USCCB – Preferential Option for the Poor
With what race and ethnicity do I identify? Is it the lowest or highest caste in the United States? If I am from Europe, did my ethnic group have to fight its way into being White? What messages have I internalized about my group and others?
What surprised me about American history? Was this the first time I reflected on the Church’s role in enslavement and colonization? What feelings emerge within me?
What did I learn about the preferential option for the poor? How do I see the Church responding? How ought the Church deepen its commitment?