Aporofobia y cultura del descarte: un reto a la solidaridad cristiana
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En este artículo queremos analizar un fenómeno bastante común en el seno de nuestras sociedades consumistas: el odio o rechazo al pobre (aporofobia). La idea es mostrar, de la mano de Adela Cortina, creadora del neologismo, que, detrás de muchas enfermedades sociales que promueven la exclusión (racismo, xenofobia, etc.) se encuentra este odio hacia el pobre. Al mismo tiempo, deseamos mostrar que el motivo por el cual el pobre es rechazado obedece a la implantación de lo que el papa Francisco ha llamado la “cultura del descarte”, que genera actos de violencia y discursos de odio. Según el papa, la cultura del descarte margina todo aquello que no entra en las categorías de la cultura imperante. Así, la pobreza se presenta como una problemática que denota que no ha sido consumada del todo la caridad cristiana, pues si lo fuera no habría a quién llamar pobre, de ahí que la aporofobia y la cultura del descarte se presenten como un reto inminente para la solidaridad cristiana. La conclusión del trabajo es que estos dos fenómenos exigen de los cristianos tomar postura frente a un tipo o imagen del hombre: el sujeto moderno capitalista, con la finalidad de que el compromiso de la Iglesia con los pobres pueda ser, en verdad, efectiva.
In this article we want to analyze a quite common phenomenon in the heart of our consumerist societies: the hatred or rejection of the poor (aporophobia). The idea is to present, by the hand of Adela Cortina, creator of neologism, that, behind many social diseases that promote exclusion (racism, xenophobia, etc.) lies this hatred of the poor. At the same time, we would like to show that the reason why the poor are rejected is due to the implantation of what Pope Francis has called the culture of waste, that generates acts of violence and speeches of hate. According to the pope, the culture of waste marginalizes everything that does not fall into the categories of the prevailing culture. Thereby, poverty is presented as a problem that denotes that christian charity has not been completely consummated, because if it was, there would be no one to call poor. Hence, aporophobia and the culture of waste are both presented as an imminent challenge to christian solidarity. The conclusion of the work is that these two phenomena require Christians to take a stand against a type or image of man: the modern capitalist subject, so that the Church's commitment to the poor can be, in truth, effective.
In this article we want to analyze a quite common phenomenon in the heart of our consumerist societies: the hatred or rejection of the poor (aporophobia). The idea is to present, by the hand of Adela Cortina, creator of neologism, that, behind many social diseases that promote exclusion (racism, xenophobia, etc.) lies this hatred of the poor. At the same time, we would like to show that the reason why the poor are rejected is due to the implantation of what Pope Francis has called the culture of waste, that generates acts of violence and speeches of hate. According to the pope, the culture of waste marginalizes everything that does not fall into the categories of the prevailing culture. Thereby, poverty is presented as a problem that denotes that christian charity has not been completely consummated, because if it was, there would be no one to call poor. Hence, aporophobia and the culture of waste are both presented as an imminent challenge to christian solidarity. The conclusion of the work is that these two phenomena require Christians to take a stand against a type or image of man: the modern capitalist subject, so that the Church's commitment to the poor can be, in truth, effective.
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aporophobia, culture of waste, poverty, christian solidarity, aporofobia, cultura del descarte, pobreza, solidaridad cristiana
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