{"id":5434,"date":"2013-12-26T04:46:41","date_gmt":"2013-12-26T04:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/?page_id=5434"},"modified":"2022-08-31T13:14:22","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T17:14:22","slug":"source-texts-of-the-social-doctrine-of-the-church","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/catholic-culture\/source-texts-of-the-social-doctrine-of-the-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Source Texts of the Social Doctrine of the Church"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Christ: the Origin of All Social Doctrine<\/strong><\/h3>

The social doctrine of the Church begins with Christ’s Incarnation and His very life. \u00a0He taught the way His disciples must follow in His Sermon on the Mount and the Beatitudes. \u00a0He instructed them in the great mystery that what they do to the least of His brothers, they do to Him (Cf. Mt 25:40). \u00a0Jesus also pointed out a distinction between the Kingdom of Heaven and any earthly powers: “Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar\u2019s; and to God the things that are God\u2019s\u00a0(Mt 22:21).”<\/span><\/p>

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Over time the Church has continued her mission of extending Christ’s redemptive work in the face of all kinds of social and political systems. \u00a0She has always proclaimed not only the Gospel message but also the truths of the human person, the family, and the common good.<\/span><\/p>

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In the late 19th century, the Church began to address social questions through encyclical letters and teachings aimed not only at the faithful but at society at large. \u00a0These texts addressed questions on the nature of justice, the authentic rights of workers, and the dangers of Marxist principles. \u00a0The 1891 encyclical\u00a0Rerum Novarum<\/em>\u00a0of Pope Leo XIII is generally hailed as the foundational text for modern social doctrine. \u00a0Many of the later encyclicals are written on the occasion of the anniversaries of that encyclical (1931, 1981, 1991).<\/p>

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The Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>(2004)\u00a0is the remarkable work of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Peace and Justice which unites, summarizes, and presents the Church’s teaching on social questions.<\/p>

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Rerum Novarum\u00a0<\/em><\/a>(1891) Leo XIII, Encyclical Letter on Capital and Labor<\/p>

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Pacem in Terris<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(1963) John XXIII, Encyclical Letter on Establishing Universal Peace in Truth, Justice, Charity, and Liberty<\/p>

Gaudium et Spes<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(1965) Second Vatican Council Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World promulgated by Pope Paul VI (not strictly social doctrine but with many foundational texts on the dignity of the human person, the experience of the community of mankind, etc. especially #26ff)<\/p>

Populorum Progressio\u00a0<\/em><\/a>(1967) Paul VI, Encyclical Letter on the Development of Peoples<\/p>

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Laborem Exercens<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>(1981 ) John Paul II, Encyclical Letter on the 90th Anniversary of\u00a0Rerum Novarum<\/em><\/p>

Sollicitudo Rei Socialis\u00a0<\/a><\/i>\u00a0(1987) John Paul II, Encyclical Letter on the 20th Anniversary of\u00a0Populorum Progressio<\/em><\/p>

Centesimus Annus<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/i>(1991) John Paul II, Encyclical Letter on the 100th Anniversary of\u00a0Rerum Novarum<\/i><\/p>

Caritas in Veritate<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(2009) Benedict XVI, Encyclical Letter on Integral Human Development in Charity and Truth<\/p>

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Instruction on Certain Aspects of \u00a0the “Theology of Liberation”<\/a>\u00a0(1984) Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith<\/p>

Instruction on Christian Freedom and Liberation<\/a>\u00a0(1986) Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith<\/p>

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Catechism of the Catholic Church<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(1993) addresses the issues for Social Doctrine in a straight-forward and easily accessible manner; see #1877 – #1948.<\/p>

Part III: Life in Christ;\u00a0Chapter Two: The Human Communion<\/a>\u00a0(1877);<\/p>

Article One: The Person and Society
<\/em>I.\u00a0The Communal Character of the Human Vocation<\/a>\u00a0(1878-1885)
II.\u00a0Conversion and Society<\/a>\u00a0(1886-1889)
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Article Two: Participation in Social Life\u00a0<\/em>
I.\u00a0Authority<\/a>\u00a0(1897-1904)
II.\u00a0The Common Good<\/a>\u00a0(1904-1912)
III.\u00a0Responsibility and Participation<\/a>\u00a0(1913-1917)
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Article Three:\u00a0Social Justice<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(1928)
I.\u00a0Respect for the Human Person<\/a>\u00a0(1929-1933)
II.\u00a0Equality and Differences Among Men<\/a>\u00a0(1934-1938)
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The Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church<\/em> <\/a>(2004)\u00a0is the remarkable work of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Peace and Justice which united, summarizes, and presents the Church’s teaching on social questions.<\/p>

In order to make it widely available, the Vatican website offers the text in 16 languages: Albanian, Byelorussian, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.<\/p>

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Cardinal Angelo Sodano introduces the work through\u00a0an opening letter<\/a> addressed to Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace at the time of the publication. \u00a0Next, Cardinal Martino’s Presentation <\/a>of the work gives more of the history of the project and the important leadership under\u00a0Cardinal Fran\u00e7ois-Xavier Nguy\u00ean Van Thu\u00e2n.<\/p>

In order to highlight its various parts, our Catholic Culture section will treat the rich content of its twelve chapters in a series of articles according to theme.<\/p>

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Servants of the Lord & the Virgin of Matar\u00e1 Catholic Culture Source Text of the Social Doctrine of the Church Christ: the Origin of All Social Doctrine The social doctrine of the Church begins with Christ’s Incarnation and His very life. \u00a0He taught the way His disciples must follow in His Sermon on the Mount… <\/p>\n

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