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Top Ten Poverty Quotes<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

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\"Poverty<\/p>\n

Poverty quotes that penetrate the ideologies, confusion, and misdirection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Quotes about Poverty that Will Help You See Clearly<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n


Poverty affects millions, even in developed countries and t<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>he Holy Fathers do much to ensure our understanding of \u201cwho is poor\u201d avoids a one-<\/strong><\/span>dimensional focus<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Here are ten quotes about poverty that illumine how to properly understand this issue.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. \"The Church\u2019s love for the poor\u2026is a part of her constant tradition.\"\u00a0(Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2444)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. \u201cBy virtue of her own evangelical duty the Church feels called to take her stand beside the poor, to discern the justice of their requests, and to help satisfy them\u201d<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(Pope St. John Paul II, 39)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  3. \u201c[I]<\/span>t is well known that there are many other forms of poverty, especially in modern society \u2013 not only\u00a0<\/span>economic but\u00a0cultural and spiritual poverty\u00a0as well<\/span>.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>(Pope St. John Paul II, 57)<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Material poverty<\/strong>\u00a0\u201caffects those\u00a0living in conditions opposed to human dignity: those who\u00a0lack basic rights and needs\u00a0such as food, water, hygiene, work and the opportunity t<\/span>o develop and grow culturally\u201d.\u00a0(Pope Francis, 2)<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Moral poverty<\/strong> \"consists in slavery to vice and sin\".\u00a0(Pope Francis, 2)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  6. We experience spiritual poverty<\/strong> \u201cwhen we turn away from God and reject his love.<\/span>\u201d\u00a0<\/span>(Pope Francis, 2)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  7. A preferential option for the poor \u201cdemands before all else an appreciation of the immense dignity of the poor\u201d. (Pope Francis, 158)<\/a><\/span>
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  8. \u201cConsiderations of justice and equity\u00a0can at times\u00a0demand\u00a0that those in power pay more attention to the weaker members<\/strong> of society, since these are at a disadvantage when it comes to defending their own rights and asserting their legitimate interests.\u201d\u00a0(Pope St. John XXIII, 56)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  9. \"Everyone\u00a0<\/strong>must lend a ready hand<\/strong> to this task, particularly those who can do most by reason of their education, their office, or their authority.\" <\/span>(Pope St. Paul VI, 32)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  10. \u201c<\/span>E<\/span>very human life is called to some task by God.\u00a0<\/span>Endowed with intellect and free will, each man is responsible for his self-fulfillment<\/span>\u2026<\/span>he is the chief architect<\/span>\u00a0of his own success or failure.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>(Pope St. Paul VI, 15)<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n


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    Three Key Principles<\/a><\/h2>

    Catholic social teaching is built on three foundational principles -\u00a0<\/strong>Human Dignity<\/strong>,\u00a0Solidarity\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Subsidiarity.\u00a0<\/strong>Human Dignity, embodied in a correct understanding of the human person, is the greatest. The others flow from it. Good governments and good economic systems find ways of fostering the three principles.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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    Human Dignity<\/a><\/h2>

    This means a correct understanding of the human person and of each person\u2019s unique value. All Catholic social teaching flows from this: the inherent dignity of every person that comes from being made in God\u2019s image.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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    Solidarity<\/a><\/h2>

    Solidarity is not \u201ca feeling of vague compassion or shallow distress at the misfortunes of others. It is a firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the common good\u201d. (Pope St. John Paul II, 38)<\/a> Love of God and love of neighbor are, in fact, linked and form one, single commandment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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    Subsidiarity<\/a><\/h2>

    Subsidiarity \u201cis a fundamental principle of social philosophy, fixed and unchangeable, that one should not withdraw from individuals and commit to the community what they can accomplish by their own enterprise and industry. So, too, it is an injustice and at the same time a grave evil and a disturbance of right order to transfer to the larger and higher collectivity functions which can be performed and provided for by the lesser and subordinate bodies\u201d. (Pope Pius XI)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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