Gospel
text (John 3,16-21): Jesus
said to Nicodemus, «Yes, God so loved the world that He gave his only Son that
whoever believes in him may not be lost, but may have eternal life. God did not
send the Son into the world to condemn the world; instead, through him the
world is to be saved. Whoever believes in him will not be condemned. He who
does not believe is already condemned, because he has not believed in the Name
of the only Son of God. This is how the Judgment is made: Light has come into
the world and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were
evil. For whoever does wrong hates the light and doesn't come to the light for
fear that his deeds will be shown as evil. But whoever lives according to the
truth comes into the light so that it can be clearly seen that his works have
been done in God».
It is often found commentaries that describe common good as extremes of anarchy, as expressions that on one end present a justification for system interference and on the other as an idea of omnipotence over the people who is typically labeled as mediocre and incapable of deciding on their own about their matters and circumstances. However, common good is divine a mandate we all have as individuals; to aim for and to work towards. It is what defines the relationship between science and reason, because a science where its object is to benefit only the self or to enhance the egos of the recipients is what defies reason and so it segregates itself from faith which is what make us creatures of God with dignity, identity and individuality because care exists for our neighbor and peer. Common good cannot be taking or confiscating from some to give to others or to pretend that by robbing from the ones that have to presumably give to the have not, the issue is fairly addressed. On the contra...
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