Option for the Poor & Vulnerable

This session on Catholic Social Teaching explores the option for the poor and vulnerable. As the Catholic Bishops of the United States explain “Scripture teaches that God has a special concern for the poor and vulnerable. The prophets denounced injustice toward the poor as a lack of fidelity to the God of Israel. Jesus, who identified himself with ’the least of these,’ came to preach ‘good news to the poor, liberty to captives…and to set the downtrodden free.’ The Church calls on all of us to embrace this preferential option for the poor and vulnerable, to embody it in our lives, and to work to have it shape public policies and priorities. A fundamental measure of our society is how we care for and stand with the poor and vulnerable.” (Faithful Citizenship, USCCB, 15)

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