Class 20 for Catholic Social Thought

1. What we’ll do today:
 Romero: how he changes, neutrality  preferential option for the poor (35 minutes)
 Pope Francis on The Joy of the Gospel: “Inequality is the root of social ills” (35 minutes)
In-class Learning Outcomes
 Analyze the theme of political neutrality as depicted in Romero.
 Identify links or similarities between Romero and Pope Francis’s teaching in Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the
Gospel).
 Self-Assessment (5 minutes)
 What did you contribute to class discussion today?
 Complete the sentence and briefly explain your response: “If you want to learn about Pope Francis’s views, watch
Romero, because ________________.”of the conjoined affect how you view official Chur

2. Romero & Neutrality
“On this point there is no possible
neutrality. We either serve the life of
Salvadorans or we are accomplices
in their death. … We either believe in
a God of life or we serve the idols of
death”