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Studia Ełckie
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2012
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vol. 14
405-416
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The contemporary world is challenged by poverty. A particular form of serving the poor is a „preferential option for the poor”, also known as the „preferential love for the poor”. This op-tion is developed on the basis of the Church’s social teaching on social solidarity and love which imitate Christ in His attitude toward the poor. The article presents the origin, nature, and ways of realizing the preferential love for the poor in the modern world and in the life of the Church. It starts with explaining the meaning of the word poor (poverty), then draws attention to the various manifestations of poverty in Poland and in the world. It also reflects on the moral responsibility for the current scale of poverty. The analyses embrace the teaching of Pope John Paul II. His words and the example of his life were an urgent appeal to all the people of good will to change the situation of the poor. The topic have been presented against the background of socio-economic sciences.
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This article presents the issue of the preferential option for the poor that appears to be a natural consequence of the social love. At first the author presents poverty as an expression of a great injustice in the world and later on points at historic origins and evolution of the preferential option for the poor presented in the Catholic social teaching. In the final part of the article the author reflects upon the question, whether the option for the poor is a theological passe, or still constitutes a living element of the social teaching of the Church especially with its regards to relation between justice and love.
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La preocupación de la Iglesia por los pobres ha sido una de sus características fundamentales desde el principio. Ella siempre ha emprendido acciones para responder a las necesidades de los pobres, aunque su eficacia podría ser evaluada de diferentes maneras. El Concilio Vaticano II fue un evento eclesial muy especial, que enfatizó la importancia de este esfuerzo de ayuda a los pobres. La sensibilidad de muchos de sus participantes ayudó a que la Iglesia abrazara con renovado entusiasmo la perspectiva de su Fundador, que quiso salvarnos por medio de su pobreza. Sólo una Iglesia pobre puede ser creíble y cumplir su misión en el mundo de modo efectivo, especialmente en esta época, marcada por la pobreza y la exclusión. La Iglesia latinoamericana ha entendido bien estas indicaciones conciliares y las ha llevado a la práctica con valentía, hasta convertirla en una opción pastoral fundamental. Con el tiempo esta opción se convirtió en una inspiración para la Iglesia universal.
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From the very beginning the Church's concern for the poor has been one of its distinctive features. The Church has undertaken various steps to respond to their needs, though the effectiveness of these actions could be assessed differently. A special ecclesial event that emphasised the importance of the Church's involvement to help the poor was the Second Vatican Council. The sensitivity of many of its participants helped to look at the Church from the perspective of its Founder who, precisely in poverty, did a saving work. Only a poor Church can be credible and effectively fulfill the mission towards the world, especially a world that is marked by poverty and exclusion. The Church in Latin America actually read these conciliar intuitions and with courage translated them into a practice that eventually matured to be a fundamental pastoral option. This, in turn, over time became an inspiration for the universal Church.
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With Pope Francis a new chapter has begun in the history of the Church. This newness refers to the new internal situation of the Church, new “signs of time”, and new challenges which the Church has to face. Through the symbolic gestures of his pastoral practice and the directions indicated in his homilies and encyclical letters Francis responds to these challenges in the spirit of the Gospel. His whole pontificate is characterized by the profound desire to impart the newness and fresh- ness of the Gospel as well as what constitutes the core of its teaching. In this endeavor of returning to the sources, he sees the possibility of renewal of the Church. This entails a discernment of what constitutes the center and core of the Christian proclamation versus what is secondary, as well as how Jesus’ teaching has been distorted and deformed over the centuries. Francis speaks about the necessity of the apostolic and pastoral conversion of the Church. The Church has to undertake the “option for mission” and “apostolic dynamism”. She must go to the peripheries. In his teaching Pope Francis imparts the traditional doctrine of the Church. But he does it in a new way, using new language, new gestures and a new way of life. Like his predecessors, he wants to serve the faith. He does not wish to change what constitutes the core of the Christian faith. But he wants the Church to grow in the understanding of the Gospel as well as in the discernment of the ways of the Spirit. Therefore, he emphasizes the constant need for the attitude of discernment. This is what he has learned above all from Ignatian spirituality and his pastoral experience: “the discernment of the spirits”.
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The category of option for the poor emerged in Latin America at the turn of the 60s and 70s of the 20th century, as a result of authentication of faith and personal, communitarian, social and ecclesiastical life. The article consists of three parts. In the first part, the key question of the article is discussed, namely: “What is the Preferential Option for the Poor?” In the second part, the place of the poor in God's plan of salvation and in the mission of the Church, are presented. The final part, deals with the issue of the option for the poor as a sign of the credibility of the Church. Experiencing God in the context of poverty and injustice in the modern world makes the option for the poor a sign of the credibility of the Church and Christianity.
PL
Kategoria opcji na rzecz ubogich powstała w Ameryce Łacińskiej na przełomie lat sześćdziesiątych i siedemdziesiątych XX wieku jako owoc audytu wiary, osobistego, wspólnotowego i eklezjalnego życia. Artykuł przedstawia jej istotę i związek z zagadnieniem wiarygodności. Część pierwsza odpowiada na pytanie: co to jest preferencyjna opcja na rzecz ubogich? W części drugiej omawia się miejsce ubogich w Bożym planie zbawienia i misji Kościoła. W części ostatniej autor wskazuje na związek opcji na rzecz ubogich z wiarygodnością Kościoła. Doświadczenie Boga w kontekście ubóstwa i niesprawiedliwości współczesnego świata sprawia, że opcja na rzecz ubogich może pełnić rolę znaku wiarygodności Kościoła i chrześcijaństwa.
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