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5 Oct, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Gospel: Today's Parable of the Good Samaritan (Lk 10) is beautifully exegeted in Pope Francis's encyclical #FratelliTutti: "The parable shows us how a community can be rebuilt by men and women who identify with the vulnerability of others....
....who reject the creation of a society of exclusion, and act instead as neighbors, lifting up and rehabilitating the fallen for the sake of the common good....
At the same time, it warns us about the attitude of those who think only of themselves and fail to shoulder the inevitable responsibilities of life as it is."
Image: "The Good Samaritan," by Vincent Van Gogh.

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Image: "Christ in the House of Martha and Mary," by Vermeer.
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"Racism is a sin that constitutes a serious offense against God."

St. John Paul II

St. John Paul II was not the only Pope, or Catholic leader, to oppose racism, racial discrimination and white supremacy.
"One of humanity’s greatest challenges today is to end racism."

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.
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"Octogesima Adveniens" St. Paul VI
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30 Sep
"Do not put your trust in princes,
    in mortals, in whom there is no help.
When their breath departs, they return to the earth;
    on that very day their plans perish.
Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
    whose hope is in the Lord their God,
 who made heaven and earth,
    the sea, and all that is in them;
who keeps faith forever;
    who executes justice for the oppressed;
    who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets the prisoners free;
     the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
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    he upholds the orphan and the widow,
   but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin
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Sources: Tax evasion for the wealthy and for corporations as part of "structures of sin" americamagazine.org/politics-socie…
Quoting an article that calls it a "crime," taking away public resources from the sick: reuters.com/article/us-hea…
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