dialogue with poor Flashcards
__ remains the crucial challenge facing the region
poverty
Poverty includes the growing number of urban poor brought about by __, __, __ and __
globalization, urbanization, materialism, secularism
Life, for those living in poverty, is characterized by:
ill health
limited access to clean water and hygienic sanitation
poor quality housing
hunger
illiteracy
premature death
Helping the poor does not only focus on charitable work like of giving them fish (__) but, rather than teaching them how to fish (__) geared on justice.
preevangelization / evangelization
“The joys and hopes, the grief and anguish of the people of our time, especially of those who are poor or afflicted, are the joys and hopes, the grief and anguish of the followers of Christ as well”
this is according to
gaudium et spes, 1
t/f: the condition of the poor, marginalized, and oppressed is one of the current pressing issues is part of her mission
t
old/new testament: the propets and patriarchs were tasked to accomplish the mission of liberation
old testament
t/f: widows, orphans, poor, and sick are
considered God’s children, but not the
apple of His eye
f (considered god’s children and apple of his eye)
according to __, preferential option for the poor such as the migrants, indigenous and tribal people, women and children and the defense of human life, health care, education, peace making, cancellation of debts, and protection of environment
pope john paul II
t/f: the moral test of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable members
t
concrete ways to love the poor
preferential option for the poor
essential for mission and evangelization
preferential option for the poor
states that the deprivation and
powerlessness of the poor wounds the
whole community
option for the poor
essential part of society’s effort
to achieve the common good
option for the poor
t/f: a healthy community can be achieved only if its members give special attention to those with special needs, to those who are poor and on the margins of society
t