Pope Francis published last Sunday, October 4, the encyclical letter Fratelli tutti, on fraternity and social friendship. The encyclical was signed the day before in Assisi. We have spoken with some Spanish Jesuit theologians, who offer us their opinion and the keys to reading this text.

It is a document that does not constitute great novelties with respect to the magisterium of Francis, but rather gathers and deepens his messages, homilies and discourses, with which, as Gabino Uríbarri SJ points out "it takes on a clear flavour of personal synthesis of a fundamental aspect of his magisterium. For his part, Víctor Codina SJ defines it as "a work of maturity on fraternity and social friendship". Its great importance lies, according to Jaume Flaquer SJ, in elevating all these documents to the highest magisterial rank, "so that their content cannot be rejected from certain ecclesial sectors". In this way Fratelli tutti will be a reference for the official doctrine of the Church of the future pontiffs. Victor Codina reaffirms this, saying that "many will be scandalized and think that these are unrealistic and utopian dreams, but it is in perfect coherence with the Gospel and the social doctrine of the Church", which "is strengthened, updated and with a vision from the poor".

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