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Ðdistinctively€theirs.€Humans€are€not€characterized€by€bruteÐ @"@" Ðforce,€they€are€not€mere€animals.€Humans€are€characterized€byÐ ,#,#  Ðreason€and€by€love."€November€4,€1979.Ð $$! ÐÐ ÐA€civilization€of€love€that€did€not€demand€justice€of€peopleÐ ð%ð%# Ðwould€not€be€a€true€civilization:€it€would€not€delineate€genuineÐ Ü&Ü&$ Ðhuman€relations.€It€is€a€caricature€of€love€to€try€to€cover€overÐ È'È'% Ðwith€alms€what€is€lacking€in€justice,€to€patch€over€with€anÐ ´(´(& Ðappearance€of€benevolence€when€social€justice€is€missing.€TrueÐ  ) )' Ðlove€begins€by€demanding€what€is€just€in€the€relations€of€thoseÐ Œ*Œ*( Ðwho€love.€April€12,€1979Ð x+x+) ÐÐ ÐThe€Christian€must€work€to€exclude€sin€and€establish€God'sÐ P-P-+ Ðreign.€To€struggle€for€this€is€not€communism.€To€struggle€forÐ <.<., Ðthis€is€not€to€mix€in€politics.€It€is€simply€that€the€gospelÐ (/(/- Ðdemands€of€today's€Christian€more€commitment€to€history.€JulyÐ 00. Ð16,€1977.Ð 11/ ÐÐ ì1ì10 ÐLet€us€not€tire€of€preaching€love,€it€is€the€force€that€willÐ ÜÜ Ðovercome€the€world.€Let€us€not€tire€of€preaching€love.€Though€weÐ ÈÈ Ðsee€that€waves€of€violence€succeed€in€drowning€the€fire€ofÐ ´´ ÐChristian€love,€love€must€win€out,€it€is€the€only€thing€that€can.Ð    ÐÐ ÐHow€beautiful€will€be€the€day€when€all€the€baptized€understandÐ xx Ðthat€their€work,€their€job,€is€a€priestly€work,€that€just€as€IÐ dd Ðcelebrate€Mass€at€this€altar,€so€each€carpenter€celebrates€MassÐ PP Ðat€his€workbench,€and€each€metalworker,€each€professional,€eachÐ << Ðdoctor€with€the€scalpel,€the€market€woman€at€her€stand,€isÐ ( (  Ðperforming€ap€priestly€office!Ð    ÐÐ ÐHow€may€cabdrivers,€I€know,€listen€to€this€message€there€inÐ ì ì  Ðtheir€cabs,€you€are€a€priest€at€the€wheel,€my€friend,€if€you€workÐ Ø Ø  Ðwith€honesty,€consecrating€that€taxi€of€yours€to€God,€bearing€aÐ ÄÄ Ðmessage€of€peace€and€love€to€the€passengers€who€ride€in€your€cab.Ð °° ÐNovember€20,€1977.Ð œœ ÐÐ ÐOur€people€sense€that€Mary€is€part€of€our€people's€soul.€AllÐ tt ÐLatin€American€peoples€feel€this.€No€one€has€entered€so€deeplyÐ `` Ðinto€our€people's€heart€as€Mary.€She€is€the€image,€the€likeness,Ð LL Ðof€a€church€that€wants€to€be€present€with€the€gospel's€life€inÐ 88 Ðthe€civilizations€of€the€world's€peoples,€as€God€wants€her€to€be,Ð $$ Ðin€their€social,€economic,€and€political€transformation.€OurÐ  ÐLady€of€Guadalupe,€1977.Ð üü ÐÐ ÐWith€Christ,€God€has€injected€himself€into€history.€With€theÐ ÔÔ Ðbirth€of€Christ,€God's€reign€is€now€inaugurated€in€human€time.Ð ÀÀ ÐÐ ÐOn€this€night,€as€every€year€for€twenty€centuries,€we€recallÐ ˜˜ Ðthat€God's€reign€is€now€in€this€world€and€that€Christ€hasÐ „„ Ðinaugurated€the€fullness€of€time.€His€birth€attests€that€God€isÐ pp Ðnow€marching€with€us€in€history,€that€we€do€not€go€alone.Ð \\  ÐÐ ÐHumans€long€for€peace,€for€justice,€for€a€reign€of€divine€law,Ð 4 4 " Ðfor€something€holy,€for€what€is€far€from€earth's€realities.€WeÐ  ! !# Ðcan€have€such€a€hope,€not€because€we€ourselves€are€able€toÐ  " "$ Ðconstruct€the€realm€of€happiness€that€God's€holy€words€proclaim,Ð ø"ø"% Ðbut€because€the€builder€of€a€reign€of€justice,€of€love,€and€ofÐ ä#ä#& Ðpeace€is€already€in€the€midst€of€us.€December€25,€1977.Ð Ð$Ð$' ÐÐ ÐPeace€is€not€the€product€of€terror€or€fear.€Peace€is€not€theÐ ¨&¨&) Ðsilence€of€cemeteries.€Peace€is€not€the€silent€result€of€violentÐ ”'”'* Ðrepression.€Peace€is€the€generous,€tranquil€contribution€of€allÐ €(€(+ Ðto€the€good€of€all.€Peace€is€dynamism.€Peace€is€generosity.€It€isÐ l)l), Ðright€and€it€is€duty.€In€it€each€one€has€a€place€in€thisÐ X*X*- Ðbeautiful€family,€which€the€Epiphany€brightens€for€us€with€God'sÐ D+D+. Ðlight.€January€7,€1978Ð 0,0,/ ÐÐ ÐWhen€Christ€appeared€in€those€lands,€curing€the€sick,€raisingÐ ..1 Ðthe€dead,€preaching€to€the€poor,€bringing€hope€to€the€peoples,Ð ô.ô.2 Ðsomething€began€on€earth€like€when€a€stone€is€cast€into€a€quietÐ à/à/3 Ðlake€and€starts€ripples€that€finally€reach€the€farthest€shores.Ð Ì0Ì04 ÐChrist€appeared€in€Ô_ÔZebulunÔ_Ô€and€Ô_ÔNaphtaliÔ_Ô€with€the€signs€ofÐ ¸1¸15 Ðliberation,€shaking€off€oppressive€yokes,€bringing€joy€to€hearts,Ð ¤2¤26 Ðsowing€hope.€And€this€is€what€God€is€doing€now€in€history.Ð ÜÜ ÐJanuary€22,€1978Ð ÈÈ ÐÐ ÐTo€follow€faithfully€the€pope's€Ô_ÔmagisteriumÔ_Ô€in€theory€is€veryÐ    Ðeasy.€But€when€you€try€to€live€those€savings€teachings,€try€toÐ ŒŒ Ðincarnate€them,€try€to€make€them€reality€in€the€history€of€aÐ xx Ðsuffering€people€like€ours€--€that€is€when€conflicts€arise.€DearÐ dd Ðfriends,€if€we€are€really€Catholics,€follows€of€an€authenticÐ PP Ðgospel€--€and€therefore€a€difficult€gospel€--€if€we€really€wantÐ << Ðto€live€up€to€the€name€of€followers€of€Christ,€let€us€not€beÐ ( (  Ðafraid€to€transform€into€flesh€and€blood,€into€living€history,Ð    Ðthis€teaching,€which€from€the€pages€of€the€gospel€becomes€presentÐ   Ðreality€in€the€teaching€of€the€councils€and€of€the€popes,€who€tryÐ ì ì  Ðto€live€like€true€shepherds€through€the€vicissitudes€of€theirÐ Ø Ø  Ðtimes.€July€2,€1978Ð ÄÄ ÐÐ ÐHow€beautiful€will€be€the€day€when€a€new€society,€instead€ofÐ œœ Ðselfishly€hoarding€and€keeping,€apportions,€shares,€divides€up,Ð ˆˆ Ðand€all€rejoice€because€we€all€feel€we€are€children€of€the€sameÐ tt ÐGod!€January€27,€1980Ð `` ÐÐ ÐPoverty€is€a€force€for€liberation€because,€in€addition€to€beingÐ 88 Ðan€accusation€of€sin€and€a€force€of€Christian€spirituality,€it€isÐ $$ Ða€commitment.€.€.€Listen€to€what€the€Medellin€conference€says:Ð  Ð"Poverty,€as€a€commitment€that€takes€on€voluntarily€and€out€ofÐ üü Ðlove€the€condition€of€the€needy€of€this€world,€in€order€toÐ èè Ðwitness€to€the€evil€their€condition€represents€and€to€spiritualÐ ÔÔ Ðfreedom€from€wealth,€follows€in€this€the€example€of€Christ,€whoÐ ÀÀ Ðmade€his€own€all€the€consequences€of€the€sinful€condition€ofÐ ¬¬ Ðhumans€and,€"being€rich,€became€poor"€in€order€to€save€us."Ð ˜˜ ÐÐ ÐThis€is€the€commitment€of€being€a€Christian€to€follow€Christ€inÐ pp Ðhis€incarnation.€If€Christ,€the€God€of€majesty,€became€a€lowlyÐ \\  Ðhuman€and€lived€with€the€poor€and€even€died€on€a€cross€like€aÐ HH! Ðslave,€our€Christian€faith€should€also€be€lived€in€the€same€way.Ð 4 4 " ÐThe€Christian€who€does€not€want€to€live€this€commitment€ofÐ  ! !# Ðsolidarity€with€the€poor€is€not€worthy€to€be€called€Christian.Ð  " "$ ÐFebruary€17,€1980Ð ø"ø"% ÐÐ ÐÔ4‚Ý ÔÝ‚›ÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  ÔHOMEÔ6¤)ÔÝ‚›¸)ƒÝÔÿÔóóÝ  ÝÔ7Ý æ)Ô