“Man is Redeemed by Love" A Reading of the Encyclical Letter Spe Salvi from the Perspective of Families’uncertainty Toward Disappeared Relatives

Abstract

“Spe salvi facti sumus” (Rm. 8,24) is an affirmation that arouses sensibility, emotions and reasons not only to be a believer but to persevere in faith among hostile situations which sometimes push to human despair. The last encyclical letter of Pope Benedict XVI may be interpreted form different classic treatises of the Christian thought. In this article, however, we pretend to say that without moving away from the soteriology, the reading of the papal document should have a starting point in the reality of thousands of families of our country who are living the tragedy of forced displaced persons, their  isappearance and kidnapping.