Participation of Catholics in Politics:
a.) Pursuit of the common good;
b.) Promotion of justice;
c.) Spirit of service;
d.) Preferential love for the poor; and
e.) Empowering people
(PCP II,351)
God’s Call To Mission in Politics
“ There is a duty for the Christian catholic to transform politics by the Gospel. The Church, God’s people, must evangelize politics. God’s call to the church is to preach the integral Gospel, the Gospel with all it’s social dimensions. “
(CBCB Pastoral Exhortation, 1997 Phil. Politics, 26)
Vocation To Politics
“ Those with a talent for the difficult yet noble act of politics…should prepare themselves for it, and forgetting their own convenience and material interests, they should engage in political activity. “
(Vatican II, GS 75)
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