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Article 102, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: BEYOND A WORLD OF “ASSOCIATES”

102. What would be the reaction to that same story nowadays, in a world that constantly witnesses the emergence and growth of social groups clinging to an identity that separates them from others? How would it affect those who organize themselves in a way that prevents any foreign presence that might threaten their identity and their closed and self-referential structures? There, even the possibility of acting as a neighbour is excluded; one is a neighbour only to those who serve their purpose. The word “neighbour” loses all meaning; there can only be “associates”, partners in the pursuit of particular interests.[80]

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Article 101, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: BEYOND A WORLD OF “ASSOCIATES”

101. Let us now return to the parable of the Good Samaritan, for it still has much to say to us. An injured man lay on the roadside. The people walking by him did not heed their interior summons to act as neighbors; they were concerned with their duties, their social status, their professional position within society. They considered themselves important for the society of the time and were anxious to play their proper part. The man on the roadside, bruised and abandoned, was a distraction, an interruption from all that; in any event, he was hardly important. He was a “nobody”, undistinguished, irrelevant to their plans for the future. The Good Samaritan transcended these narrow classifications. He himself did not fit into any of those categories; he was simply a foreigner without a place in society. Free of every label and position, he was able to interrupt his journey, change his plans, and unexpectedly come to the aid of an injured person who needed his help.

Article 101, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: BEYOND A WORLD OF “ASSOCIATES”
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A proclamation from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah 58, 7-8a
7Thus says the Lord: “Share your bread with the hungry, shelter the oppressed and the homeless; clothe the naked when you see them, and do not turn your back on your own. 8Then your light shall break forth like the dawn ..."

Article 100, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES, Inadequate understandings of universal love
100. I am certainly not proposing an authoritarian and abstract universalism, devised or planned by a small group and presented as an ideal for the sake of levelling, dominating and plundering. One model of globalization in fact “consciously aims at a one-dimensional uniformity and seeks to eliminate all differences and traditions in a superficial quest for unity… If a certain kind of globalization claims to make everyone uniform, to level everyone out, that globalization destroys the rich gifts and uniqueness of each person and each people”.[78] This false universalism ends up depriving the world of its various colours, its beauty and, ultimately, its humanity. For “the future is not monochrome; if we are courageous, we can contemplate it in all the variety and diversity of what each individual person has to offer. How much our human family needs to learn to live together in harmony and peace, without all of us having to be the same!”[79]

Article 100, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES, Inadequate understandings of universal love
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Article 99, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES, Inadequate understandings of universal love
99. A love capable of transcending borders is the basis of what in every city and country can be called “social friendship”. Genuine social friendship within a society makes true universal openness possible. This is a far cry from the false universalism of those who constantly travel abroad because they cannot tolerate or love their own people. Those who look down on their own people tend to create within society categories of first and second class, people of greater or lesser dignity, people enjoying greater or fewer rights. In this way, they deny that there is room for everybody.

Photo caption from Article 99, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES, Inadequate understandings of universal love
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Article 98, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES, A LOVE EVER MORE OPEN
98. I would like to mention some of those “hidden exiles” who are treated as foreign bodies in society.[76] Many persons with disabilities “feel that they exist without belonging and without participating”. Much still prevents them from being fully enfranchised. Our concern should be not only to care for them but to ensure their “active participation in the civil and ecclesial community. That is a demanding and even tiring process, yet one that will gradually contribute to the formation of consciences capable of acknowledging each individual as a unique and unrepeatable person”. I think, too, of “the elderly who, also due to their disability, are sometimes considered a burden”. Yet each of them is able to offer “a unique contribution to the common good through their remarkable life stories”. Let me repeat: we need to have “the courage to give a voice to those who are discriminated against due to their disability, because sadly, in some countries even today, people find it hard to acknowledge them as persons of equal dignity”.[77]

Article 98, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES, A LOVE EVER MORE OPEN
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Article 97, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES, A LOVE EVER MORE OPEN
Open societies that integrate everyone
97. Some peripheries are close to us, in city centres or within our families. Hence there is an aspect of universal openness in love that is existential rather than geographical. It has to do with our daily efforts to expand our circle of friends, to reach those who, even though they are close to me, I do not naturally consider a part of my circle of interests. Every brother or sister in need, when abandoned or ignored by the society in which I live, becomes an existential foreigner, even though born in the same country. They may be citizens with full rights, yet they are treated like foreigners in their own country. Racism is a virus that quickly mutates and, instead of disappearing, goes into hiding, and lurks in waiting.

Captions from Article 96, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES, A LOVE EVER MORE OPEN
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Article 96, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES, A LOVE EVER MORE OPEN
96. This need to transcend our own limitations also applies to different regions and countries. Indeed, “the ever-increasing number of interconnections and communications in today’s world makes us powerfully aware of the unity and common destiny of the nations. In the dynamics of history, and in the diversity of ethnic groups, societies and cultures, we see the seeds of a vocation to form a community composed of brothers and sisters who accept and care for one another”.[75]

Captions from Article 96, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES, A LOVE EVER MORE OPEN.
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Article 95, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES, A LOVE EVER MORE OPEN
95. Love also impels us towards universal communion. No one can mature or find fulfilment by withdrawing from others. By its very nature, love calls for growth in openness and the ability to accept others as part of a continuing adventure that makes every periphery converge in a greater sense of mutual belonging. As Jesus told us: “You are all brothers” (Mt 23:8).

Captions from Article 95, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES, A LOVE EVER MORE OPEN
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Article 94, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES, The Unique Value of Love.
94. Love, then, is more than just a series of benevolent actions. Those actions have their source in a union increasingly directed towards others, considering them of value, worthy, pleasing and beautiful apart from their physical or moral appearances. Our love for others, for who they are, moves us to seek the best for their lives. Only by cultivating this way of relating to one another will we make possible a social friendship that excludes no one and a fraternity that is open to all.

Captions from Article 94, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES, The Unique Value of Love.
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Article 93, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES, The Unique Value of Love.
93. Saint Thomas Aquinas sought to describe the love made possible by God’s grace as a movement outwards towards another, whereby we consider “the beloved as somehow united to ourselves”.[72] Our affection for others makes us freely desire to seek their good. All this originates in a sense of esteem, an appreciation of the value of the other. This is ultimately the idea behind the word “charity”: those who are loved are “dear” to me; “they are considered of great Value”.[73] And “the love whereby someone becomes pleasing (grata) to another is the reason why the latter bestows something on him freely (gratis)”.[74]

1. Caption from Article 93, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES
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Article 93, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES, The Unique Value of Love.
93. Saint Thomas Aquinas sought to describe the love made possible by God’s grace as a movement outwards towards another, whereby we consider “the beloved as somehow united to ourselves”.[72] Our affection for others makes us freely desire to seek their good. All this originates in a sense of esteem, an appreciation of the value of the other. This is ultimately the idea behind the word “charity”: those who are loved are “dear” to me; “they are considered of great value”.[73] And “the love whereby someone becomes pleasing (grata) to another is the reason why the latter bestows something on him freely (gratis)”.[74]

1. Caption from Article 93, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES
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Article 92, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES, The Unique Value of Love.
92. The spiritual stature of a person’s life is measured by love, which in the end remains “the criterion for the definitive decision about a human life’s worth or lack thereof”.[71] Yet some believers think that it consists in the imposition of their own ideologies upon everyone else, or in a violent defense of the truth, or in impressive demonstrations of strength. All of us, as believers, need to recognize that love takes first place: love must never be put at risk, and the greatest danger lies in failing to love (cf. 1 Cor 13:1-13).

Captions taken from Article 92, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES
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“Father, teach me to guard my heart. Purify me more and more, so that I can reflect your ways and your goodness to everyone around me.”

Article 92, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES, The Unique Value of Love.
92. The spiritual stature of a person’s life is measured by love, which in the end remains “the criterion for the definitive decision about a human life’s worth or lack thereof”.[71] Yet some believers think that it consists in the imposition of their own ideologies upon everyone else, or in a violent defense of the truth, or in impressive demonstrations of strength. All of us, as believers, need to recognize that love takes first place: love must never be put at risk, and the greatest danger lies in failing to love (cf. 1 Cor 13:1-13).

Caption is from Article 92, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES
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Article 91, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES
91. People can develop certain habits that might appear as moral values: fortitude, sobriety, hard work and similar virtues. Yet if the acts of the various moral virtues are to be rightly directed, one needs to take into account the extent to which they foster openness and union with others. That is made possible by the charity that God infuses. Without charity, we may perhaps possess only apparent virtues, incapable of sustaining life in common. Thus, Saint Thomas Aquinas could say – quoting Saint Augustine – that the temperance of a greedy person is in no way virtuous.[69] Saint Bonaventure, for his part, explained that the other virtues, without charity, strictly speaking do not fulfil the commandments “the way God wants them to be fulfilled”.[70]

Caption taken from Article 91, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES
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Article 91, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES
91. People can develop certain habits that might appear as moral values: fortitude, sobriety, hard work and similar virtues. Yet if the acts of the various moral virtues are to be rightly directed, one needs to take into account the extent to which they foster openness and union with others. That is made possible by the charity that God infuses. Without charity, we may perhaps possess only apparent virtues, incapable of sustaining life in common. Thus, Saint Thomas Aquinas could say – quoting Saint Augustine – that the temperance of a greedy person is in no way virtuous.[69] Saint Bonaventure, for his part, explained that the other virtues, without charity, strictly speaking do not fulfil the commandments “the way God wants them to be fulfilled”.[70]

Caption taken from Article 90, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES.
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Article 90, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES
90. Significantly, many small communities living in desert areas developed a remarkable system of welcoming pilgrims as an exercise of the sacred duty of hospitality. The medieval monastic communities did likewise, as we see from the Rule of Saint Benedict. While acknowledging that it might detract from the discipline and silence of monasteries, Benedict nonetheless insisted that “the poor and pilgrims be treated with the utmost care and attention”.[68] Hospitality was one specific way of rising to the challenge and the gift present in an encounter with those outside one’s own circle. The monks realized that the values they sought to cultivate had to be accompanied by a readiness to move beyond themselves in openness to others.

Captions from Article 90, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES.
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Article 90, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES
90. Significantly, many small communities living in desert areas developed a remarkable system of welcoming pilgrims as an exercise of the sacred duty of hospitality. The medieval monastic communities did likewise, as we see from the Rule of Saint Benedict. While acknowledging that it might detract from the discipline and silence of monasteries, Benedict nonetheless insisted that “the poor and pilgrims be treated with the utmost care and attention”.[68] Hospitality was one specific way of rising to the challenge and the gift present in an encounter with those outside one’s own circle. The monks realized that the values they sought to cultivate had to be accompanied by a readiness to move beyond themselves in openness to others.

1. Caption from Article 90, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, sub-titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES
2. Photo from Pondong Pinoy: “The Biblical narrative of Jesus miraculously feeding the multitude with a boy’s offering of five loaves and two fish has been replicated more than a hundred times in the community pantries.” (Gecerein Sayen Ocampo, PnPCFI / Photos: St. Joseph Parish – Gagalangin, Tondo, Manila)

Article 89, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, Sub-Titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES

89. Nor can I reduce my life to relationships with a small group, even my own family; I cannot know myself apart from a broader network of relationships, including those that have preceded me and shaped my entire life. My relationship with those whom I respect has to take account of the fact that they do not live only for me, nor do I live only for them. Our relationships, if healthy and authentic, open us to others who expand and enrich us. Nowadays, our noblest social instincts can easily be thwarted by self-centred chats that give the impression of being deep relationships. On the contrary, authentic and mature love and true friendship can only take root in hearts open to growth through relationships with others. As couples or friends, we find that our hearts expand as we step out of ourselves and embrace others. Closed groups and self absorbed couples that define themselves in opposition to others tend to be expressions of selfishness and mere self-preservation.

Caption from Article 89, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, Sub-Titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES
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Article 88, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, Sub-Titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES

88. In the depths of every heart, love creates bonds and expands existence, for it draws people out of themselves and towards others.[65] Since we were made for love, in each one of us “a law of ekstasis” seems to operate: “the lover ‘goes outside’ the self to find a fuller existence in another”.[66] For this reason, “man always has to take up the challenge of moving beyond himself”.[67]

Caption from Article 88, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD, Sub-Titled: MOVING BEYOND OURSELVES
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Article 87, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD

87. Human beings are so made that they cannot live, develop and find fulfilment except “in the sincere gift of self to others”.[62] Nor can they fully know themselves apart from an encounter with other persons: “I communicate effectively with myself only insofar as I communicate with others”.[63] No one can experience the true beauty of life without relating to others, without having real faces to love. This is part of the mystery of authentic human existence. “Life exists where there is bonding, communion, fraternity; and life is stronger than death when it is built on true relationships and bonds of fidelity. On the contrary, There is no life when we claim to be self-sufficient and live as islands: in these attitudes, death prevails”.[64]

Caption from Article 87, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER THREE: ENVISAGING AND ENGENDERING AN OPEN WORLD
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Article 86, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; Chapter Two: A Stranger On The Road, Sub-Titled: The Plea of a Stranger
86. I sometimes wonder why, in light of this, it took so long for the Church unequivocally to condemn slavery and various forms of violence. Today, with our developed spirituality and theology, we have no excuses. Still, there are those who appear to feel encouraged or at least permitted by their faith to support varieties of narrow and violent nationalism, xenophobia and contempt, and even the mistreatment of those who are different. Faith, and the humanism it inspires, must maintain a critical sense in the face of these tendencies, and prompt an immediate response whenever they rear their head. For this reason, it is important that catechesis and preaching speak more directly and clearly about the social meaning of existence, the fraternal dimension of spirituality, our conviction of the inalienable dignity of each person, and our reasons for loving and accepting all our brothers and sisters.

Photo caption is from Article 85, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; Chapter Two: A Stranger On The Road, Sub-Titled: The Plea of a Stranger
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Article 83, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; Chapter Two: A Stranger On The Road, Sub-Titled: Neighbours without borders
83. This explains why a Samaritan woman, when asked by Jesus for a drink, answered curtly: “How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria?” (Jn 4:9). The most offensive charge that those who sought to discredit Jesus could bring was that he was “possessed” and “a Samaritan” (Jn 8:48). So this encounter of mercy between a Samaritan and a Jew is highly provocative; it leaves no room for ideological manipulation and challenges us to expand our frontiers. It gives a universal dimension to our call to love, one that transcends all prejudices, all historical and cultural barriers, all petty interests.

Photo caption is from Article 83, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; Chapter Two: A Stranger On The Road, Sub-Titled: Neighbours without border
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Article 84, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; Chapter Two: A Stranger On The Road, Sub-Titled: The Plea of a Stranger
84. Finally, I would note that in another passage of the Gospel Jesus says: “I was a stranger and you welcomed me” (Mt 25:35). Jesus could speak those words because he had an open heart, sensitive to the difficulties of others. Saint Paul urges us to “rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep” (Rom 12:15). When our hearts do this, they are capable of identifying with others without worrying about where they were born or come from. In the process, we come to experience others as our “own flesh” (Is 58:7

Photo caption is from Article 84, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; Chapter Two: A Stranger On The Road, Sub-Titled: The plea of the stranger
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Article 85, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; Chapter Two: A Stranger On The Road, Sub-Titled: The Plea of a Stranger
85. For Christians, the words of Jesus have an even deeper meaning. They compel us to recognize Christ himself in each of our abandoned or excluded brothers and sisters (cf. Mt 25:40.45). Faith has untold power to inspire and sustain our respect for others, for believers come to know that God loves every man and woman with infinite love and “thereby confers infinite dignity” upon all humanity.[61] We likewise believe that Christ shed his blood for each of us and that no one is beyond the scope of his universal love. If we go to the ultimate source of that love which is the very life of the triune God, we encounter in the community of the three divine Persons the origin and perfect model of all life in society. Theology continues to be enriched by its reflection on this great truth.

Photo caption is from Article 85, of FRATELLI TUTTI, The Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father, Pope Francis: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP; Chapter Two: A Stranger On The Road, Sub-Titled: Neighbours without border
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