It takes a long time
dw
to think long thoughts;
Much longer to distill them
to words anyone can hear.
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Every form of discrimination
The equality of [humans] rests essentially on their dignity as persons and the rights that flow from it: Every form of social or cultural discrimination in fundamental personal rights on the grounds of sex, race, color, social conditions, language, or religion must be curbed and eradicated as incompatible with God’s design.
Vaticana, Libreria Editrice. Catechism of the Catholic Church . United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Kindle Edition. Paragraph 1935
Every form…curbed and eradicated…incompatible with God’s design.
This is the Roman Catholic Church speaking to Catholics across the whole world; indeed, to all people on the planet. Including the USA. In 2024.
The year we vote on who we want as our leaders, who we want to follow.
Grace and peace to us all…
dw
p.s. This is the 10th in a series of recent posts on what the Catholic Catechism has to say about social justice.
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We are Bosnia
Music from my other site…for those times and ours, too. A desperate prayer.
Grace and peace to all of us…
dw
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In Common
Created in the image of the one God and equally endowed with rational souls, all [people] have the same nature and the same origin. Redeemed by the sacrifice of Christ, all are called to participate in the same divine beatitude: all therefore enjoy an equal dignity.
Vaticana, Libreria Editrice. Catechism of the Catholic Church . United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Kindle Edition. Paragraph 1934
What we share in common exceeds, both in quantity and quality, what we hold as differences: it’s God-given.
Just like the peace that passes all understanding.
And the love that doesn’t fail.
And the joy the world can’t take away.
In common because offered to all at no expense to us, ultimate expense to Jesus.
Could we rid our hands and minds of our differences enough, just enough, to embrace what God has given us all?
Grace and peace to us all…
dw
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Those people
This same duty extends to those who think or act differently from us. The teaching of Christ goes so far as to require the forgiveness of offenses. He extends the commandment of love, which is that of the New Law, to all enemies. Liberation in the spirit of the Gospel is incompatible with hatred of one’s enemy as a person, but not with hatred of the evil that he does as an enemy.
Vaticana, Libreria Editrice. Catechism of the Catholic Church . United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Kindle Edition. Paragraph 1933
The catechism reminds us of what Jesus tells us He would do:
- make Himself a neighbor and actively serve those people who think or act differently from Him
- forgive those people who offend Him
- love those people who are his enemies
Do we choose to follow?
God in heaven, in your mercy, help us – those people – to follow.
Grace and peace to you
dw
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