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Powerpoint about the encyclical Quadragesimo Anno
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QUADRAGESIMOANNO
(The Reconstruction ofthe Social Order)
Historical Notes Quadragesimo Anno is the Latin for “in the 40th year” It is a social encyclical issued by Pope Pius XI on May 15,
1931 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Rerum Novarum.
The encyclical was written during a time of major depression that shook the economic and social foundations of the society.
Purpose to expand on the Church's response to challenging
economic times to advocate for Christian morals to respond to the rise of socialism as an economic
system
Key ThemesContributions and impact of Rerum
Novarum (#1-39)Social Order (#40-98)Communism and Socialism (#99-148)
Contributions and Impact of Rerum Novarum
On the ChurchRN has encouraged and committed many priests and
people to the Church’s social teachings.RN has inspired a truly Christian social science.RN has influence outside the Church.RN has inspired institutions for mutual support and
influenced education and culture.It helped lower classes.
Contributions and Impact of Rerum Novarum
On the Civil AuthorityThe government must protect law, sacred rights
of workers and order and to promote public welfare.
Laws were implemented for the lower classes.Leaders became aware of their obligations.
Contributions and Impact of Rerum NovarumOn other concerned parties
More unions and organizations of workers were formed.
It encouraged Christian workers to find mutual associations according to their various occupations.
Question:Does the Church have a right to
speak on social and economic matters?
Yes. Church is committed with the deposit of truth. (#41) Church has duty to interpret and teach moral law. (#41)
Social OrderRight to Private Property
Pope Pius XI said that the Right to Private Property is essential for the development and freedom of the individual. But the right of ownership is not absolute, it loses its morality if it’s not subordinated to the common good.
The government has the duty to define in detail the duties of ownership.
Individualism and collectivism
Social OrderCapital and Labor
Capital and Labor need each other.Only by the way of labor of workers does the state grow rich. (#53)Capital claimed all the products and profits and left the barest minimum to labor. (#54)There must be just distribution of wealth to serve the common good.
We are presented with two words:
A. Sub Sandwich
B. Solitaire and Slap-jack
C. Solidarity and Subsidiarity
Social OrderJust wage (#63)Employees become sharers in ownership. (#65)More solidarity between employers and employees
through cooperation and communicationNegative view of Capitalism
Communism and SocialismCommunismSupports violence and
abolition of private ownership
Evil and inhuman
Socialism Against private
property No one can be a good
Catholic and true socialist Cannot be reconciled with
the teachings of the Catholic Church
RemediesNo possibility of a compromise between
Christianity and SocialismThe state must guide and promote mutual
cooperation between classesLove and Charity must reinforce JusticeProsperity with Respect for the Laws of GodUnited Under God