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August 25, 2009 - Goanet's 15th Anniversary
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From: "Mario Goveia" <[email protected]>
<<<In my opinion, the Pope was assuming he knew better what was good for
everyone else when he made his comments in the encyclical. In economics, he
doesn't.
***When Benedict XVI is writing on integral human development, he certainly
knows more than you and I. "Caritas in Veritate" is the recent addition to
the Church's Social Teaching. It is making ripples, it was released at a
time when the whole world is reeling under the baneful economic crisis. The
Holy Father presents it as a new and efficacious paradigm of development
that will ensure the integral uplift of humankind and will effectively
salvage humanity from the current economic crisis. In this encyclical,
Benedict XVI revisits the teachings of Paul VI on integral human
development--he reaffirms the relevance of Populorum Progressio, calling it
"the Rerum Novarum of the present age". He emphasizes and reiterates the
'inclusive' development that Paul VI envisoned, namely man's complete
development and the development of all humankind.
Love in truth is the "principal driving force behind the authentic
development of every person and of all humanity". In his encyclical letter,
the Holy Father "focuses on the principles essential for authentic human
development" and underscores the social themes vital to the well-being of
humanity. Such key-principles of Catholic Social Teaching as solidarity, the
common good, universal destination of goods, participation, subsidiarity,
human dignity and the unity of the human family have also been sufficiently
emphasized. In short, the Holy Father has aptly demonstrated to the world
that the Church is indeed an "expert in humanity". Rather than teaching
technical economics Benedict XVI is teaching how love can solve the problems
of the nations. "Love-caritas- is an extraordinary force which leads people
to opt for courageous and generous engagement in the field of justice and
peace".
Regards.
Fr.Ivo
