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Fratelli Tutti: On Fraternity and Social Friendship

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This powerful encyclical is Pope Francis' cry from the heart to all people of the earth to see beyond their differences-indeed to work with their differences-and begin to grow together to build a new and peaceful world. This remarkable document comes from a pastor's heart, setting forth Francis' vision for a new church and new world, against the backdrop of a catastrophic pandemic that has spared nothing and altered everything.

Returning again and again to themes he has developed throughout his papacy, Pope Francis speaks of the need for equality and justice for all, cooperation, caring for the most vulnerable, doing the hard work of learning to listen to and accompany others, and caring for the earth that nurtures and sustains us all.




Read slowly and reflectively, Pope Francis' message here is full of divine and human wisdom for every person.

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First published October 3, 2020

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Pope Francis (Latin: Franciscus; Italian: Francesco; Spanish: Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) was the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, a title he held ex officio as Bishop of Rome, and Sovereign of the Vatican City. He chose Francis as his papal name in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi. Francis was the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere and the first non-European pope since the Syrian Gregory III, who died in 741.

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Bergoglio worked briefly as a chemical technologist and nightclub bouncer before beginning seminary studies. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1969 and from 1973 to 1979 was Argentina's provincial superior of the Society of Jesus. He was accused of handing two priests to the National Reorganization Process during the Dirty War, but the lawsuit was ultimately dismissed. He became the Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and was created a cardinal in 2001 by Pope John Paul II. He led the Argentine Church during the December 2001 riots in Argentina, and the administrations of Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner considered him a political rival. Following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI on 28 February 2013, a papal conclave elected Bergoglio as his successor on 13 March.

Throughout his public life, Pope Francis had been noted for his humility, emphasis on God's mercy, concern for the poor, and commitment to interfaith dialogue. He was credited with having a humble, less formal approach to the papacy than his predecessors, for instance choosing to reside in the Domus Sanctae Marthae guesthouse rather than in the papal apartments of the Apostolic Palace used by his predecessors. In addition, due to both his Jesuit and Ignatian aesthetic, he was known for favoring simpler vestments void of ornamentation, including refusing the traditional papal mozzetta cape upon his election, choosing silver instead of gold for his piscatory ring, and keeping the same pectoral cross he had as Cardinal. He maintained that the church should be more open and welcoming. He did not support unbridled capitalism, Marxism, or Marxist versions of liberation theology. Francis maintained the traditional views of the church regarding abortion, euthanasia, contraception, homosexuality, ordination of women, and priestly celibacy. He opposed consumerism, irresponsible development, and supported taking action on climate change, a focus of his papacy with the promulgation of Laudato si'. In international diplomacy, he helped to restore full diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba.

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113 reviews11 followers
November 29, 2020
A re-enactment of the essential Christian truths : love God and your neighbor. How on earth are out there people who call this Pope an heretic Pope? They are sick and ignorant. Just read what the Pope writes not what the media cuts, recooks and fits into the mainstream cultural dogmas.
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1,230 reviews946 followers
September 11, 2023
Fratelli Tutti (translates to Brothers All) is an from in 2020 which encourages a spirit of human social friendship (a.k.a. fraternity), and it is a plea to reject wars. It was written during the first year of the COVID-19 so the encyclical also notes that the global management of the pandemic had revealed a failure in global cooperation.

It is interesting to note that Pope Francis associated this encyclical with the memory of first by signing the document during his visit to the tomb of his namesake, and second by using a title taken from Admonitions, a writing of the Saint’s. But perhaps the most surprising feature of Pope Francis� narrative is that it makes frequent reference to his agreement with the Islamic , based on a previous document the two had co-signed. The sighting of his meeting with an Islamic leader echos the trip made by Saint Francis of Assisi in 1219 during a time of active war of the Fifth Crusade to Egypt to meet with the Islamic Sultan of Egypt in the pursuit of peace.

After an opening chapter that reviews numerous examples of lack of global cooperation the encyclical has a Chapter Two which could pass for a Sunday morning sermon based on the Good Samaritan parable. Those two opening chapters are followed with six additional chapters addressing specific issues.

The following is a listing of the names of the final six chapters with a short excerpt from their opening text.
3. Envisaging and engendering an open world
Human beings are so made that they cannot live, develop and find fulfilment except "in the sincere gift of self to others". Nor can they fully know themselves apart from an encounter with other
persons: "I communicate effectively with myself only insofar as I communicate with others".

4. A heart open to the whole world
If the conviction that all human beings are brothers and sisters is not to remain an abstract idea but to find concrete embodiment, then numerous related issues emerge, forcing us to see things in a new light and to develop new responses.

5. A better kind of politics
The development of a global community of fraternity based on the practice of social friendship on the part of peoples and nations calls for a better kind of politics, one truly at the service of the common good. Sadly, politics today often takes forms that hinder progress towards a different world.

6. Dialogue and friendship in society
Approaching, speaking, listening, looking at, coming to know and understand one another, and to find common ground: all these things are summed up in the one word "dialogue".

7. Paths of renewed encounter
In many parts of the world, there is a need for paths of peace to heal open wounds. There is also a need for peacemakers, men and women prepared to work boldly and creatively to initiate processes of healing and renewed encounter.
I found the following excerpt from Chapter 7 of particular interest.
... it is very difficult nowadays to invoke the rational criteria elaborated in earlier centuries to speak of the possibility of a "just war". Never again war!

8. Religions at the service of fraternity in our world
The different religions, based on their respect for each human person as a creature called to be a child of God, contribute significantly to building fraternity and defending justice in society. Dialogue between the followers of different religions does not take place simply for the sake of diplomacy, consideration or tolerance. ... "the goal of dialogue is to establish friendship, peace and harmony, and to share spiritual and moral values and experiences in a spirit of truth and love".
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November 11, 2020
ESPAÑOL: El capítulo primero es una buena descripción de los males de la política moderna. El segundo es muy interesante, con su revisión de la parábola del Buen Samaritano. El séptimo también, con su análisis del perdón sin olvido.

En el capítulo quinto, hablando de la necesidad de que se cree un poder internacional con capacidad de decisión, que sustituya o reforme a la actual ONU, Francisco cae en un optimismo que podría llegar a ser peligroso. Cuando dice (citando su encíclica Laudato si') que "se vuelve indispensable la maduración de instituciones internacionales más fuertes y eficazmente organizadas, con autoridades designadas equitativamente por acuerdo entre los gobiernos nacionales, y dotadas de poder para sancionar", no parece darse cuenta de que la ONU actual está ya muy cerca de eso (fomentando el aborto y la agenda LGTB) y que la única defensa contra ese abuso de poder es el hecho de que algunos países se ponen de acuerdo para oponerse a esa política. Si se le diera a la ONU "poder para sancionar" el resultado sería la dictadura mundial de esas políticas.

En conjunto, esta encíclica está montada combinando un gran número de citas, algunas de otros autores, pero la mayor parte autocitas de publicaciones y discursos anteriores de Francisco. La combinación está muy bien hecha, pues apenas se nota el paso de una cita a otra, pero la abundancia de comillas acaba resultando molesta. Las autocitas tienden a ser largas, llegando a veces a abarcar párrafos enteros.

ENGLISH: The first chapter is a good description of the evils of modern politics. The second is very interesting, with its revision of the parable of the Good Samaritan. Also the seventh, with his analysis of forgiving but not forgetting.

In the fifth chapter, speaking about the need of creating an international power with decision-making capacity, to replace or reform the current UN, Francis falls into a possibly dangerous optimism. When he says (citing his own encyclical Laudato si') that "it is essential to devise stronger and more efficiently organized international institutions, with functionaries who are appointed fairly by agreement among national governments, and empowered to impose sanctions, he does not seem to see that the the current UN is already very close to that (in its promotion of abortion and the LGTB agenda) and that the only defense against this abuse of power is the fact that some countries agree to oppose this policy. If the UN were given "power to sanction" the result would be the world dictatorship of those policies.

Altogether, this encyclical is assembled by combining a great number of citations, sometimes from other authors, but mostly self-citations from Francis's previous publications and speeches. The combination is very well done, as one hardly notices the passage from quote to quote, but the abundance of quotation marks ends up being annoying. Furthermore, self-citations tend to be long, sometimes spanning entire paragraphs.
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717 reviews
March 12, 2022
4/5�

Me lo ofreció como lectura una señora que participa activamente en la iglesia católica y lo tomé como una invitación a conocer éste tipo de literatura, en éste caso una encíclica.

Es una lectura que moviliza mucho internamente. Francisco es argentino por ende no me costó su prosa, al contrario está llena de pasión. Tiene muchas reflexiones que a medida que leía yo sentía que él tiene toda la razón. Hace un análisis buen grande pero, para muchos es..."meh sí que me importa". Siento tan lejano al Papa de la sociedad contemporánea actual y también siento a la sociedad contemporánea actual tan lejana de los principios y valores básicos esos que hoy están expuestos en las redes sociales como antiguo y a veces como lo malo.
Hasta el punto 78 sentí que en estos tiempos ser católico está mal pero porque como sociedad estamos mal.
A medida que leía mi mente se abría porque yo también soy ignorante de muchas cosas y en la mayoría de las veces no tengo ni tenemos ni la más pálida idea de cómo se vive en otros lugares donde el hambre, la guerra hace desastre. Me hizo pensar mucho el individualismo de hoy.

Es un libro que nos invita seamos católicos o no a la reflexiones de ésta vida contemporánea y reúne todo los criterios necesarios para construir la fraternidad universal.
Cada uno puede poner su granito porque uno solo no puede solucionar los males del mundo.
Como dice el sacerdote de mi pueblo: "tu poco es mucho. No todos podemos hacer todo pero todos podemos hacer algo".
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30 reviews4 followers
December 21, 2020
Acercarse, expresarse, escucharse, mirarse, conocerse, tratar de comprenderse, buscar puntos de contacto, todo eso se resume en el verbo “dialogar�. Para encontrarnos y ayudarnos mutuamente necesitamos dialogar.

Hacen falta gestos físicos, expresiones del rostro, silencios, lenguaje corporal, y hasta el perfume, el temblor de las manos, el rubor, la transpiración, porque todo eso habla y forma parte de la comunicación humana.

¡Qué bonito sería que a medida que descubrimos nuevos planetas lejanos, volviéramos a descubrir las necesidades del hermano o de la hermana en órbita alrededor de mí!
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January 8, 2021
"FRATELLI TUTTI" Carta Encíclica: Francisco M. Bergoglio

Como un buen lector que no se cierra y lee de todo. Debo confesar que no soy muy adepta a leer literatura del Vaticano, pero fue sugerencia de alguien, y bueno, me gustan los retos. De acuerdo con algunos artículos, para los que no sepan qué es una encíclica rescato lo siguiente:
Del latín "encyclia" y del griego "egkyklios" que significa
("envolver en círculo"), una encíclica es una carta solemne sobre asuntos de la Iglesia o determinados puntos de la doctrina católica, dirigida por el Papa a los obispos y fieles católicos de todo el mundo. Las encíclicas tienen su origen en las epístolas del Nuevo Testamento y es el documento más importante que escribe un Pontífice.

Suelen estar redactadas en latín, el idioma oficial de la Santa Sede, y traducidas a las principales
lenguas del mundo, y su título se toma de las primeras palabras del documento. Además suelen
ir acompañadas por un subtítulo que refleja el tema principal del que tratan.

Esta se llama "Fratelli Tutti" que significa "Hermanos todos". En una lectura muy digerible, que cualquier persona puede leer y entender sin grandes conocimientos en la cual se reflexiona sobre varios temas que tienen que ver con el concepto de "fraternidad", siendo una invitación a la re-conexión con el lado humano de la sociedad desde lo individual hasta lo colectivo.

Enfatizando en un observación muy amplia del presente humano, en el cual impera el egoístmo y la falta de valores como la empatía, que hacen eco en la relaciones sociales y en las políticas. pasando de eso a una invitación al cambio, a cerrar el ciclo del "ego" y adentrarnos al ciclo del "buen samaritano" sanando nuestras heridas, y reconocer la integridad, dignidad y los derechos de cada persona para empezar a ser constructores de PAZ.

Nos invita también a apegarnos al camino de la PAZ desde diversas esferas sociales, y que han causado conflicto en el mundo, como la violencia cultural, directa y política, la indiferencia ante el dolor, sufrimiento o necesidades del otro, etc. Lo que me gustó fue que nos invita a ser ciudadanos de paz indistintamente del color, religión, cultura o ubicación geográfica, la paz sólo puede ser materializada desde el amor. El amor a uno mismo, a la familia, al amigo, al pueblo, ese amor que no sólo es de pareja que sólo podemos sentirlo y darlo abriendo nuestro corazón.

Hay mucha verdad en sus palabras y creo que aunque no seamos 100% religiosos, o creyentes de una iglesia, si creemos en la bondad del ser humano, este es un título que (quitando todas las referencias bíblicas, seamos o no seamos creyentes) podemos leer, como motivación o desarrollo espiritual/personal, sobretodo en aquellos momentos en los que nos sintamos muy contaminados de mala vibra espiritual, mental, emocional o suframos la toxicidad del "ego" fuera de control jeje.

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15 reviews2 followers
February 25, 2024
(4.5 stars) A lot of what the Pope says in this encyclical involves things many of us may have come to realize by now, but they are no less important and need to be constantly emphasized. We have to believe that we can come together in community with our neighbors, even though our society feels so torn apart. I think anyone, Christian or not, can find value in this work.
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54 reviews3 followers
October 22, 2020
Llénate de eso que te enciende, que te de sensación - experiencia honda de libertad y de horizontes anchos, que te interpele al compromiso y detone los "y si..." ... Eso, todo eso, huele mucho a Dios.

Lectura más que apasionante y de alto riesgo, puede ser que algo por dentro de mueva mucho. Avisados quedáis #PuedeSerApasionante #libros📚 #FratelliTutti
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Profile Image for Pablo Gómez-Abajo.
Author8 books19 followers
October 10, 2020
El Papa Francisco nos deja en esta encíclica un mensaje de unión en estos tiempos en los que parece que hay bastantes que se empeñan en todo lo contrario. He disfrutado mucho leyéndolo. Creo que Francisco trata también de decirnos con esta encíclica a todos lo mismo que nos lleva diciendo Dios desde el principio de los tiempos, que es: "¡DESPIERTA!" Muy recomendable.

GLORIA A DIOS y VIVA CRISTO REY.
23 reviews
November 13, 2020
"Now there are only two kinds of people: those who care for someone who is hurting and those who pass by; those who bend down to help and those who look the other way and hurry off. Here, all our distinctions, labels and masks fall away: it is the moment of truth. Will we bend down to touch and heal the wounds of others? "

Pope Francis' interpretation of the parable of the Good Samaritan is at the heart of his most recent encyclical. We are called to care for the suffering person on the side of the road. If we rethink all of our interactions with this lens of solidarity and fraternity, the world looks a lot different. Francis' most recent encyclical is therefore impressive in the simplicity of its central premise, but also in its scope. His call to fraternity is applied to politics, global economics, social networks, and interreligious dialogue (to name a few). The letter doesn't offer concrete solutions but offers reader a new way of seeing things. I found myself both challenged and inspired while reading.

In many ways, it is the antidote I needed for 2020, a year filled with so much suffering, division, and anxiety. Highly recommend, even to non-Catholics.
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62 reviews3 followers
March 18, 2021
El trabajo de Papa Francisco en ésta encíclica es sorprendente, admiro la capacidad de llegar a tantos detalles, a tantas personas, a tantas situaciones, seas de la religión que seas, seas creyente o no, el mira ha todos, y de la misma manera, está atento a tanta necesidades en el mundo.

La encíclicaes, en realidad, un grito tajante, una denuncia firme y un anuncio profético:

"Necesitamos hacer de la fraternidad universal el horizonte hacia el que caminar, creyentes y no creyentes. En un mundo cada vez más dividido, más desigual, más polarizado, y más copado por egoísmos. Lo necesitamos, especialmente por compromiso con las víctimas de un sistema y unas estructuras que están dejando en la cuneta (en las periferias sociales, existenciales e invisibles) a una cantidad innumerable de personas".

Hay que leerla y hacerse preguntas concretas. No da recetas (quizás no las tiene). Propone metas. Y es responsabilidad personal y colectiva encontrar caminos.
*Para una pertenencia inclusiva.
*Para una universalidad enraizada en lo local.
*Para una amistad social.
*Para una verdad que se encuentra en el diálogo pero que no es relativismo.
*Para un perdón que no rehúye el conflicto en su búsqueda de justicia y reconciliación.
*Para una transformación de estilos de vida, relaciones, organización de sociedades y sentido de la existencia.

Se lee muy bien. Está escrita para ser comprendida, rezada para quien es creyente, interiorizada, trabajada y discutida.
Merece la pena leerla y trabajarla personal y grupalmente.
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454 reviews18 followers
January 18, 2021
After years of hearing Pope Francis's words secondhand, I finally picked up his most recent encyclical to hear from him directly. So glad I did. The Pope today may be our most incisive, adept, and often radical critic of modern global capitalism. His arguments are cogent and sharply crafted--it is so refreshing to read persuasive moral reasoning drawn from convictions about how we ought to treat one another, and be treated. You would be surprised how few citations there are to the Bible.

Some of this text is diplomatic Vatican babble. The head nods to social issues that Francis is plainly less interested in (abortion, for example) feel out of place and randomly slotted in. And the Pope loses the force of his arguments at times by keeping things at an unhelpfully high level of generality (e.g. war is bad).

But, on the whole, a satisfying and impressive document to which I will surely return. Everyone should read this.
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34 reviews1 follower
January 5, 2021
Un livre intéressant qui a le mérite de rappeler ce qui ne devrait jamais être oublié, à savoir que nous sommes tous frères.

Quelques manques de nuances sont toutefois à noter comme par exemple une vision un peu trop manichéen chercheurs/croyants.
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383 reviews
June 19, 2021
I had never heard of an encyclical prior to this one being given to me, and Fratelli Tutti in particular is a great read. It’s encouraging to know that Pope Francis cares deeply about the relationships people have with one another on a variety of levels. This writing gives you much to reflect on.
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January 2, 2021
Het voelt vreemd om de schrijfstijl van de paus te bekritiseren, maar hij schrijft beroerd.
De vraag rijst voor wie hij deze encycliek geschreven heeft. Het zal de mensen die niet al in het katholieke geloof of de paus zijn geïnteresseerd niet bereiken, en voor de mensen die deze interesse wel hebben is het niet diepgaand genoeg. Voor mensen die een praktische sturing verwachten is het veel te lang en theoretisch, voor mensen die dieper inzicht willen verkrijgen in katholieke gedachtegoed of standpunten van paus Franciscus is het veel te oppervlakkig.
Je zou het als een soort samenvatting van zijn visie op de wereld kunnen lezen. Erg overzichtelijk is het echter niet. Om álle onderwerpen en ontwikkelingen aan te snijden die op dit moment relevant zijn in de wereld zijn 287 korte alinea's onvoldoende. De paus springt van de hak op de tak en zo vallen er hiaten in zijn redenering waardoor er een weinig sterk pleidooi overblijft.
En toch. Toch vond ik het de moeite waard om te lezen. In een tijd waarin zelfs naar de kerk gaan niet vanzelfsprekend meer is, is het fijn om herinnerd te worden aan de meest fundamentele waarden van het christelijk geloof, om je gedachten daarover te scherpen en langer stil te staan bij de interpretatie en praktische invulling van die waarden. Paus Franciscus heeft daar een zachte, liefdevolle aanzet voor gegeven. Waarvoor dank.
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117 reviews4 followers
January 10, 2022
Que hermosa encíclica para comenzar el año, espero mantener en mente todo el año (y años próximos) el mensaje.

Es una encíclica que abarca desde el amor al próximo, hasta la responsabilidad política y la abolición de la pena de muerte y la importancia indiscutible del perdón.

Sentí muy cercana esta encíclica y me encantó sentir esto, me hace (valga la redundancia) sentirme al Papa más cerquita, más querendón, más hermano.

Me quedo con: no esperemos a descubrir quien es el prójimo para ayudarlo, seamos nosotros él prójimo de nuestros cercanos.
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669 reviews60 followers
December 10, 2020
This newest letter to the world by Pope Francis asks us to listen to the least in our society...and to help change the world. Very moving and timely.
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603 reviews45 followers
October 17, 2020
Principios inspiradores para la convivencia social, la búsqueda de paz y de justicia en eñ mundo actual. Dirigido a creyentes y personas de buena voluntad en un lenguaje llano y bien fundamentado.
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91 reviews14 followers
October 6, 2020
El Papa Francisco ha puesto en evidencia los problemas de los que nadie quiere hablar, y al mismo tiempo ha dado las soluciones que nadie quiere practicar. “Fratelli tutti� es una llamada de atención -grave- y muy profunda. La transformación del mundo que propone el Papa va más allá de cualquier iniciativa de organismos internacionales. Conviene leerla más de una vez, hay mucho entre líneas.
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289 reviews9 followers
November 26, 2022
The Pope has written a thorough and complete analysis of the current trends in the world and how to rects on these. He shows he understands in detail what’s going on in the world from the power of social media to the political situation including the dangerous vision on how to look at the truth.
He promoted deep reflection and reason to come to the truth which can be found in nature. He is not advocating that truth can only be found in the Roman Catholic church but basically in all religions who search truth in the way as desribed earlier. That is why he has close ties with an imam Al Tayyeb.
He urges for love as the basis from where people should relate. This love urges to accept all immigrants in our countries with hospitality in order to treat all peolple as brother. On political level also political love should be the base for relating to one another. The pope also argues that in spite of this all in it imperative to keep your own identity since based on a firm identity it is possible to relate to others and come to dialogues and cooperation.

An idealistic approach indeed but if this sound is not heard the world will be worse. Who can do this better as the Pope?
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318 reviews12 followers
May 8, 2021
Un lavoro interessante e ricco di spunti di riflessione in cui si spazia in diversi aspetti della vita umana e dei rapporti con gli altri.
Il punto di vista, ovviamente di stampo cattolico, non impedisce al lettore di considerare come chiunque possa farsi carico di costruire una sana relazione con l'altro, che è alla base di ogni rapporto umano.
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126 reviews3 followers
October 12, 2020
Con mucha sabiduría para nuestros tiempos.
Hace mucho que no subrayaba tantas notas de un libro. Realmente tiene muchas observaciones y reflexiones muy atinadas que dan muy buena luz y orientación para el mundo que vivimos ahora, muy útil para católicos y no católicos.
Profile Image for Sergio Ledward.
Author6 books8 followers
October 13, 2020
Bellísimo y luminoso texto. ¡Que falta hace llenarnos del ánimo que hay detrás de sus letras!
Son palabras cargadas de política, de invitaciones al compromiso social... y al diálogo con quien piensa, siente y vive distinto.
Me pareció muy inspirador.
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62 reviews2 followers
November 18, 2020
O desafio da fraternidade é muito mais do que apenas amar os que nos são proximos e os de quem gostamos. É considerar o "outro", pessoa individual ou colectiva, como irmão. Com as suas qualidades e fraquezas, aspectos culturais e de identidade. Não amar incondicionalmente, mas amar com acolhimento, diálogo franco e transparente, construtor de consensos e de um futuro comum.

O Papa Francisco interpela-nos em tantas dimensões, individual, familiar, de grupo, de nação... em todas elas há trabalho a fazer na construção de uma amizade social baseada no "amor ao próximo".

"Em cada dia é-nos oferecida uma nova oportunidade, uma etapa nova. Não devemos esperar tudo daqueles que nos governam: seria infantil. [...] Sejamos parte actuva na reabilitação e apoio das sociedades feridas. Hoje temos à nossa frente a grande ocasião de expressar o nosso ser irmãos, de ser outros bons samaritanos [...]"

Façamos o nosso pequeno passo. Muitos darão uma caminhada!
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146 reviews3 followers
June 27, 2022
“The truth is that violence has no basis in our fundamental religious convictions, but only in their distortion. Sincere and humble worship of God ‘bears fruit not in discrimination, hatred, and violence but in respect for the sacredness of life, respect for the dignity and freedom of others, and loving commitment to the welfare of all.� � God the Almighty has no need to be defended by anyone and does not want his name to be used to terrorize people.�

That right there.

Respect for the dignity and freedom of others.
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