Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury
Pope Leo XIV’s exhortation reaffirms the Church’s mission to serve the marginalized and denounces global economic inequality, with Catholic Charities serving over 100,000 people annually.
- Pope Leo XIV states that the wealthy elite live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while poor people suffer on the margins, as mentioned in his first teaching document.
- He confirms that the Catholic Church’s “preferential option for the poor” is non-negotiable and essential to Christianity.
- Leo urges for a renewed commitment to addressing structural causes of poverty and offering charity to those in need.
- He emphasizes that true fulfillment comes from love and service, especially to those who are marginalized and suffering.
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The ideas of the Argentine pontiff are widely contained in thirty quotations in the document of his successor, Dilexit te.There he admits that he assumes his own thought and is happy to present it at the beginning of his pontificate.
Vatican City.- Pope Leo XIV placed the poor at the center of the Christian message in his first important document, which was published on Thursday, in which he asked people to defend and protect the most vulnerable, as Jesus did with acts of charity such as alms. The document, known as the Apostolic Exhortation, said that caring for the poor also meant “to fight against the structural causes of poverty.” Leo XIV blamed “ideologies that defend t…
'Pope Leo XIV sends the world a directly political message with his first apostolic exhortation'
OP-ED. On Thursday, the pope released the first document of his pontificate, the apostolic exhortation 'Dilexi te.' Theologians Frédéric-Marie Le Méhauté and François Odinet analyze the document in an opinion piece for Le Monde. The text condemns the excesses of ultraliberalism, with Leo XIV warning: If politicians do not listen to the poor, 'democracy atrophies.'
All you need to know about Pope Leo’s first official document to the faithful
The apostolic exhortation Dilexi Te (“I have loved you”) is the first doctrinal document issued by Pope Leo the XIV. The letter is organized in six… The post All you need to know about Pope Leo’s first official document to the faithful appeared first on CatholicVote org.
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