Topic 5

Topic 5

Kingdom Values in the Life of a Catholic
1. Many individual Christians live out the Kingdom Values ,everything they do demonstrates key concepts such as justice peace and reconciliation .
  1. Mother Teresa was a Roman Catholic Nun who lived her life according to these values ,She spent many years in Calcutta where she founded the Missionaries of Christianity helping those in greed need .
    1. 'It is not how much we give bu, how much love we put into giving' - Mother Teresa
2. Pope Francis was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires .He entered the Society of Jesus just before his twenty second birthday ,and was finally ordained a priest in 1969 .After years of devotion he became Archbishop of Buenos Aires, then finally he was elected Pope in 2013
3. When Pope Francis became Archbishop of Buenos Aires ,he increased the number of those working with the poor .He lives by example and does not allow money to be wasted on him during his time in the Vatican
4. During 2013-25 Pope Francis played a major role in restoring relations between Cuba and the USA .As well as this he uses his public address to pray for peace
  1. 'Peace is a gift from God, nut it requires our efforts.Let us be people of peace in prayer and deed .We pray for peace' -Pope Francis
5. Pope Francis has worked in many ways to achieve reconciliation,for example as Archbishop and Pope each Maundy Thursday he visits Prisons and washes the feet of 12 prisoners ,showing they are accepted and not rejected by his community
  1. 'He pored water into a basin and began to wash his disciples' feet ,drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him' - John13:5
Kingdom Values in Vocations
1. Kingdom values refer to the standards of living, that God wishes for people to have as members of his Kingdom. The greatest example of kingdom values is given by Jesus - 'Whoever wishes to be great Amon g you must be your servant' - Matthew 20:26
2. Christians believe that we all have vocations ,these are what God planned for us to do in our journey of life
  1. A priest gives his life to god as one of service to the people ,he is a man of prayer and worship ,and builds all that he does on his commitment to worship
    1. A priest must promisee to be celibate ,as a sign of pledging himself,body and soul, to God . Due to this dedication he is free to be available at all times ,showing that he is a servant of God.
    2. The Lords bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, and patient when wronged - 2 Timothy 2:24
  2. Many Christians prefer to embrace a religious life ,whether this be through living life as a priest ,or even Monks or Nuns
    1. Many monks and nuns follow the rule of St Benedict and therefore will take a vow of silence and be shut off from the world .They wish to dhow their service to God in the most simplest of ways .However ,other nuns and monks come to take on roles of service such as teachers, nurse or care workers
  3. A couple will marry as a sign of commitment to one another. The couple devout their mind, bodies and soul to each other
    1. St John told us "God is Love" and as Christians we believe that any expression of love is the work of God active within our lives
    2. 'and they become flesh' - Genesis 2:24 .In the physical expression of their love God will; create a new life through their union
3. I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which I have been called
The Church as the body of Christ
1. Most Christians have always been aware of the importance of God's commandment to love - "Love on a another as I have loved you"
  1. This is best expressed within the New Testament
    1. 'The second commandment is this ,"You shall love your neighbour as yourself' There is no commandment greater than these' - Mark 12:31
    2. 'Those who do not love a brother ir sister whom they've seen, cannot love a God they've bot seen' - 1 John 4:20
  2. Christians feel that they must show love to those in need ,in this case 'Faith without deeds is useless ' ,therefore they divide these deeds into three sections :
    1. Local- this is help too those in the immediate area ,Christians may see these people daily and continually go to their aid.
    2. National- this is help on a countrywide basis ,possibly making changes to policies and laws that may cause problems for others.
    3. Global- this is help to people in different countries who may be in poverty or homeless in the face of a natural disaster
2. The St Vincent de Paul society has more than 600,000 members worldwide It was started by students in 1883 dedicated to helping those in need.Members may visit people, at home or even at hospital, they address things like helping with shopping
  1. However there is also a social work aspect ,where people, will help the local community ,focusing on their core problems ,such as laws that may affect a group of people within the community
3. CAFOD ,standing for Catholic agency for overseas development, is an example of a charity that works on a global scale.
  1. Their work includes providing emergency aid, as well as supporting those in long-term need .Referring back to core Christian values CAFOD will also challenge policiesthat damage the oeuvres of the poor and needy .
The Conciliar and Pontifical nature of the Church
1. Magisterium is the the teaching authority of the church and it is held by the pope, bishops and priests .At times there are meetings for these events and these meetings are known as councils ,some well known councils include the first and second council of Nicea .
  1. A council will express the voice of the whole church and therefore, the church should be the highest authority ,however the churches official teaching is that the Pope is the head of the Church and therefore, he can summon councils whenever he pleases .If he dies the council will stop until the new Pope approves the continuation of the council .Yet, councils are still important as they allow the Pope to see the views of the Church as a whole and this helps the Pope to make informed decisions .This is how the Catholic Church can be refereed to as Conciliar
2. The Church is also referred to a s Pontificial ,due to the fact it's highest authority is exercised by a Pope
  1. Catholics believe that the Pope is the successor of St Peter and all off St Peter's authority to guide the church ashy been passed on to him
  2. In a unique way, the Pope is guided by the Holy Spirit .He is the representative of Christ of earth therefore, his teaching should be taken with great seriousness as it is infallible
3. Within the last 129 years ,since Pope Leo XIII's encyclical Rerum Novarm ,the Church has strongly expressed it's views on the conditions of society
  1. This springs from an awareness that the Church is made up from Human Beings and that God loves all people .this love must be shown in a way the church ,Bothe ops an institutional and individual level supports the weakest and poorest members of society.
    1. The joys and the hopes, the griefs and the anxieties of the men of this age, especially those who are poor or in any way afflicted, these are the joys and hopes, the griefs and anxieties of the followers of Christ. Indeed nothing genuinely fails to raise an echo in their hearts -Gaudium et Spes1
  2. Catholics believe that they should bot let their fellow human beings suffer, especially when these suffering come from economic exploitation and greed on the part of other people
    1. 'Today we have to say 'thou shall not' to an economy of exclusion and inequality' - Evangelii Gaudium

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