Catholic Church In Sociological Analysis

The role of the Catholic Church is to go to the sociological and geographical peripheries of the world to join Jesus and people like Saint Teresa and Pope Francis. We are to make sure that everyone in the world hears God's Word, and that they know that they are not alone. Sociological peripheries are peripheries in human society. This type of periphery tells us to help the poor and homeless in America and other urban countries. Saint Teresa is a perfect example of serving in sociological peripheries because she served the poor and sick in Calcutta, India, which is home to more than 4 million people. Calcutta is also home to at least 70,000 homeless people. The role of the Church is to help people in sociological peripheries by donating money and helping in soup kitchens. …show more content…
The people are poor because there is no connection. In the ancient world, shepherds were outcasts like todays poor, but they were the first to know that the Son of God has entered our world. God works through the poor. Today, Pope Francis wants us to visit these geographical peripheries in places like Africa, South America, and Asia where there is extreme poverty. The role of the Church is to help people in geographical peripheries by donating food, water, and money. Saint Teresa of Calcutta was born on August 26, 1910 in Macedonia to a family who valued charity and were practicing Catholics. Teresa was taught from a very early age to help the poor because her mother would bring in the poor to her house every night for a meal. At the age of twelve, she felt a call to become a nun. After a few years she joined the Sisters of Loreto. In 1931, she was assigned to teach at St. Mary's Catholic High School in Calcutta, India to teach to poor Bengali girls. This would be the start of a new chapter in Saint Teresa´s