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17. The Church, Mother of mankind, above all, sees with profound sorrow "an innumerable multitude of men and women, children, adults and old people and unique human beings, who suffer misery".(16) By means of catechesis, in which due emphasis is given to her social teaching, the Church (17) desires to stir Christian hearts "to the cause of justice" (18) and to a "preferential option or love for the poor",(19) so that her presence may really be light that shines and salt that cures.
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16) SRS 13b; cf. EN 30. 17) Cf. CT 29. 18) SRS 41, cf. 1971 Documents of The Synod of Bishops, II: "Justice in the world" (30 Nov. 1971), III, "The struggle for justice": AAS 43 (1971), pp. 935-937; and LC 77. 19) SRS 41. Cf. ChL 42; TMA 51; CCC 2444-2448. |
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