CAFOD Flashcards
What is CAFOD
The official overseas development and relief agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales
What does CAFOD stand for
catholic Agency for Overseas Development
What do they act on
Act on principles of compassion , solidarity, stewardship and hope.
Where does CAFOD draw inspiration from
Scripture, the church’s social teaching and the experiences and hopes of the poor
CAFOD’s mission
To promote human development and social justice in witness to Christian faith and Gospel values.
What denies the love of God
Complacency
Most fundamental response
Compassion- standing alongside excluded communities, sharing resources, defending rights and challenging systems that keep people poor.
How can an all powerful (omnipotent) god allow suffering to exist
Genesis1 tells that people have been created with a free will and so have the ability to choose between good and evil.
Major factor in understanding suffering
Greed. So aim must be to remove it by direct action or example.