Some of you might wonder why I am so well unhappy with the way the world is being run and it's fair to wonder that. I am doing ok myself, I have a job, a car, a wonderful family and yet from time to time this blog well it gets bitchy. I don't really have anything to bitch about, I could have a better apartment or a nicer car, with no rust, but overall I have nothing to really complain about. Then I look in the wider world, and boy, do I have something to say....
The treatment of the poor, the inequality that people face every day, racism, governments that are more concerned with getting re-elected than with helping their people, and of course the trampling of human rights for profit of the rich.
Yep I have a ton to be upset with.
I hear people who call themselves Christian but somehow support a government that treats people immigrating like criminals. I hear about building walls and banning people in need. I here about discrimination based on race and creed coming from a group that calls it's self "Good Christians" I hear about people being treated with disrespect for the choices that they have had to make, no word of forgiveness or acceptance, no open arms to reach out, just condemnation.....
This is not what our Lord spoke about, it's not what he taught, he said all are welcome, all are children of a loving God. No one is excluded from that, not people of different race, or different beliefs, different sexual orientation, no one.
Now I hear this one is evil because of where he is from, or this one is disordered because of what he feels, or this one does not have the right to live free from fear because of the color of his skin. I hear about patriotism but I don't see it in those that demand that everyone conform, and by the way one of the greatest gifts we have is the right to protest what we see as unjust.
So today on my blog I am posting what the church says is the ground work of social justice, give it a read, and yes even the church has a hard time following this.....
"A hospital for sinners not a museum of saints" you can look that one up too....
Take Care and God Bless
Good Enough
1. Human Dignity
In a world warped by
materialism and declining respect for human life, the Catholic Church
proclaims that human life is sacred and that the dignity of the
person is the foundation of a moral vision for society. Our belief in
the sanctity of human life and inherent dignity of the human person
is the foundation of our social teaching.
2. Community and the
Common Good
In a global culture
driven by excessive individualism, our tradition proclaims that the
person is not only sacred but also social. How we organize our
society in economics and politics, in law and policy directly affects
human dignity and the capacity of individuals to grow in community.
Our Church teaches that the role of government and other institutions
is to protect human life and human dignity and promote the common
good.
3. Rights and
Responsibilities
Catholic tradition
teaches that human dignity can be protected and a healthy community
can be achieved only if human rights are protected and
responsibilities are met. Every person has a fundamental right to
life and a right to those things required for human decency.
Corresponding to these rights are duties and responsibilities to one
another, to our families, and to the larger society.
4. Option for the
Poor and Vulnerable
Catholic teaching
proclaims that a basic moral test is how our most vulnerable members
are faring. In a society marred by deepening divisions between rich
and poor, our tradition recalls the story of the Last Judgment
(Matthew 25:31-46) and instructs us to put the needs of the poor and
vulnerable first.
5. Participation
All people have a
right to participate in the economic, political, and cultural life of
society. It is a fundamental demand of justice and a requirement for
human dignity that all people be assured a minimum level of
participation in the community. Conversely, it is wrong for a person
or a group to be excluded unfairly or to be unable to participate in
society.
6. The Dignity of
Work and the Rights of Workers
In a marketplace
where too often the quarterly bottom line takes precedence over the
rights of workers, we believe that the economy must serve people, not
the other way around. If the dignity of work is to be protected, then
the basic rights of workers must be respected – the right to
productive work, to decent and fair wages, to organize and join
unions, to private property and to economic initiative.
7. Stewardship of
the Environment
Catholic tradition
insists that we show our respect for the Creator by our stewardship
of creation. We are called to protect people and the planet, living
our faith in relationship with all of God’s creation. This
environmental challenge has fundamental moral and ethical dimensions
which cannot be ignored.
8. Solidarity
Catholic social
teaching proclaims that we are our brothers' and sisters' keepers,
wherever they live. We are one human family, whatever our national,
racial, ethnic, economic, and ideological differences. Solidarity
means that "loving our neighbour" has global dimensions in
an interdependent world.
9. The Role of
Government
The state has a
positive moral function as an instrument to promote human dignity,
protect human rights, and build the common good. Its purpose is to
assist citizens in fulfilling their responsibility to others in
society. In today’s complex society these responsibilities cannot
adequately be carried out on a one-to-one basis. Citizens need the
help of government to fulfill these responsibilities and promote the
common good.
10. The Promotion of
Peace
Catholic teaching
promotes peace as a positive, action-oriented concept. "Peace is
not just the absence of war,” said Pope John Paul II, “it
involves mutual respect and confidence between peoples and nations.
It involves collaboration and binding agreements”. Peace and
justice are linked: Peace is the fruit of justice.
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