Pope Francis's Contribution To The Catholic Church

Pope Francis is the progressive Pope who wants to create long lasting change in the Catholic church. Human rights are defined as being able to be applied to all humans in one way or another. Human rights umbrella all the people on this planet, and should never discriminate based on gender, or race. The topic of human rights also embodies the right to food, and should never be looked down upon due to poverty or inequality.

Human rights can be defined in multiple ways, but anything that can keep the key goals, and motives of human rights can be useful to the every country on this earth. The United Nations webpage says that “Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion,

Pope Francis and the Catholic Church have begun to be a voice for the oppressed, and specifically can make a difference for all walks of life. In the time of the great St. Francis the crusades for the holy land were occurring, and he was known for his ability to help others in need, and as a peacemaker. As the Pope has made it clear “his commitment to the poor, his environmental streak and his emphasis on a Church that finds its home in the streets are values shared by the saint whose legacy he has embraced”(Allen 62). Pope Francis has seen the role model of the great St. Francis, and has decided to make his papacy not only about reforming the Catholic church, but making sure that all of those living on this expansive planet are protected, and given the same rights to life. The Pope has shown mercy to poor in many ways, and is a model to every branch of Christianity to show that a unified church that protects those who are impoverished, and all who are in need of human rights. The head of the church is hoping to steer the Church in the right direction, as well the Pope hopes to show why human rights are not only defined as a physical aspect. The Pope shows how the “Encyclical emphasized the demands of

If service is not accomplished, then the laymen and laywomen who devote their time to the church will not be able to keep the Church on the right course. Human rights begin with tackling the wrongdoings of our society. The Pope states “together the three vices that distress him more than than anything else: corruption, exaggerated clerical privilege and indifference to the poor”(Allen 93). Human rights are taken advantage of everyday, the signs of this are the lesser known evils by the clergy, and corruption, which are both easily seen in the church. The church has been the backbone of helping others in order to make sure that human rights are continually established. Those who are in poverty already have enough trauma, as poverty is both physically and mentally taxing. Indifference to the poor and poverty are both similar, but Pope Francis is at the stern of the church in terms of the way he wants the church to run. Poverty is often confused with being poor, Being poor is a socioeconomic state, and poverty is a psychological state. Samuel Gregg states “in understanding Francis's words about poverty, we should remember the pope is an orthodox Catholic. He's not a philosophical or practical materialist. Hence Francis's conception of poverty and the poor goes far beyond conventional secular understandings of these subjects.”(Samuel Gregg). Poverty is a deeper struggle than one may