The central theme to Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si' and our call to protect the Earth and those that inhabit it
What is Care for Creation?
An assembly in the Catholic Church presided over the pope and including cardinals and bishops
What is a Council?
A body of literature written in the modern era by popes and bishops in response to the various political, economic, and social issues
What is Catholic Social Teaching?
The major document of Vatican II; includes a shift towards a more global Church
What is Gaudium et Spes?
"The Pilgrim Pope;" was pope during the latter part of Vatican II
Who is Paul VI?
Global participation in the idea that we are one human family; used in the pursuit of peace and justice
What is Solidarity?
The benefits or interests of all
What is the Common Good?
The condemnation of interpreting the Church teachings in light of recently developed philosophical and scientific conceptions; present heavily in Syllabus of Errors
What is Anti-Modernism?
Encyclical issued on the 40th anniversary of Rerum Novarum; discussed ethical implications of social and economic order
What is Quadragesimo Anno?
A pretty popular dude - focused heavily on "integral humanism"
Who is John Paul II?
The principle that matters should first be handled at the lowest level of competent authority
What is Subsidiarity?
The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically; issue highlighted by Pope Pius XII
What is Colonialism?
Social institutions that fail to protect the dignity of the human person, past and present, personal sin of others leads to continuation of that sin by others
What are Structures of Sin?
The very first one - big on the topics of inequality, worker's rights, unions, and private property
What is Rerum Novarum?
Pope that called Vatican II; optimistic of the modern world; wrote Mater et Magistra and Pacem in Terris
Who is John XXIII?
Making a priority of putting the needs of the economically and socially disadvantaged first
What is Option for the Poor and Vulnerable?
St. Mark's Youth Enrichment, Archdiocese of Dubuque, Dubuque County Conservation
What are our Community Partners?
The three pillars of the positive relationship between the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community
What are respect, compassion, and sensitivity?
Encyclical written by Benedict XVI concerned with global development and progress towards the common good
What is Caritas in Veritate?
Quite the intellectual; protective of papal authority and theological traditions; wrote Rerum Novarum
Who is Leo XIII?
The ideas that work is a continuing participation in God's creation; and as the economy serves the people, the people must also be respected
What is the Dignity of Work and Rights of the Worker?
The institution through which this social teaching is taught through
What is the Catholic Church?
The idea that the human person is created for love through their basic human dignity and sociality, but a balance between the two is necessary to avoid an excess of individualism or collectivism
What is the Anthropology of Catholic Social Teaching?
Encyclical that focuses on human work: the dignity of work, labor and capital
What is Laborem Excercens?
Favored democracy and capitalism; brought attention to idea of "universal destination of goods"
Who is Pius XII?