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Rerum Novarum- On the Condition of Labor

Promotion of human dignity through just distribution of wealth
Workers have basic human rights that adhere to Natural Law, which says all humans are equal
right to work, to own private property, to receive a just wage, and to organize into workers'
associations
Employers and employees each have rights and responsibilities: while the worker should not
riot to create a situation of conflict with the employer, the employer should maintain an
environment respecting worker's dignity.
The church has the right to speak out on social issues. Its role is to teach social principles and
bring social classes together. The state's role is to create a just society through laws that
preserve rights.
Quadragesimo anno- On the Reconstruction of Social Order
Charges that capitalism's free competition has destroyed itself, with the state having become a
"slave" serving its greed
Warns against a communist solution, however, because communism condones violence and
abolishes private property. Labor and capital need each other.
A just wage is necessary so workers can acquire private property, too
A response to the Great Depression, which began in 1929 and rocked the world. In Europe,
democracy has declined and dictators have emerged to take power. Fortieth anniversary of
Rerum novarum.
Mater et Magistra- On Christianity and Social Progress
economic, scientific, social, and political developments
that have taken place since Rerum novarum and Quadragesimo anno.
there's not just a disparity between rich and poor classes anymorethere's a disparity between
rich and poor nations.
It's the duty of wealthy, industrialized nations to help poor, nonindustrialized nations;
but in giving aid, it is every country's duty to respect the latter's culture and to refrain
from domination.
Since technological advances have made nations interdependent as never before, cooperation and
mutual assistance are necessary.
all Catholics should be reared on Catholic social teaching.
Octogesima Adveneiens A Call to Action
Addresses urbanization and the new social problems it has created
such as a new loneliness and specific problems for youth, women, and the "new
poor." ("New poor" includes the elderly, the handicapped, and the cities'
marginalizedpeople disadvantaged because of urbanization.)
discrimination because of race, origin, color, culture, sex, and religion.
personal responsibility on the part of Christians in seeing that injustice is challenged.
In combating injustice, need to focus on political actionnot just economic action.
Encourages individual Christians and local churches to apply gospel principles of
justice to contemporary situations and take appropriate political action

Laborem Exercens : On Human Work

Work is at the center of the social questionthe key to making life
more human and the measure of human dignity.
Nature of work is: (1) to fulfill the command in Genesis to "subdue the earth" and (2) to make
family life possible.
Criticizes both capitalism and Marxism: denounces tendency to treat humans as mere
instruments of production; against collectivism; affirms right to private property yet
subordinates it to the right of common use.
work is a duty; employers need to provide for workers via good planning,
unemployment benefits, and international collaboration righting imbalances in
standards of living; resources must be used to create employment; wages must be
sufficient to support a family, and working mothers should be afforded special
consideration; workers deserve health care, right to leisure, pension, accident
insurance, decent working environment; right to unionize strongly supported; disabled
people should be given opportunities to work; people have a right to leave native
countries in search of a better livelihood.
Centesimus Annus The Hundredth Year
Marking the 100th anniversary of Catholic social teaching
fall of "real socialism" in the Eastern Bloc nations invites a lengthy discussion of
communism and capitalism.
The "fundamental error of socialism" is that it's based on an atheistic view of humanity instead of
a transcendent one; leads to a "social order without reference to the person's dignity and
responsibility."
Distinguishing, on the one hand, between "unbridled," "radical," or "primitive" capitalism and,
on the other hand, a "business economy" that serves and protects the human person, "
on the level of individual nations and international relations, the free market is the most efficient
instrument for utilizing resources and effectively responding to needs" (#34).
Capitalism also recognizes the freedom of the human
person. Warns, however, against: (1) The consumeristic tendency of modern
capitalistic societies, (2) Elevating capitalism, as an economic tool, to the level of an
all-encompassing ideology.
2.
Rerum Novarum- Pope Leo XIII
Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi
Quadragesimo Anino- Author: Pope Pius XI
Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti
Mater et Magistra- Author: Pope John XXIII
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
Octogesima Adveneiens Author: Pope Paul VI
Giovanni Battista Montini

Laborem Exercens : Author: Pope John Paul II

Karol Jzef Wojtya
Centesimus Annus Author: Pope John Paul II
Karol Jzef Wojtya
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Rerum Novarum- May 15, 1891
Quadragesimo Anino- May 15, 1931
Mater et Magistra- May 15, 1961
Octogesima Adveneiens- May 14, 1971
Laborem Exercens September 14, 1981
Centesimus Annus May 1, 1991
4.
Rerum Novarum- of new things
Quadragesimo Anino- on the fortieth year
Mater et Magistra- mother and teacher
Octogesima Adveneiens- eightieth anniversary
Laborem Exercens exercising labor
Centesimus Annus centennial year
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the words mean the eightieth anniversary and refer to the eightieth anniversary of Leo XIIIs
Rerum Novarum (1891), the first papal social encyclical. Paul VI is following the tradition of
Pius XI, whose 1931 social encyclical was entitled Quadragesimo Anno (forty years) and also
paid homage to Rerum Novarum.
Octogesima Adveniens reads like an encyclical, but it is properly classified as an apostolic letter,
a typic of document that is usually addressed to a Vatican official or a group of bishops.
Octogesima Adveniens is addressed to Cardinal Maurice Roy, president of the Pontifical
Commission on Justice and Peace, which was established by Paul VI. It is likely that Octogesima
Adveniens was intended to give prominence to that body. The work consists of fifty-two sections
without any chapter divisions.
To mark the eightieth anniversary of Rerum novarum, Paul VI did not write an encyclical letter,
but rather an apostolic letter to Maurice Cardinal Roy, who was president of the Pontifical
Commission Justitia et Pax. The move away from the encyclical as a literary form already
suggests Paul VI's awareness of the importance of human experience or a historically conscious
methodology. A look at the structure of Octogesima adveniens confirms this awareness these
signs of the times and an exhortation to action.
6. Major themes from Catholic Social Teaching
The following principles highlight major themes from Catholic social teaching

documents of the last century.

1. Dignity of the Human Person
Belief in the inherent dignity of the human person is the foundation of all Catholic
social teaching. Human life is sacred, and the dignity of the human person is the
starting point for a moral vision for society. This principle is grounded in the idea
that the person is made in the image of God. The person is the clearest reflection of
God among us.
2. Common Good and Community
The human person is both sacred and social. We realize our dignity and rights in
relationship with others, in community. Human beings grow and achieve fulfillment
in community. Human dignity can only be realized and protected in the context of
relationships with the wider society.
How we organize our society -- in economics and politics, in law and policy -directly affects human dignity and the capacity of individuals to grow in community.
The obligation to "love our neighbor" has an individual dimension, but it also
requires a broader social commitment. Everyone has a responsibility to contribute to
the good of the whole society, to the common good.
3. Option for the Poor
The moral test of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable members. The poor
have the most urgent moral claim on the conscience of the nation. We are called to
look at public policy decisions in terms of how they affect the poor. The "option for
the poor," is not an adversarial slogan that pits one group or class against another.
Rather it states that the deprivation and powerlessness of the poor wounds the whole
community.
The option for the poor is an essential part of society's effort to achieve the common
good. A healthy community can be achieved only if its members give special
attention to those with special needs, to those who are poor and on the margins of
society.
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8. blame a rapid population growth that our economy cant keep up with. unemployment,
inflation, inequality and corruption
most Filipinos are poor because they were born poor to begin with.
A poor person cant simply decide to be rich. In fact, even if he wanted to, there are factors
that may prevent a poor person from being rich, and it has very little to do with the often blamed
Filipino laziness.
its possible that people who are born poor struggle to become rich because kids who grow up
poor have less impulse control.
The psychological consequences of childhood poverty and stress are the same psychological
barriers that may prevent a person from becoming more successful in adulthood. Furthermore,

impediments to the development of the prefrontal cortex can also affect a childs ability to learn,
making it more difficult to compete with children who did not grow up in poverty.
Poverty causes people to make bad decisions. The research article, Poverty Impedes Cognitive
Function, suggests that stress experienced due to poverty impede cognitive function. In other
words, people who are poor are at greater risk to make decisions that further perpetuate their
poverty, because their brain is so exhausted by, well, poverty. The poorer are person is, the higher
the likelihood that hell make decisions that will worsen his situation.
#10 Many Filipinos depend on the government alone
Yes, the responsibility of the government is to provide the basic needs of its citizens. But if
Filipinos will always depend on it alone and will not act, they will have a miserable life. Many
poor families have tons of children but they cannot feed them. They know their financial
situation but they ignore it. Instead of helping the government, they are simply adding to the
problem. Then, they love to criticize the president.
#9 Many Filipinos think that Metro Manila always offers great opportunities
Yes, Metro Manila offers great opportunities. But this is not always the case. Decades ago, many
people from other places tried their luck in Manila and became successful. But if you will
compare the situation then and now, traffic in EDSA is getting worst everyday and flood is
instant even on summer season. Many people from provinces have a huge land but they dont
have the patience to cultivate it.
#8 Many Filipinos spend more money for their wants, not their needs
Many Filipinos spend their money just to buy the latest version of smartphone even if they dont
really need it. They tend to enter into salary loan or use their credit cards so they can be in in
the society and in social media. A year later, a new version will come out and they will buy
again. Obviously, Apple and other gadget manufacturers will get richer and the poor buyers will
get poorer.
#6 Many Filipinos spend excessive money on traditions
Although this usually applies to people in the provinces, many Filipinos in big cities also love to
spend big money in feasts, weddings, and christening, even if they cannot afford it. Many of
them run to pawnshops, and 5-6 (high interest debt) just to follow the tradition. They are afraid
that their neighbors and rich relatives might mock them if they fail to spend excessive money for
these events.
#5 Many Filipinos are obsessed with get rich quick schemes
The news about pyramid scams never grows old, but many Filipinos never learn, especially
OFWs. They invest their hard-earned money in MLM (Multi-Level Marketing) businesses
without doing a thorough research first. Many MLM members think that the business is
legitimate because they are earning from their investment. They dont realize that theres no such
thing as get rich quick.
#3 Many Filipinos lack education in money management

Entertainment gossips, corruption and crime are usually the headlines in the news, and many
poor Filipinos love to read them. Here in the Philippines, only a few news articles and local TV
programs teach people how to handle their money. We have heard of Filipino lotto winners who
became millionaires but became poor again. Every Filipino should be properly educated in terms
of money management.
We are too religious.
We tend to always think that our status in life is what God wants for us to have. We tend to
behave this mentalism of Bahala na ang Diyos! Makontento tayo sa kung anong meron tayo
at magpasalamat na lang sa Diyos!.
I totally understand that we need to trust in the Lord and Hiscapabilities. However, Filipinos are
having the wrong view. We can never be rich or productive with just trusting in the almighty, we
need to move; we need to work and just use His guidance.We are poor because we we let our
dreams to be just dreams, not goals. We love to dream; we are too ideal about things; but we are
not doing something to reach it. We think that it is not to be made a goal because we cant
achieve it and will only end us up with disappointment.
However, disappointment is always part of reaching a goal. But as Filipinos we are, Ayoko
ngmangarap ng malaki kasi hindi ko naman kaya. Baka hindi ko kaya. This statement was
always heard in poor Filipino families. They lost hope. They lost determination. They stopped
believing.It is because rich are becoming richer and poor becoming poorer. So, Filipinos just
settle for less because we think we cant have the best. Because we are too submerged into
reality, that we are just poor.
And beggars, the poorest of the poor, just let themselves be poor because they are complacent to
those people who are continually giving them help. Palaasa. at the other end of
this, those people who are trying to help, really arent helping. They spoonfeed. They dont
teach the people how to live on their own. They are instilling them the thought of
okay lang maging mahirap, tutulungan naman kita. And here is where politics comes in.
We are poor because we are too loyal
Loyal to the people, not to the country. This is so evident in politics. Once an official help those
poor, they will definitely give their loyalty to them up to the point of killing each other just to
support their candidates and eventually government officials. We let those people use us to cover
up their corruption through giving groceries and other things that are not as useful as jobs.In the
end, we are the ones suffering. Not because the fate is too harsh on us. But because we let
ourselves to be like this. We let powerful people to use us. W e chose to be like this. And it will
always be our choice if we want to remain like this.