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Catholic social doctrine is rooted in the social teachings of the New Testament, [11] the Church Fathers, [12] the Old Testament, and Hebrew scriptures. [13] [14] The church responded to historical conditions in medieval and early modern Europe with philosophical and theological teachings on social justice which considered the nature of humanity, society, economy, and politics. [15]
The document was presented by Renato Martino, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, on April 2, 2004, the memorial of Francis of Paola. [6] He noted that the document was preceded by Laborem Exercens, Sollicitudo Rei Socialis and Centesimus Annus, wherein John Paul II expounded upon the church's social teaching.
Coulter, Michael L., Richard S. Myers, and Joseph A. Varacalli, eds. Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought, Social Science, and Social Policy (Scarecrow Press, 2012) Day, Maureen K. Catholic Activism Today: Individual Transformation and the Struggle for Social Justice (New York University Press, 2020) Gleason, Philip.
The statement includes an introduction and 14 articles. [2] Over the course of the 14 sections, the statement addresses cultural narratives "currently undermining Scripture in the areas of race and ethnicity, manhood and womanhood, and human sexuality" and argues that a secular threat is infiltrating the evangelical church.
Ryan was born on May 25, 1869, in Vermillion, Minnesota, to William Ryan and Maria[h] Luby.Raised in the Populist tradition on a farm homesteaded by his Irish Catholic parents alongside his ten younger siblings, Ryan's childhood experience with the challenges faced by farmers informed his early investment in economic justice and the role of the Catholic Church in promoting social change.
As the Catechism of the Catholic Church reminds us: “Excessive economic and social disparity between individuals and peoples of the one human race is a source of scandal and militates against ...
The Council will promote justice and peace in the world, in the light of the Gospel and of the social teaching of the Church (art. 142). § 1. It will deepen the social doctrine of the Church and attempt to make it widely known and applied, both by individuals and communities, especially as regards relations between workers and employers.
The official Catholic doctrine on social justice can be found in the book Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, published in 2004 and updated in 2006, by the Pontifical Council Iustitia et Pax. The Catechism of the Catholic Church (§§ 1928–1948) contains more detail of the church's view of social justice. [70]