialogue as a contribution to peace [238-258]
Peace treaty South Sudan
Korea and China

33. DIALOGOS
with states,
with society
with other believers

34. it is time to devise a means for building consensus
and agreement while seeking the goal of a just,
responsive and inclusive society. EG 239

35. It is the responsibility of the State
to safeguard and promote
the common good of society EG 240

36. The church… supports those programmes which best respond to the dignity
of each person and the common good. In doing this, she proposes in
a clear way the fundamental values of human life and convictions
which can then find expression in political activity. EG 241

37. Dialogue between faith, reason and science
The Church calls for a synthesis between the responsible use of
Methods proper to the empirical sciences and other areas of knowledge
such as philosophy, theology, as well as faith itself, which elevates us to
the mystery transcending nature and human intelligence. EG 242

38. At times some scientists have exceeded the limits
of their scientific competence by making
certain statements or claims.
But here the problem is not with reason itself,
but with the promotion of a particular ideology
which blocks the path to authentic,
serene and productive dialogue. EG 243

39. Commitment to ecumenism responds to the prayer of the Lord Jesus
that “they may all be one” (Jn 17:21). The credibility of the Christian
message would be much greater if Christians could overcome their
divisions and the Church could realize “the fullness of catholicity proper
to her in those of her children who, though joined to her by baptism,
are yet separated from full communion with her» EG 244
Ecumenical dialogue 244-6

40. Ecumenism can be seen
as a contribution to the unity
of the human family.. EG 245

41. If we concentrate on the convictions we share, and if we keep in mind the
principle of the hierarchy of truths, we will be able to progress decidedly
towards common expressions of proclamation, service and witness. EG 246

42. Creemos junto con ellos en el único Dios
que actúa en la historia, y acogemos con
ellos la común Palabra revelada. EG 247
Relations with Judaism247-54

43. With them, we believe in the one God
who acts in history, and with them
we accept his revealed word. EG 247

44. ..to help one another to mine the riches of God’s word.
We can also share many ethical convictions
and a common concern for justice
and the development of peoples. EG 249

45. INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOUE 250-4
A dialogue which seeks social peace and justice is in itself,
beyond all merely practical considerations, an ethical commitment
which brings about a new social situation. EG 250

46. True openness involves remaining steadfast in one’s deepest convictions,
clear and joyful in one’s own identity, while at the same time being
“open to understanding those of the other party” and
“knowing that dialogue can enrich each side”. EG 251

47. iIt is admirable to see how Muslims both young and old, men and women,
make time for daily prayer and faithfully take part in religious services.
Many of them also have a deep conviction that their life, in its entirety,
is from God and for God. They also acknowledge the need to respond to God
with an ethical commitment and with mercy towards those most in need. EG 252

48. I ask and I humbly entreat those countries to grant
Christians freedom to worship and to practice their faith,
in light of the freedom which followers of Islam
enjoy in Western countries! EG 253

49. EG 253 Faced with disconcerting episodes of violent fundamentalism,
our respect for true followers of Islam should lead us
to avoid hateful generalisations, for authentic Islam and the
proper reading of the Koran are opposed to every form of violence.

50. Non-Christians,
by God’s gracious initiative,
when they are faithful to
their own consciences,
can live “justified by
the grace of God. EG 254

51. A healthy pluralism, one which genuinely respects differences
and values them as such, does not entail privatizing religions
in an attempt to reduce them to the quiet obscurity
of the individual’s conscience or to relegate them to the enclosed
precincts of churches, synagogues or mosques. EG 255
Social dialogue in a context
of religious freedom 255-8

52. Intellectuals and serious journalists frequently descend to crude
and superficial generalizations in speaking of the shortcomings
of religion, and often prove incapable of realizing that
not all believers – or religious leaders – are the same EG 256

53. -religious classics can prove meaningful in every age;
-they have an enduring power to open new horizons,
-to stimulate thought, to expand the mind and the heart. ---
-These writings include principles which are profoundly humanistic
-and, albeit tinged with religious symbols and teachings,
-they have a certain value for reason. EG 256

54. A special place of encounter
is offered by new Areopagi
such as the Court of the Gentiles,
where “believers and non-believers
are able to engage in dialogue
about fundamental issues
of ethics, art and science,
and about the search
for transcendence”.
EG 257
Card. Ravasi

55. 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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56. 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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58. 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