Cedric Prakash SJ, Promotio Iustitiae no 138, 2025/9

Cedric Prakash SJ (GUJ) affirms that collaboration is central to the Jesuit approach, from St Ignatius and Vatican II to the General Congregations and the magisterium of Pope Francis. Building on this tradition, he provides a critical analysis of the genuine obstacles to authentic collaboration, particularly clericalism, patriarchy and the concentration of power, paying specific attention to the Indian context. He denounces superficial forms of collaboration, emphasising the urgent need for relationships based on co-responsibility, subsidiarity and communal discernment. He highlights that, today, collaboration is an indispensable requirement for justice, human rights, peace and care for creation.