YOUCAT Catechism + Catechism of the Catholic Church Lesson 440
Ave Maria series
It is a special duty of the Christian laity people to become involved in politics, society, and commerce in the spirit of the Gospel: in charity, truth, and justice. Catholic social teaching offers them clear guidance in this endeavor. [2442]
This my 2005 Toyota Camry with a rear bumper sticker that depicts a human embryo at left and a baby seal at right. It asks the question “Guess which one isn’t protected.” My second vehicle, a 2005 Toyota Sienna minivan, carries an identical bumper sticker. ….. 440
Partisan political activity is, however, incompatible with the ministry of bishops, priests, and religious who must be of service to everyone.
“It is appropriate to emphasize the preeminent role that belongs to the laity, both men and women…It is their task to animate temporal realities with Christian commitment by which they show that they are witnesses and agents of peace and justice.” --St. John Paul II (1920-2005). Encyclical “Sollicitudo rei Socialis”
[2442]
Justice and solidarity among laypersons
2442 It is not the role of the Pastors of the Church to intervene directly in the political structuring and organization of social life. This task is part of the vocation of the lay faithful, acting on their own initiative with their fellow citizens. Social action can assume various concrete forms. It should always have the common good in view and be in conformity with the message of the Gospel and the teaching of the Church. It is the role of the laity "to animate temporal realities with Christian commitment, by which they show that they are witnesses and agents of peace and justice." (Sollicitudo Rei Socialis 47 § 6; cf. 42. )231--Catechism of the Catholic Church, Second Edition
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