Thread by @carmelitequotes

I'd like to reinforce in English the observations Bishop @silviojbaez made yesterday in his homily concerning the practice of Gospel values by public servants. This may be of interest to @CarmeliteNick @CatholicForLife and many of our #CatholicTwitter followers.
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Bishop @silviojbaez preaching: "Christian love has a social and political dimension. We love when we design & organize social life in such a way that no one suffers misery and no one is excluded; so that unjust suffering is eliminated & human rights are respected..."
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"...For this reason, it's regrettable that there are political leaders who, in comfortable rooms, engage in ideological discussions and party strategies..."

N.B. #Nicaragua will have general elections this fall. If opposition parties don't unify, dictator Ortega wins
3/13

"...while outside there are oppressed people who yearn for freedom and cry out for justice, while political prisoners are tortured and thousands of exiles suffer hardship (cf. Fratelli Tutti, 189)."
Note: Here Bishop @silviojbaez meets mothers whose sons were killed in 2018
4/13

Bishop @silviojbaez preaching: "When the good of society is at stake, good intentions, declarations of principle & press releases are not enough. Efforts must be made to effectively achieve what people need in order to emerge from their distress and pain" (cf. FT, 185).
5/13

Bishop @silviojbaez continued his commentary on Gospel values in public service: "The Christian in political life also loves like Jesus, with deep tenderness..."
6/13

"... with a love that is concrete and personal, that springs from the heart and reaches the eyes, ears, hands, to embrace the smallest and most forgotten" (cf. Fratelli Tutti, 194)....
7/13

Bishop @silviojbaez continued: "...In political life, love also demands great humility and a capacity for sacrifice in order to achieve the greatest consensus in favor of the common good..."
8/13

"...In politics, love is a work of craftsmanship that requires wisdom, patience, and great common sense in welcoming and listening to those who think differently, without the need to disqualify or denigrate the adversary..."
9/13

Bishop @silviojbaez concluded his comments on Gospel values in public officials with these words: "Finally, I would like to recall an indispensable element that love cannot lack: kindness" (Fratelli Tutti, 222)....
10/13

"...In the family, in the workplace, and among political leaders, there is a lack of kindness in our dealings with one another..."
#KindnessMatters
11/13

Bishop @silviojbaez continued "...It is necessary to smile, to try not to wound with words or gestures, to use words of comfort that console and encourage, instead of hurtful words that humiliate and irritate..."
Photo: @CH_fotografia #thebest
12/13

Bishop @silviojbaez concluded: "Christian politicians shouldn't forget kindness when debating and confronting each other, because kindness "facilitates the quest for consensus; it opens new paths where hostility and conflict would burn all bridges" (FT, 224)."
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