“We were created with a vocation to work.” (Pope Francis, 128)
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Poverty Quotes from the Church
“[I]t is well known that there are many other forms of poverty, especially in modern society – not only economic but cultural and spiritual poverty as well.” (Pope St. John Paul II, 57)
Catholic Quotes about the Church’s Social Teaching
“The social message of the gospel must not be considered a theory, but above all else a basis and motivation for action.” (Pope St. John Paul II, 57)
All, Solidarity
Solidarity is not “a feeling of vague compassion or shallow distress at the misfortunes of others.” (Pope St. John Paul II, 38)
All, What is CST?
The answer is solidarity and subsidiarity, those two lynchpins of Catholic Social Thought.
All, LGBT
We must be aware that “[a]s we proclaim the truth in love, it is not possible for us to avoid all criticism; nor is it possible to please everyone.”
All, LGBT
Make no mistake, “[t]he Church’s doctrine regarding [homosexual behavior] is thus based…on the solid foundation of a constant Biblical testimony." (On the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons)
All, LGBT
"Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity, [Gen 19:1-29; Rom 1:24-27; 1 Cor 6:10; 1 Tim 1:10] tradition has always declared that 'homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered.'
