The church on homelessness
The church on homelessnessThe Church on Homelessness
The view of the church to the homeless is generous and envangelistic
commitment. The church also shows a special love for the poor. The church
just being there and its charitable help for the homeless shows what God
would want the church to do for the homeless.
The church is very conscious that the lack of decent housing threatens
the poor. The church is grateful for the creation of organizations that help to
make the right to housing possible for many homeless people.
Examples of such organizations are shelters and witness of the local
churches. Pope Paul VI himself personally promoted a program aimed at
providing housing for some families who were living in a Roman slum.
The concern of the church for housing for the homeless comes from
three ideas:
1) Adequate housing is important if a person is to find fulfillment, both
as an individual and as a member of a family and society.
2) The witness that the church seeks to give in helping in the search for
a solution to the problems of the poor is a sign of the presence of the kingdom
of salvation and liberation....
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