Shameless Popery #216 Why Dilexi Te is an Awesome Document - Joe Heschmeyer
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Oct 16, 2025 Dive into a thoughtful exploration of Pope Leo’s apostolic exhortation, Dilexi Te, as it emphasizes holiness and care for the poor. Discover insights from Church Fathers like Chrysostom and Augustine on how our treatment of the needy reflects our faith. Learn how Eucharist and almsgiving intertwine, and why society must engage with these issues publicly. The message encourages a blend of spiritual and material support for the poor, highlighting that genuine charity is both a personal responsibility and a communal duty.
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Exhortation, Not New Doctrine
- An apostolic exhortation exhorts rather than defines doctrine and urges Christians to act on known obligations.
- Joe Heschmeyer stresses Dilexi Te builds on Francis's draft and frames care for the poor as a path to holiness.
Two Thousand Years Of Tradition
- Pope Leo roots the exhortation in two millennia of patristic teaching to show caring for the poor is perennial.
- Joe highlights many Fathers to counter the idea this is a modern social fad.
Eucharist And Almsgiving Linked
- Early liturgical practice linked the Eucharist offering with alms for the poor, making charity part of the sacrifice.
- Justin Martyr describes offerings being used to succor orphans, widows, prisoners, and strangers.