{"id":465,"date":"2009-07-07T06:20:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-07T06:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2009\/07\/the-acceptance-of-life-makes-people-capable-of-mutual-help.html"},"modified":"2009-07-07T06:20:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-07T06:20:00","slug":"the-acceptance-of-life-makes-people-capable-of-mutual-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2009\/07\/the-acceptance-of-life-makes-people-capable-of-mutual-help.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The acceptance of life makes people capable of mutual help&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;When a society moves towards the denial or suppression of life, it ends up no longer finding the necessary motivation and energy to strive for man&#8217;s true good. If personal and social sensitivity towards the acceptance of a new life is lost, then other forms of acceptance that are valuable for society also wither away. The acceptance of life strengthens moral fibre and makes people capable of mutual help. By cultivating openness to life, wealthy peoples can better understand the needs of poor ones, they can avoid employing huge economic and intellectual resources to satisfy the selfish desires of their own citizens, and instead, they can promote virtuous action within the perspective of production that is morally sound and marked by solidarity, respecting the fundamental right to life of every people and every individual.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: right\">&#8212; Pope Benedict XVI, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/holy_father\/benedict_xvi\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20090629_caritas-in-veritate_en.html\">&#8220;Caritas in veritate,&#8221;<\/a> his encyclical released today. <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;When a society moves towards the denial or suppression of life, it ends up no longer finding the necessary motivation and energy to strive for man&#8217;s true good. 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