On the vigil of the Feast of St. Francis, October 3, Pope Francis traveled to Assisi, where St. Francis is buried, to issue a social encyclical, “Fratelli Tutti” inspired by the same saint who inspired him to write Laudato sí, his letter on the environment.
The pope hopes, “in the face of present-day attempts to eliminate or ignore others, we may prove capable of responding with a new vision of fraternity and social friendship that will not remain at the level of words. Although I have written it from the Christian convictions that inspire and sustain me, I have sought to make this reflection an invitation to dialogue among all people of good will.
7. As I was writing this letter, the Covid-19 pandemic unexpectedly erupted, exposing our false securities. Aside from the different ways that various countries responded to the crisis, their inability to work together became quite evident. For all our hyper-connectivity, we witnessed a fragmentation that made it more difficult to resolve problems that affect us all. Anyone who thinks that the only lesson to be learned was the need to improve what we were already doing, or to refine existing systems and regulations, is denying reality.
8. It is my desire that, in this our time, by acknowledging the dignity of each human person, we can contribute to the rebirth of a universal aspiration to fraternity. Fraternity between all men and women. “Here we have a splendid secret that shows us how to dream and to turn our life into a wonderful adventure. No one can face life in isolation… We need a community that supports and helps us, in which we can help one another to keep looking ahead. How important it is to dream together…
By ourselves, we risk seeing mirages, things that are not there. Dreams, on the other hand, are built together”.[6] Let us dream, then, as a single human family, as fellow travelers sharing the same flesh, as children of the same earth which is our common home, each of us bringing the richness of his or her beliefs and convictions, each of us with his or her own voice, brothers and sisters all.”
A community of “dreamers”, “fellow-travelers”, children of the same earth,” in which “we can help one another to keep looking ahead.”
Looks like he is continuing “Laudato sí”.
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Dear Father Victor, thank you for posting the Vatican link to the entire Fratelli Tutti encyclical of Pope Francis. Monsignor Kevin Irwin suggests that Fratelli Tutti should be both read and prayed because it is “nothing less than about a way to reread and to live the Gospel for our times.”
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