Preferential option for the poor

Cards (5)

Who came up with the term preferential option for the poor?
Father Pedro Arrupe
What is preferential option for the poor? 
The preference for individuals who are on the margins of society
What is a Bible quote showing preferential options for the poor? 
“Whatever you did for the least of these brothers of sisters you did for me.” - Matthew 25:40
What does Segundo argue? 
Whatever criticisms that can be thrown at liberation theology about its use of Marxist theories, there is an authentic Christian reponse in the preferential option for the poor
What does Pope John Paul II say? 
The preferential option for the poor includes a concern for spiritual poverty, not just material poverty