NOTES
1. Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Instruction on Certain Aspects of the "Theology of Liberation" (Libertatis nuntius), Introduction: A.A.S. 76 (1984), pp. 867-877.
2. Cf. Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World (Gaudium et spes) and the Declaration on Religious Freedom (Dignitatis humanae) of the Second Vatican Council; the Encyclicals Mater et magistra, Pacem in terris, Populorum progressio, Redemptor hominis and Laborem exercens; the Apostolic Exhortations Evangelii nuntiandi and Reconciliatio et paenitentia; the Apostolic Letter Octogesima adveniens. Pope John Paul II dealt with this theme in his Opening Address to the Third General Conference of the Latin-American Episcopate at Puebla: A.A.S. 71 (1979), pp. 187-205. He has returned to it on numerous other occasions. The theme has also been dealt with at the Synod of Bishops in 1971 and 1974. The Latin-American Episcopal Conferences have made it the immediate object of their reflections. It has also attracted the attention of other Episcopal Conferences, as for example the French: Liberation des hommes et salut en Jesus Christ, 1975.
3. Paul VI, Apostolic Letter Octogesima adveniens, 1-4: A.A.S. 63 (1971), pp. 401-404.
4. Cf. Jn. 4:42; 1 Jn. 4:14.
5. Cf. Mt. 28:18-20; Mk. 16:15.
6. Cf. Dignitatis humanae, 10.
7. Paul VI, Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii nuntiandi, 78-80: A.A.S. 68 (1976), pp. 70-75; Dignitatis humanae, 3; John Paul II, Encyclical Redemptor hominis, 12: A.A.S. 71 (1979), pp. 278-281.
8. Cf. Libertatis nuntius, XI, 10; A.A.S. 76 (1984), pp. 905-906.
9. Cf. John Paul II, Encyclical Redemptor hominis, 17: A.A.S. 71 (1979), pp. 296-297; Discourse of March 10, 1984 to the Fifth Conference of Jurists: L'Osservatore Romano, March 11, 1984, p. 8.
10. Cf. Libertatis nuntius, XI, 5: A.A.S. 76 (1984), p. 904; John Paul II, Opening Address at Puebla: A.A.S. 71 (1979), p. 189.
11. Cf. Gaudium et spes, 36.
12. Cf. ibid.
13. Cf. op. cit., 41.
14. Cf. Mt. 11:25; Lk. 10:21.
15. Cf. Paul VI, Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii nuntiandi, 48: A.A.S. 68 (1976), pp. 37-38.
16. Cf. Libertatis nuntius, VII, 9; VIII, 1-9: A.A.S. 76 (1984), pp. 892 and 894-895.
17. Cf. Gn. 1:26.
18. John Paul II, Encyclical Redemptor hominis, 21: A.A.S. 71 (1979), p. 316.
19. Cf. Rom. 6:6; 7:23.
20. Cf. Gn. 2:18, 23, "It is not good that man should be alone."..."This is flesh of my flesh and bone of my bones." In these words of Scripture, which refer directly to the relationship between man and woman, one can discern a more universal meaning. Cf. Lv. 19:18.
21. Cf. John XXIII, Encyclical Pacem in terris, 5-15: A.A.S. 55 (1963), pp. 259-265; John Paul II, Letter to Dr. Kurt Waldheim, Secretary General of the United Nations, on the occasion of the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights: A.A.S. 71 (1979), p. 122; The Pope's Speech to the United Nations, 9: A.A.S. 71 (1979), p. 1149.
22. Cf. St. Augustine, Ad Macedonium, II, 7-17 (PL 33 669-673; CSEL 44, 437-447).
23. Cf. Gn. 1:27-28.
24. Cf. John Paul II, Encyclical Redemptor hominis, 15: A.A.S. 71 (1979), p. 286.
25. Cf. Gaudium et spes, 13, par. 1.
26. Cf. John Paul II, Apostolic Exhortation Reconciliatio et paenitentia, 13: A.A.S. 77 (1985), pp. 208-211.
27. Cf. Gn. 3:16-19; Rom. 5:12; 7:14-24; Paul VI, Sollemnis professio fidei, June 30, 1968, 16; A.A.S. 60 (1968), p. 439.
28. Cf. Rom. 1:18-32.
29. Cf. Jer. 5:23; 7:24; 17:9; 18:12.
30. Cf. St. Augustine, De Civitate Dei, XIV, 28 (PL 41, 435; CSEL 40/2, 56-57; CCL 14/2, 451-452).
31. Cf. Libertatis nuntius, Introduction: A.A.S. 76 (1984), p. 876.
32. Cf. Is. 41:14; Jer. 50:34. "Goel": this word implies the idea of a bond of kinship between the one who frees and the one who is freed. Cf. Lv. 25:25, 47-49; Ruth 3:12; 4:1. "Padah" means "to obtain for oneself." Cf. Ex. 13:13; Dt. 9:26; 15:15; Ps. 103:7-8.
33. Cf. Gn. 12:1-3.
34. Cf. Libertatis nuntius, IV, 3: A.A.S. 76 (1984), p. 882.
35. Cf. Dt. 6:5.
36. Cf. Lv. 19:18.
37. Cf. Dt. 1:16-17; 16:18-20; Jer. 22:3-15; 23:5; Ps. 33:5; 72:1; 99:4.
38. Cf. Ex. 22:20-23; Dt. 24:10-22.
39. Cf. Jer. 31:31-34; Ez. 36:25-27.
40. Cf. Is. 11:1-5; Ps. 72:4, 12-14; Libertatis nuntius, IV, 6: A.A.S. 76 (1984), p. 883.
41. Cf. Ex. 23:9; Dt. 24:17-22.
42. Cf Ps. 25, 31, 35, 55; Libertatis nuntius, IV. 5: A.A.S. 76 (1984), p. 883.
43. Cf. Jer. 11:20; 20:12.
44. Cf. Ps. 73:26-28.
45. Cf. Ps. 16, 62, 84.
46. Cf. Zeph. 3:12-20; Libertatis nuntius. IV, 5: A.A.S. 76 (1984), p. 883.
47. Cf. Lk. 1:46-55.
48. Cf. Paul VI, Apostolic Exhortation Marialis cultus, 37: A.A.S. 66 (1974), pp. 148-149.
49. Cf. Acts 2:39; Rom. 10:12; Eph. 2:14-18.
50. Cf. Mk. 1:15.
51. Cf. Is. 61:9.
52. Cf. 2 Cor. 8-9.
53. Cf. Mt. 25:31-46; Acts 9:4-5.
54. Libertatis nuntius, IV, 9: A.A.S. 76 (1984), p. 884.
55. Cf. John Paul II, Opening Address at Puebla, I, 5: A.A.S. 71 (1979), p. 191.
56. Cf. Rom. 5:10; 2 Cor. 5:18-20.
57. Cf. Jn. 14:27.
58. Cf. Mt. 5:9; Rom. 12:18; Heb. 12:14.
59. Cf. 1 Cor. 15:26.
60. Cf. Jn. 12:31; Heb. 2:14-15.
61. Cf. Eph. 6:11-17.
62. Cf. Rom. 8:37-39.
63. Cf. Rom. 8:2.
64. Cf. 1 Tm. 1:8.
65. Cf. Rom. 13:8-10.
66. Cf. Rom. 13:1-7.
67. Cf. Rom. 8:2-4.
68. Cf. Rom. 13:1.
69. Cf. Rom. 13:8-10; Gal. 5:13-14.
70. Cf. Mt. 5:43-48; Lk. 6:27-38.
71. Cf. Lk. 10:25-37.
72. Cf., for example, 1 Thes. 2:7-12; Phil. 2:1-4; Gal. 2:12-20; 1 Cor. 13:4-7; 2 Jn. 12; 3 Jn. 14; Jn. 11:1-5, 35-36; Mk. 6:34; Mt. 9:36; 18:21ff.
73. Cf. Jn. 15:12-13; 1 Jn. 3:16.
74. Cf. Jas. 5:1-4.
75. Cf. 1 Jn. 3:17.
76. Cf. 1 Cor. 11:17-34; Libertatis nuntius, IV, 11: A.A.S. 76 (1984), p. 884. St. Paul himself organizes a collection for the "poor among the saints at Jerusalem" (Rom. 15: 26).
77. Cf. Rom. 8:11-21.
78. Cf. 2 Col. 1:22.
79. Cf. Gal. 4:26.
80. Cf. 1 Cor. 13:12; 2 Cor. 5:10.
81. Cf. 1 Jn. 3:2.
82. Cf. Gaudium et spes, 39, par. 2.
83. Cf. Ibid., 39, par. 3.
84. Cf. Mt. 24:29-44, 46; Acts 10:42; 2 Cor. 5:10.
85. Cf. Gaudium et spes, 42, par. 2.
86. Cf. Jn. 17:3.
87. Cf. Rom. 6:4; 2 Col. 5:17; Col. 3:9-11.
88. Cf. Paul VI, Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii nuntiandi, 18 and 20: A.A.S. 68 (1976), pp. 17 and 19.
89. Cf. Mt. 5:3.
90. Cf. Gaudium et spes, 37.
91. Cf. Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen gentium), 17; Church's Decree on Missionary Activity (Ad gentes), 1; Paul VI, Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii nuntiandi, 14: A.A.S. 68 (1976), p. 13.
92. Gaudium et spes, 40, par. 3.
93. Cf. John Paul II, Apostolic Exhortation Reconciliatio et paenitentia, 14: A.A.S. 77 (1985), pp. 211-212.
94. Cf. Libertatis nuntius, XI, 10: A.A.S. 76 (1984), p. 901.
95. Cf. 2 Cor. 8:9.
96. Cf. Lk. 2:7, 9:58.
97. Cf; Mt. 6:19-20, 24-34; 19:21.
98. Cf. Lk. 5:11, 28; Mt. 19:27.
99. Cf. Is. 11:4; 61:1; Lk. 4:18.
100. Cf. Lk. 19:1-10; Mk. 2:13-17.
101. Cf. Mt. 8:6, 14:13-21; Jn. 13:29.
102. Cf. Mt. 8:17.
103. Cf. Paul VI, Encyclical Populorum progressio, 12 and 46: A.A.S. 59 (1967), pp. 262-263 and 280; Document of the Third General Conference of the Latin-American Episcopate at Puebla, 476.
104. Cf. Acts 2:44-45.
105. Cf. Second Extraordinary Synod, Relatio finalis, II, C, 6: L'Osservatore Romano, December 10, 1985, p. 7; Paul VI, Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii nuntiandi, 58: A.A.S. 68 (1976), pp. 46-49.
106. Cf. Mt. 22:37-40; Rom. 13:8-10.
107. Cf. Paul VI, Apostolic Letter Octogesima adveniens, 4: A.A.S. 63 (1971), pp. 403-404; John Paul II, Opening Address at Puebla, III, 7: A.A.S. 71 (1979), p. 203.
108. Cf. John XXIII, Encyclical Mater et magistra, 235: A.A.S. 53 (1961), p. 461.
109. Cf. Gaudium et spes, 25.
110. Cf. John XXIII, Encyclical Mater et magistra, 132-133: A.A.S. 53 (1961), p. 437.
111. Cf. Pius XI, Encyclical Quadrogesimo anno, 79-80: A.A.S. 23 (1931), p. 203; John XXIII, Encyclical Mater et magistra, 138: A.A.S. 53 (1961), p. 439; Encyclical Pacem in terris, 74: A.A.S. 55 (1963), pp. 294-295.
112. Cf. Paul VI, Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii nuntiandi, 18: A.A.S. 68 (1976), pp. 17-18; Libertatis nuntius, XI, 9: A.A.S. 76 (1984), P. 901.
113. Cf. John Paul II, Apostolic Exhortation Reconciliatio et paenitentia, 16: A.A.S. 77 (1985), pp. 213-217.
114. Cf. Paul VI, Apostolic Letter Octogesima adveniens, 25: A.A.S. 63 (1971), pp. 419-420.
115. Cf. John Paul II, Encyclical Laborem exercens, 20: A.A.S. 73 (1981), pp. 629-632; Libertatis nuntius, VII, 8; VIII, 5-9; XI, 11-14: A.A.S. 76 (1984), pp. 891-892, 894-895 and 901-902.
116. Cf. Mt. 5:44; Lk. 6:27-28, 35.
117. Cf. Libertatis nuntius, XI, 10: A.A.S. 76 (1984), pp. 905-906.
118. Cf. Document of the Third General Conference of the Latin-American Episcopate at Puebla, 533-534. Cf. John Paul II, Homily at Drogheda, September 30, 1979: A.A.S. 71 (1979), pp. 1076-1085.
119. Paul VI, Encyclical Populorum progressio, 31: A.A.S. 59 (1967), pp. 272-273. Cf. Pius XI, Encyclical Nos es muy conocida: A.A.S. 29 (1937), pp. 208-209.
120. Cf. Gaudium et spes, 76, par. 3; Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity (Apostolicam actuositatem), 7.
121. Cf. op. cit., 20.
122. Cf. op. cit., 5.
123. Cf. John Paul II, Encyclical Laborem exercens, 6: A.A.S. 73 (1981), pp. 589-592.
124. Cf. op. cit., ch. V: ibid., pp. 637-647.
125. Cf. op. cit., 3: ibid., pp. 583-584; Address at Loreto on April 11, 1985: A.A.S. 77 (1985), pp. 967-969.
126. Cf. Paul VI, Apostolic Letter Octogesima adveniens, 46: A.A.S. 63 (1971), pp. 633-635.
127. Cf. John Paul II, Encyclical Laborem exercens, 6: A.A.S. 73 (1981), pp. 589-592.
128. Cf. ibid.
129. Cf. John Paul II, Apostolic Exhortation Familiaris consortio, 46: A.A.S. 74 (1982), pp. 137-139; Encyclical Laborem exercens, 23: A.A.S. 73 (1981), pp. 635-637. Cf. Holy See, Charter of Rights of the Family, art. 12, L'Osservatore Romano, November 25, 1983.
130. Cf. Gaudium et spes, 68; John Paul II, Encyclical Laborem exercens, 15: A.A.S. 73 (1981), pp. 616-618; Discourse of July 3, 1980: L'Osservatore Romano, July 5, 1980, pp. 1-2.
131. Cf. Gaudium et spes, 69; John Paul II, Encyclical Laborem exercens, 12 and 14: A.A.S. 73 (1981), pp. 605-608 and 612-616.
132. Cf. Pius XI, Encyclical Quadrogesimo anno, 72: A.A.S. 23 (1931), p. 200; John Paul II, Encyclical Laborem exercens, 19: A.A.S. 73 (1981), pp. 625-629.
133. Cf. Document of the Second General Conference of the Latin-American Episcopate at Medellin, Justice, I, 9; Document of the Third General Conference of the Latin-American Episcopate at Puebla, 31, 35, 1245.
134. Cf. John XXIII, Encyclical Mater et magistra, 163: A.A.S. 53 (1961), p. 443; Paul VI, Encyclical Populorum progressio, 51: A.A.S. 59 (1967), p. 282; John Paul II, Discourse to the Diplomatic Corps of January 11, 1986: L'Osservatore Romano, January 12, 1986, pp. 4-5.
135. Cf. Paul VI, Encyclical Populorum progressio, 55: A.A.S. 59 (1967), p. 284.
136. Cf. Gaudium et spes, 60; John Paul II, Discourse to UNESCO of June 2, 1980, 8: A.A.S. 72 (1980), pp. 739-740.
137. Cf. Gaudium et spes, 59.
138. Cf. Declaration on Christian Education Gravissimum educationis, 3 and 6; Pius XI, Encyclical Divini illius magistri, 28, 38 and 66: A.A.S. 22 (1930), pp. 59, 63 and 68. Cf. Holy See, Charter of Rights of the Family, art. 5: L'Osservatore Romano, November 25, 1983.
139. Cf. Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et spes, 29; John XXIII, Encyclical Pacem in terris, 73-74 and 79: A.A.S. 55 (1963), pp. 294-296.
140. Cf. Dignitatis humanae, 7; Gaudium et spes, 75; Document of the Third General Conference of the Latin-American Episcopate at Puebla, 311-314, 317-318, 548.
141. Cf. Paul VI, Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii nuntiandi, 19: A.A.S. 68 (1976), p. 18.
142. Cf. Second Extraordinary Synod, Relatio finalis, II, D, 4: L'Osservatore Romano, December 10, 1985, p. 7.
143. Cf. Paul VI, Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii nuntiandi, 20: A.A.S. 68 (1976), pp. 18-19.
144. Cf. Jn. 3:21.
145. Cf. Paul VI, General Audience of December 31, 1975: L'Osservatore Romano, January 1, 1976, p. 1. John Paul II took up this idea again in the Discourse to the "Meeting for Friendship Between People" of August 29, 1982: L'Osservatore Romano, August 30-31, 1982. The Latin-American Bishops also alluded to this idea in the Message to the Peoples of Latin America, 8, and in the Puebla Document, 1188 and 1192.
146. Cf. Gal. 5:6.