Let me quote Gustavo Gutierrez, as he says that; if there is no friendship with them [the poor] and no sharing of the life of the poor, then there is no authentic commitment to liberation, because love exists only among equals. The humility of incarnation speaks on how God loves us so much through his son our lord Jesus Christ. Thus, through Jesus Christ himself we learned that the oppressed, the marginalized and the poor must be uplifted. Besides, the salvation that Jesus Christ proclaimed is liberation from all forms of oppression (Evangelii Nuntiandi), that the poor must be cared for (Rerum Novarum) and every human being has the universal, inviolable, inalienable rights and dignity (Pacem in Terris) that must be valued. Thus, to liberate the poor from all forms of oppression is to uphold their rights and dignity because man must be prioritize over capital (Laborem Ecercens) and not just an object for development and progression, but because human beings was, is, and will always be created through the image and likeness of God.
Posted on: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 23:42:18 +0000