10.4 St Vincent de Paul

Question 1

What is relative poverty?

Answer 1

-generally they can’t afford an ‘ordinary living pattern’-they’re excluded from the activities and opportunities that the ‘average’ person enjoys

Question 2

What is absolute poverty?

Answer 2

-you cannot afford basic needs of life (food, clothing, shelter, etc.”

Question 3

How does SVP help to relieve poverty and suffering in the UK?

Answer 3

• offer supporting accommodation for homeless people
• provide holidays
• inspires young volunteers
• holds community projects

Question 4

What does SVP aim to do?

Answer 4

-to create a unique worldwide community of love and solidarity, dedicated to sharing the necessities of life with as many of the world’s poor as possible

Question 5

Why does SVP help to relieve poverty?

Answer 5

• SVP gives things up because in Mark’s gospel, Jesus told the rich man that we should give up everything we have and give it to the poor, as you don’t need to be rich to have salvation
• in Matthew’s gospel God said ‘whatever you did for the least of my brothers of mine, you did for me.”
• in Luke’s gospel, Jesus told us in the Good Samaritan parable, that we should ‘Love your neighbours as yourself’.