Church and Scripture

The beginning pages of the textbook focuses on stories and ideas that I have learned about since practically the first grade. However, I can't say that I've experienced the Church's "salvation" much in a context that is relevant to the injustices of the world today. Obviously, though, that does not mean that the Church is not doing anything about homelessness, or other social justice issues. The fact is that many Catholics work tirelessly as advocates for the voiceless. For some reason though, these people and their work never seem to be at the forefront of the Church. Instead, the public hears about child sex abuse scandals and harsh stances on issues such as homosexuality and abortion. Those within the Church don't seem to be aware of the social justice work either. I think it's interesting that in 12 years of Catholic education this is the first time I've formally learned about Catholic social justice. However, the Paschal mystery, the Fall, Original Sin, and other such elements of Catholiscism, I have heard about over and over and over again. I wonder why the church chooses to emphasize such theological points when the extensive advocacy work of Catholics would be more appealing to the majority of people.