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A PREFERENTIAL
APOSTOLIC OPTION:
TO HUMANIZE SO TO
CHRISTIANIZE
Called to evangelize
contemporary society with the universal heart of St Paul, we want to
bring the message of salvation to the whole of humanity, without
excluding any person, people or social category.
The Word of God shall
be the Foundation and principal content of the message that we shall
offer to society.
In order to incarnate
such a message into history, we shall take into consideration the social
situation of our recipients.
And, inasmuch as in the
present world the signs of a very strong crisis of humanity prevail,
our preferential apostolic option shall be that of contributing
to the humanization of society as a primary condition for
evangelizing it.
The aforementioned
crisis of humanity is manifested in grave negative phenomena such as
social injustice, war, terrorism, torture, the widened gap between the
rich and the poor, the degradation of human dignity, reciprocal
indifference among persons, the irresponsible damage to nature, the loss
of the meaning of life, social disintegration, new forms of slavery and
of dependence, and widespread depression.
In order to contrast
such phenomena, as well as others that are equally negative, we assume
as a preferential option the defense and promotion of human dignity in
all its dimensions, of social justice, of universal brotherhood, of
integral progress of every people and person, of peace and of authentic
communication.
By means of our
specific apostolate and our witnessing, we shall promote the culture of
life; we shall courageously proclaim the truth and denounce whatever
opposes it; we shall speak in the name of those who do not have any
voice; we shall defend the genuine values of civilization and we shall
sow the seeds of hope everywhere.
The Chapter Assembly of
the SSP
Ariccia, May 2004
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