The preferential option for the poor

• The Preferential Option for the Poor

  the idea that the needs of the poor must be prioritised at all times
• The Preferential Option for the Poor

  • reflects the parable of the sheep and the goats, humans will be judged based on the recognition of Jesus in the needy
  • Christians must give priority to the poor and act in solidarity with them
  • God is a living God who seeks justice for his people
  • Jesus worked for the poor
  • We will be judged based on our response to the poor
  • the first Apostles looked after the poor
  • Christians should work for the common good and try to transform society