Her sole purpose has been care and responsibility for man, who has been entrusted to her by Christ himself: for this man, whom, as the Second Vatican Council recalls, is the only creature on earth which God willed for its own sake, and for which God has his plan, that is, a share in eternal salvation. When man does not recognize in himself and in others the value and grandeur of the human person, he effectively deprives himself of the possibility of benefitting from his humanity and of entering into that relationship of solidarity and communion with others for which God created him. The people in it might be humiliated and offended. Resumen El énfasis que la Encíclica Sollicitudorei socialis pone en la solidaridad nos lleva a preguntarnros si se trata de un principio nuevo en la Doctrina social de la Iglesia y cuáles son sus fundamentos. It would not be mistaken to see in this clear statement a springboard for the principle of the right to religious freedom, which was to become the subject of many solemn International Declarations and Conventions,30 as well as of the Second Vatican Council's well-known Declaration and of my own repeated teaching.31 In this regard, one may ask whether existing laws and the practice of industrialized societies effectively ensure in our own day the exercise of this basic right to Sunday rest. At one time the natural fruitfulness of the earth appeared to be, and was in fact, the primary factor of wealth, while work was, as it were, the help and support for this fruitfulness. La principal consecuencia de estos cambios era >la división de la sociedad en dos clases, separadas por un abismo profundo@. In addition, the new material and spiritual resources must be utilized which are the result of the work and culture of peoples who today are on the margins of the international community, so as to obtain an overall human enrichment of the family of nations. For if work as something personal belongs to the sphere of the individual's free use of his own abilities and energy, as something necessary it is governed by the grave obligation of every individual to ensure "the preservation of life". Pope Pius XI refers to it with the equally meaningful term "social charity". They serve the development of an authentic culture of work and help workers to share in a fully human way in the life of their place of employment.44, The State must contribute to the achievement of these goals both directly and indirectly. But this is also an invitation to "look around" at the "new things" which surround us and in which we find ourselves caught up, very different from the "new things" which characterized the final decade of the last century. No authentic progress is possible without respect for the natural and fundamental right to know the truth and live according to that truth. It is a movement which today has spread to many countries, and which, far from opposing the Catholic Church, looks to her with interest. In the face of a conflict which set man against man, almost as if they were "wolves", a conflict between the extremes of mere physical survival on the one side and opulence on the other, the Pope did not hesitate to intervene by virtue of his "apostolic office",9 that is, on the basis of the mission received from Jesus Christ himself to "feed his lambs and tend his sheep" (cf. Man receives from God his essential dignity and with it the capacity to transcend every social order so as to move towards truth and goodness. Different cultures are basically different ways of facing the question of the meaning of personal existence. buenos para la sociedad a que terminaría corrompi!ndose. . It is possible for the financial accounts to be in order, and yet for the people — who make up the firm's most valuable asset — to be humiliated and their dignity offended. These objectives include a sufficient wage for the support of the family, social insurance for old age and unemployment, and adequate protection for the conditions of employment. The historical experience of the West, for its part, shows that even if the Marxist analysis and its foundation of alienation are false, nevertheless alienation — and the loss of the authentic meaning of life — is a reality in Western societies too. It is urgent therefore to promote not only family policies, but also those social policies which have the family as their principle object, policies which assist the family by providing adequate resources and efficient means of support, both for bringing up children and for looking after the elderly, so as to avoid distancing the latter from the family unit and in order to strengthen relations between generations.101, Apart from the family, other intermediate communities exercise primary functions and give life to specific networks of solidarity. Now, as then, we need to repeat that there can be no genuine solution of the "social question" apart from the Gospel, and that the "new things" can find in the Gospel the context for their correct understanding and the proper moral perspective for judgment on them. Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice (CAPP) Johannes Paulus II richtte de pauselijke stichting "Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice . La Centesimus Annus es la novena carta encíclica del Papa Juan Pablo II, es un libro en el que el Papa de esa época recordaba el centenario de la Rerum Novarum. Prominent among these, because of the space which the Pope devotes to it and the importance which he attaches to it, is the "natural human right" to form private associations. Man thinks that he can make arbitrary use of the earth, subjecting it without restraint to his will, as though it did not have its own requisites and a prior God-given purpose, which man can indeed develop but must not betray. The Encyclical Rerum novarum can be read as a valid contribution to socio-economic analysis at the end of the nineteenth century, but its specific value derives from the fact that it is a document of the Magisterium and is fully a part of the Church's evangelizing mission, together with many other documents of this nature. But it often happens that people are discouraged from creating the proper conditions for human reproduction and are led to consider themselves and their lives as a series of sensations to be experienced rather than as a work to be accomplished. Those who are convinced that they know the truth and firmly adhere to it are considered unreliable from a democratic point of view, since they do not accept that truth is determined by the majority, or that it is subject to variation according to different political trends. But the true cause of the new developments was the spiritual void brought about by atheism, which deprived the younger generations of a sense of direction and in many cases led them, in the irrepressible search for personal identity and for the meaning of life, to rediscover the religious roots of their national cultures, and to rediscover the person of Christ himself as the existentially adequate response to the desire in every human heart for goodness, truth and life. CENTESIMUS ANNUS (1991.05.01) Juan Pablo II Dirigida: a Sus Hermanos en el Episcopado, al Clero, a las Familias religiosas, a los Fieles de la Iglesia Católica y a todos los Hombres de Buena Voluntad en el centenario de la Rerum Novarum. 12. recuerda el centenario de la >;erum ?ovarum@. The document lends itself to such a reference, because the historical picture and the prognosis which it suggests have proved to be surprisingly accurate in the light of what has happened since then. These criticisms are directed not so much against an economic system as against an ethical and cultural system. The essence of freedom then becomes self-love carried to the point of contempt for God and neighbour, a self-love which leads to an unbridled affirmation of self-interest and which refuses to be limited by any demand of justice.48. Inseparable from that required "something" is the possibility to survive and, at the same time, to make an active contribution to the common good of humanity. They have no possibility of acquiring the basic knowledge which would enable them to express their creativity and develop their potential. The family is indeed sacred: it is the place in which life — the gift of God — can be properly welcomed and protected against the many attacks to which it is exposed, and can develop in accordance with what constitutes authentic human growth. By intervening directly and depriving society of its responsibility, the Social Assistance State leads to a loss of human energies and an inordinate increase of public agencies, which are dominated more by bureaucratic ways of thinking than by concern for serving their clients, and which are accompanied by an enormous increase in spending. The modern business economy has positive aspects. Many other people, while not completely marginalized, live in situations in which the struggle for a bare minimum is uppermost. Other themes will be mentioned later when we examine certain aspects of the contemporary situation. In the recent past, the sincere desire to be on the side of the oppressed and not to be cut off from the course of history has led many believers to seek in various ways an impossible compromise between Marxism and Christianity. The newness which is experienced in following Christ demands to be communicated to other people in their concrete difficulties, struggles, problems and challenges, so that these can then be illuminated and made more human in the light of faith. CENTESIMUS ANNUS JUAN PABLO II Jurado P. Maria Camila Centesimus annus es la novena carta encíclica escrita por Juan Pablo II, en esta el Papa recuerda el centenario de la "Rerum Novarum" resaltando sus puntos más sobresalientes, además muestra el gran interés que tiene frente a las cuestiones sociales exhibiendo las . Pero la encíclica insiste también sobre losnecesarios límites de la intervención del Estado y sobre su carácter instrumental. Ajaran Sosial Gereja Masa Kini . El hombre se expresa y realiza mediante su actividad laboral y el trabajo tiene una dimensión social por su íntima relación con la familia y el bien común. Esta afirmación es de estricta justicia, porque, du­ rante muchos años, se venía acusando a la doctrina social de ser «excesiva­ . It is by responding to the call of God contained in the being of things that man becomes aware of his transcendent dignity. It was the throngs of working people which foreswore the ideology which presumed to speak in their name. * ¿Te gustó nuestro servicio? Meanwhile, an ideology, a perversion of authentic philosophy, was called upon to provide doctrinal justification for the new war. This is the right to a "just wage", which cannot be left to the "free consent of the parties, so that the employer, having paid what was agreed upon, has done his part and seemingly is not called upon to do anything beyond".23 It was said at the time that the State does not have the power to intervene in the terms of these contracts, except to ensure the fulfilment of what had been explicitly agreed upon. In the light of today's "new things", we have re-read the relationship between individual or private property and the universal destination of material wealth. It must be added that totalitarianism arises out of a denial of truth in the objective sense. It is also necessary to help these needy people to acquire expertise, to enter the circle of exchange, and to develop their skills in order to make the best use of their capacities and resources. In this regard, humanity today must be conscious of its duties and obligations towards future generations. Justice will never be fully attained unless people see in the poor person, who is asking for help in order to survive, not an annoyance or a burden, but an opportunity for showing kindness and a chance for greater enrichment. Indeed, openness to dialogue and to cooperation is required of all people of good will, and in particular of individuals and groups with specific responsibilities in the areas of politics, economics and social life, at both the national and international levels. Centesimus annus, thirty years on, remains an invaluable guide. Here we should remember the numerous efforts to which Christians made a notable contribution in establishing producers', consumers' and credit cooperatives, in promoting general education and professional training, in experimenting with various forms of participation in the life of the work-place and in the life of society in general. La tercera encíclica social de Juan Pablo II, Centesimus Annus (El centésimo año), fue promulgada el 1 de mayo de 1991. The Church renders this service to human society by preaching the truth about the creation of the world, which God has placed in human hands so that people may make it fruitful and more perfect through their work; and by preaching the truth about the Redemption, whereby the Son of God has saved mankind and at the same time has united all people, making them responsible for one another. de.la Iglesia. Esta situación se enlazaba con el profundo cambio, El momento culminante de esta contraposición llega con la gravísima in'usticia de la, realidad social,  el peligro de una revolución favorecida por las concepciones llamadas, ;erum novarum@ derivan de una, libertad que, en la esfera de la actividad económica  social, se separa de la verdad del, La actitud del $apa al publicar la >;erum novarum@ entrega a la iglesia una especie de, >carta de ciudadanía@ respecto a las realidades cambiantes de la vida p0blica,  esto se, doctrina social pertenece a su misión evangelizadora  forma parte esencial del mensa'e, cristiano, a que esta doctrina epone sus consecuencias directas en la vida de la sociedad , Do not sell or share my personal information. While drawing upon all the contributions made by the sciences and philosophy, her social teaching is aimed at helping man on the path of salvation. Vast multitudes are still living in conditions of great material and moral poverty. Of itself, an economic system does not possess criteria for correctly distinguishing new and higher forms of satisfying human needs from artificial new needs which hinder the formation of a mature personality. The Pope also drew inspiration from the teaching of his Predecessors, as well as from the many documents issued by Bishops, from scientific studies promoted by members of the laity, from the work of Catholic movements and associations, and from the Church's practical achievements in the social field during the second half of the nineteenth century. If by "capitalism" is meant an economic system which recognizes the fundamental and positive role of business, the market, private property and the resulting responsibility for the means of production, as well as free human creativity in the economic sector, then the answer is certainly in the affirmative, even though it would perhaps be more appropriate to speak of a "business economy", "market economy" or simply "free economy". The second consequence concerns the peoples of Europe themselves. La "Centesimus annus", relectura de la encíclica "Rerum nouarum" (León XIII) La encíclica quepresentamos: Centesimus annus(G4)se comprende a sí misma como rememoración, relectura, aplicación y extensión de otra encíclica: la Rerum Nouarum, de León XIII,del 15de mayo de 1891.Estaencíclica de León XIIIinaugura But no political society — which possesses its own autonomy and laws55 — can ever be confused with the Kingdom of God. In addition, the Church's social teaching has an important interdisciplinary dimension. 16. This concept of relations between employers and employees, purely pragmatic and inspired by a thorough-going individualism, is severely censured in the Encyclical as contrary to the twofold nature of work as a personal and necessary reality. In this regard, special mention must be made of volunteer work, which the Church favours and promotes by urging everyone to cooperate in supporting and encouraging its undertakings. He must therefore respect the natural and moral structure with which he has been endowed. The connection reveals CAPP's inspiring idea and purpose:heartfelt endorsement of papal social teachings and committed support to the Holy Father's charitable initiatives. In effect, beyond the rights which man acquires by his own work, there exist rights which do not correspond to any work he performs, but which flow from his essential dignity as a person. What is needed are concrete steps to create or consolidate international structures capable of intervening through appropriate arbitration in the conflicts which arise between nations, so that each nation can uphold its own rights and reach a just agreement and peaceful settlement vis-à-vis the rights of others. Obviously, he also has the responsibility not to hinder others from having their own part of God's gift; indeed, he must cooperate with others so that together all can dominate the earth. The radical reordering of economic systems, hitherto collectivized, entails problems and sacrifices comparable to those which the countries of Western Europe had to face in order to rebuild after the Second World War. Man tends towards good, but he is also capable of evil. Heb 13:8), Jesus Christ our Lord, in whose name I cordially impart my blessing to all. As a person, he can give himself to another person or to other persons, and ultimately to God, who is the author of his being and who alone can fully accept his gift.82 A man is alienated if he refuses to transcend himself and to live the experience of self-giving and of the formation of an authentic human community oriented towards his final destiny, which is God. Besides being morally inadmissible, this will eventually have negative repercussions on the firm's economic efficiency. Centessimus Annus, para entender y. Cien años después de la encíclica Rerum Novarum y tras la conclusión, con el ocaso del marxismo, de un ciclo en la historia de Europa y del mundo, Juan Pablo II es testigo de las amenazas de.Encuentra aquí información de Centesimus Annus; Juan Pablo. May people learn to fight for justice without violence, renouncing class struggle in their internal disputes, and war in international ones. 53. No, never again war, which destroys the lives of innocent people, teaches how to kill, throws into upheaval even the lives of those who do the killing and leaves behind a trail of resentment and hatred, thus making it all the more difficult to find a just solution of the very problems which provoked the war. In the light of Christ risen from the dead, on 2 April 2005 at 9.37 p.m., while Saturday was drawing to a close and the Lord's Day was already beginning, the Octave of Easter and Divine Mercy Sunday, the Church's beloved Pastor, John Paul II, departed this world for the Father. Moreover, their present condition, marked by difficulties and shortages, is the result of an historical process in which the formerly Communist countries were often objects and not subjects. The debates aim at elaborating materials about the application of the Social Teachings of the Catholic Church. The advancement of the poor constitutes a great opportunity for the moral, cultural and even economic growth of all humanity. La Iglesia y los Medios de Comunicación Social, Algunas claves de la encíclica Lumen fidei (I). Even on the eve of the third Millennium she continues to be "a sign and safeguard of the transcendence of the human person",112 as indeed she has always sought to be from the beginning of her existence, walking together with man through history. This is especially needed for the nations of Europe, which are closely united in a bond of common culture and an age old history. Centesimus Annus is extraordinary in the way it reconfigures the basic framework of Catholic social teaching. In addition to the irrational destruction of the natural environment, we must also mention the more serious destruction of the human environment, something which is by no means receiving the attention it deserves. It seemed that the European order resulting from the Second World War and sanctioned by the Yalta Agreements could only be overturned by another war. In this light, and only in this light, does it concern itself with everything else: the human rights of the individual, and in particular of the "working class", the family and education, the duties of the State, the ordering of national and international society, economic life, culture, war and peace, and respect for life from the moment of conception until death. At the height of this clash, when people finally began to realize fully the very grave injustice of social realities in many places and the danger of a revolution fanned by ideals which were then called "socialist", Pope Leo XIII intervened with a document which dealt in a systematic way with the "condition of the workers". After formulating principles and guidelines for the solution of the worker question, Pope Leo XIII made this incisive statement: "Everyone should put his hand to the work which falls to his share, and that at once and straightway, lest the evil which is already so great become through delay absolutely beyond remedy", and he added, "in regard to the Church, her cooperation will never be found lacking".113. While Marxism held that only by exacerbating social conflicts was it possible to resolve them through violent confrontation, the protests which led to the collapse of Marxism tenaciously insisted on trying every avenue of negotiation, dialogue, and witness to the truth, appealing to the conscience of the adversary and seeking to reawaken in him a sense of shared human dignity. Even in recent years it was thought that the poorest countries would develop by isolating themselves from the world market and by depending only on their own resources. ACTUALIDAD. From this point forward it will be necessary to keep in mind that the main thread and, in a certain sense, the guiding principle of Pope Leo's Encyclical, and of all of the Church's social doctrine, is a correct view of the human person and of his unique value, inasmuch as "man ... is the only creature on earth which God willed for itself".38 God has imprinted his own image and likeness on man (cf. Human ingenuity seems to be directed more towards limiting, suppressing or destroying the sources of life — including recourse to abortion, which unfortunately is so widespread in the world — than towards defending and opening up the possibilities of life. Se señala que para construir una sociedad más justa y digna del hombre es necesario un compromiso de servicio en los órdenes político, económico, social y cultural. Together with this right, which — it must be stressed — the Pope explicitly acknowledges as belonging to workers, or, using his own language, to "the working class", the Encyclical affirms just as clearly the right to the "limitation of working hours", the right to legitimate rest and the right of children and women21 to be treated differently with regard to the type and duration of work. Justice and truth demand that basic human needs should be met and that none should be left to perish. Download Free PDF. 21. Furthermore, society and the State must ensure wage levels adequate for the maintenance of the worker and his family, including a certain amount for savings. The decisions which create a human environment can give rise to specific structures of sin which impede the full realization of those who are in any way oppressed by them. Following the destruction caused by the war, we see in some countries and under certain aspects a positive effort to rebuild a democratic society inspired by social justice, so as to deprive Communism of the revolutionary potential represented by masses of people subjected to exploitation and oppression. The Christian upholds freedom and serves it, constantly offering to others the truth which he has known (cf. Centesimus annus (en español, Centenario) es una encíclica promulgada por el papa Juan Pablo II el 1 de septiembre de 1991, con ocasión del centenario de la encíclica Rerum Novarum . This movement, which began as a response of moral conscience to unjust and harmful situations, conducted a widespread campaign for reform, far removed from vague ideology and closer to the daily needs of workers. Evangelio, Meditación y Santoral en un sólo mensaje. On that date ten years ago, Benedict XVI beatified his predecessor in a St. Peter's Square still echoing with the " santo subito " chants of six years earlier. Even prior to the logic of a fair exchange of goods and the forms of justice appropriate to it, there exists something which is due to man because he is man, by reason of his lofty dignity. Frente a ello se haces necesarias la bondad, incluso la ternura, ante las cuales no debemos tener miedo, (cfr. (#34) The human being is the primary route that the church must travel to fulfill its mission. This is the culture which is hoped for, one which fosters trust in the human potential of the poor, and consequently in their ability to improve their condition through work or to make a positive contribution to economic prosperity. Hence the principle task of the State is to guarantee this security, so that those who work and produce can enjoy the fruits of their labours and thus feel encouraged to work efficiently and honestly. 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