As we have been studying in class, our social responsibility not just as Catholics but also as human beings calls us to aid our brothers and sisters in need. In my opinion, someone can live a. Life without converting to the oppressed, but he or she cannot live a.

Jesus hope for the poor. Something as little as that is an ethical response to a situation as minute compared to the bleeding of a complete stranger. The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus.

Follwing God and Helping the Poor. Good News for the Poor. Poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. This is good news for the poor because it assures them that money does not buy a way into heaven or affect salvation.

Latin American liberation theologian, Ignacio Ellacuria, once said, Always remember that there is no conversion to God if there is no conversion to the oppressed. Ellacuria means that if we want to be a follower of God, we must also tend to the poor. Jesus brings good news not only to the poor, but to all those who are oppressed. Jesus states that all those who have faith in the Lord will also be saved.