In his recent encyclical Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis stresses the importance of striving to bring about the "common good." What is the meaning of the "common good," and how can we help further it in the world around us?
RESOURCES FOR CHRISTIAN FORMATION01/14/2021
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"Let us look to the example of the Good Samaritan. Jesus’ parable summons us to rediscover our vocation as citizens of our respective nations and of the entire world, builders of a new social bond. This summons is ever new, yet it is grounded in a fundamental law of our being: we are called to direct society to the pursuit of the common good and, with this purpose in mind, to persevere in consolidating its political and social order, its fabric of relations, its human goals." (Fratelli Tutti, no. 66)
Summary
1. What is the common good?
2. Who participates in the common good?
3. What role does the political community play? 4. What is the universal destination of goods? 1. What is the …More