Spread goodness, papal nuncio tells faithful  

BY LESLIE ANN G. AQUINO

Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines Archbishop Charles John Brown said if the new coronavirus is contagious, so is goodness and concern for social justice.

Pope Francis’ new envoy to the Philippines said that kindness can cascade across people, taking on new forms along the way.

“We’re contagious with goodness as a little bit like the opposite of corona [virus]. We spread goodness around us and society changes,” he said in a CBCP News post.

The nuncio also stressed the need for Christians to work for peace and social justice.

Archbishop Brown added that it is the Church’s role to bring people to God’s kingdom through the sacramental life.

And with the human society, “we want to be as just and as peaceful as possible,” he said.

“So as Christians, we must commit ourselves to social justice as much as possible – fighting against injustices, poverty, war, and all the things that afflict the human condition,” Brown added.

He said working for social justice is “a spiritual battle as much as a political battle” adding that the “most effective way” of changing a society is when people live their Christian faith.

“There are two elements: the spiritual element and the political element, both are important. But the spiritual element is probably the most important,” said Brown.