As I read through Fratelli Tutti, I highlighted lines I liked and added them in order to this big file as a kind of mid-sized summary fo the document. Fratelli Tutti was a little harder to summarize than many other papal documents so this ended up about 15% the length of the Encyclical and split into two parts (this is part two: part one on my profile). I try to provide as much direct quotation as …More
As I read through Fratelli Tutti, I highlighted lines I liked and added them in order to this big file as a kind of mid-sized summary fo the document. Fratelli Tutti was a little harder to summarize than many other papal documents so this ended up about 15% the length of the Encyclical and split into two parts (this is part two: part one on my profile). I try to provide as much direct quotation as possible to give you a summary that is as unfiltered by my perspective and directly what the Pope wants everyone to hear. I hope you find this helpful.
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Key Quotes from Fratelli Tutti: Part 2 (Chapters 5-8)
Key Quotes from Fratelli Tutti: Part 2 (Chapters 5-8) October 4, 2020 Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, LC Today, Pope Francis released Fratelli Tutti. I …
"The broader objective should be to allow them (the poor) a dignified life through work." -and what of the lazy ones who simply find it easier to game the system? They get "help" and they don't have to work.
The Pope is expressing a principle that is consistent in Catholic teaching. See Laborem Exercens if you want a fuller discussion. Maybe we should seek better ways to apply it.
