scholarly journals SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ETHICS ACCORDING TO THE POLISH PRIEST JÓZEF MAJKA

10.23856/3408 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 68-73
Author(s):  
Jan Mazur ◽  
Władysław Majkowski ◽  
Hameni Blaise
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Social Ethics ◽  
Catholic Social Teaching ◽  
Social Teaching ◽  
Political Ethics ◽  
Moral Principles ◽  
The Social ◽  
Gospel Message

The presented text is an attempt to answer the question: how was understood the social and political ethics by the Priest Professor Józef Majka (1918-1993) - one of the leading minds of Catholic social teaching in Poland? It is, of course, about capturing the specificity of this understanding, comparing it with the perspectives of other outstanding authors. Views of Priest Majka on this subject were included mainly in His book: Social and Political Ethics (1993). In His opinion, this kind of ethics is not only a group of philosophical considerations, but a real attempt to show Catholic social and political ethics. He wrote: "We do not think that it would be possible at all to develop a sensible system of social ethics, especially political, without referring to Christian principles and focusing on the message of the ultimate goal of a man in the Gospel message" (Majka, 1993:12). It seems that this unambiguous reference to the values and principles of the Gospel, recognizing them as necessary in the construction of a sensible system of social and political ethics allows us to consider His concept as original, thoroughly Christian, marked by a testimony of faith and penetrated by intellectual depth. It can be stated  that the social ethics in the sense of Father Majka is not an ideology, but an integral part of Catholic social science, situating above all in the area of  philosophy and theology, where it finds the necessary premises for moral principles and norms.

scholarly journals Catholic Social Teaching, Theology, and Sociology: Exploring the Common Ground

Religions ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 557
Author(s):  
Vivencio Ballano
Keyword(s):  
Social Order ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Catholic Social Teaching ◽  
Moral Theology ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Social Teaching ◽  
Moral Principles ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Common

Drawing on some secondary literature and using sociological perspectives, in this paper, I trace the fundamental conflict and differences between sociology and theology as academic disciplines and draw some implications on why the contributions of sociological inquiries and their empirical assessments of society and human behavior are seldom used in literature and learning materials on Catholic social teaching (CST)—a body of moral principles based on papal, conciliar, and other official Church documents on the Christian faith and social concerns. I argue that despite methodological and theoretical differences, sociology and CST’s moral theology can share a common ground in dealing with the social order: the moral theologizing of CST begins where sociologizing ends. Sociology is a necessary tool to reformulate CST’s Christian message to the constantly changing historical and social contexts and provide empirical illustrations to its moral teachings.

The Social Ethics of Pope John Paul II: A Critique of Neoconservative Interpretations

Horizons ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 33 (01) ◽  
pp. 7-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Sniegocki
Keyword(s):  
Social Ethics ◽  
Catholic Social Teaching ◽  
Social Teaching ◽  
Economic Democracy ◽  
Pope John Paul Ii ◽  
Economic Rights ◽  
John Paul Ii ◽  
Democratic Capitalism ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
The Social

ABSTRACTNeoconservative interpreters of the social ethics of Pope John Paul II have made the claim that John Paul shifted the tradition of Catholic Social Teaching in the direction of an embrace of “democratic capitalism” and other neoconservative ideals. This article challenges those claims. Major differences between the social ethics of Pope John Paul II and those of neoconservatives such as Michael Novak, George Weigel, and Richard John Neuhaus are highlighted. These differences include contrasting assessments of current forms of capitalism and of economic globalization, as well as differing views concerning economic democracy, economic rights, consumerism, the significance of structural injustice as a cause of poverty, the proper economic role of the state, the value of the United Nations, the importance of lifestyle simplification, and the urgency of ecological issues. An understanding of these major differences is essential in enabling Catholic Social Teaching to play a truly prophetic and constructive role in responding to current global crises.

Contributions of the Social Teaching of the Roman Catholic Church on Migration

Exchange ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 403-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge E. Castillo Guerra
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Catholic Social Teaching ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Social Teaching ◽  
Pope Francis ◽  
The Social

This article searches for contributions provided by the social teaching of the Roman Catholic Church to avoid suffering and death under migrants, that, following Pope Francis, are provoked from a ‘culture of rejection’. From an interdisciplinary approach this article facilitates the assessment of mechanisms that generate these situations. It also focuses on the ethical and theological criteria of the Catholic social teaching to achieve a culture of encounter and acceptance of migrants and refugees.

On Human Work: An Evaluation of the Key Ideas of the Encyclical Laborem Exercens

1984 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-79
Author(s):  
Miroslav Volf
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Social Teaching ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Social Teaching ◽  
Social Question ◽  
John Paul Ii ◽  
The Social ◽  
Rerum Novarum

Last year John Paul II published his encyclical, Laborem exercens (LE), and Roman Catholic social teaching was so much the richer for it. Only his illness prevented the encyclical from being published on the day of the ninetieth anniversary of the first encyclical on the question of work, Rerum novarum (1891), written by the great pope of the ‘social question’, Leo XIII. LE was intended to contribute to the ‘immortal fame of the encyclical, Rerum novarum’, as Pius XI said of his encyclical Quadragesimo anno (1931). This indicates a basic continuity of LE with the developments in Roman Catholic social teaching set in motion by Rerum novarum. In fact John Paul II explicitly states his intention to remain in organic connexion with these developments. And indeed, with respect to the content of the encyclical, one finds hardly anything fundamentally new.

scholarly journals The Principles of Catholic Social Teaching: A Guide for Decision Making from Daily Clinical Encounters to National Policy-Making

2017 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Shields Wright
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Catholic Social Teaching ◽  
Human Person ◽  
Social Teaching ◽  
Faith And Reason ◽  
Clinical Encounters ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Teachings

Catholic social teaching (CST), a branch of moral theology, addresses contemporary issues within the political, economic, and cultural structures of society. The threefold cornerstone of CST contains the principles of human dignity, solidarity, and subsidiarity. It is the foundation on which to form our conscience in order to evaluate the framework of society and is the Catholic criteria for prudential judgment and direction in developing current policy-making. With knowledge of these social principles, in combination with our faith, we will be more armed and informed as to articulate the Catholic vision of reality, the truthful nature of the human person and society, to apply and integrate the social teachings in our everyday administrative and clinical encounters, and through the virtue of charity take action within the social, political, and economic spheres in which we have influence. Summary The Church's social encyclicals are a reflection upon the issues of the day using the light of faith and reason. They offer commentary on the ways to evaluate and address particular social problems—also using natural law principles—in the areas of politics, economics, and culture. Quotes were selected from the encyclicals that define and expand upon the primary principles for the purpose of representing them for study, reflection, and use in everyday personal and business encounters and decision making for healthcare professionals.

scholarly journals Paralyzed by Prices: An Analysis of Price Theory within the Context of Health Care

2019 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Babcock
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Catholic Social Teaching ◽  
Price Formation ◽  
Social Teaching ◽  
Price Mechanism ◽  
Price Theory ◽  
Moral Principles ◽  
Economics Of Health

This article examines the structure of pricing within health care. The price mechanism within health care does not function as it does in other sectors of the economy. The author examines the price theories of capitalism, socialism, and solidarism to illuminate the purpose of prices relevant to health care. Drawing points from each system, the author argues in favor of a solidarist approach to prices relying on principles set forth in Catholic social teaching, with the caveat that the capitalist natural price must first be determined. The unique features of healthcare pricing and prioritization indicate that moral principles must guide the economics of health care, not merely supply and demand. Summary: This article discusses the problems with creating useful prices in health care. It examines the price theories of capitalism, socialism, and solidarism to see which would be most useful for health care price formation.

Traveling Light: Pilgrim Law and the Nexus between Law, Politics and Catholic Social Teaching

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 445-479
Author(s):  
Amelia J. Uelmen
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
Embryonic Stem ◽  
Catholic Social Teaching ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Teaching ◽  
Potential Threat ◽  
Political Consequences ◽  
Moral Principles ◽  
Tax Exempt

Coming out of a church whose marks of identity include unity, holiness, and universality, it is ironic—and painful—that the “Catholic vote” has become a “metaphor” for polarization in United States culture and politics. As one reporter described the scene in the weeks before the 2004 presidential election: Some rail against their own bishops, while others cheer what they see as a long-awaited stand of conscience. The tension seemed to reach a peak yesterday, when the Vatican felt compelled to publicly dismiss the claims of a Catholic lawyer who said he had Vatican support to seek [Senator] Kerry's excommunication.Tensions have also manifested themselves in the variety of Catholic “voter's guides.” Some list a limited number of “non-negotiable” issues—particular actions that are identified in Catholic moral theology as “intrinsic evil” and suggest that candidates be evaluated according to their stand on these particular issues. For example, the Catholic Answers Voter's Guide for Serious Catholics, first distributed prior to the 2004 election, named “five non-negotiables”: abortion, euthanasia, embryonic stem-cell research, human cloning and homosexual marriage. As these moral principles “do not admit of exception or compromise,” the Guide reasoned that political consequences should be clear: “You should avoid to the greatest extent possible voting for candidates who endorse or promote intrinsically evil policies.”In the interim between the 2004 and 2006 elections, a few organizations congealed to formulate competing guides. Others rallied around Faithful Citizenship, the United States Bishop's long-standing official commentary on the nexus between the principles of Catholic social teaching and political participation. Others directly challenged the Catholic Answers guide as a distortion of Catholic social teaching and argued that its partisan activities were a potential threat to the Roman Catholic Church's tax-exempt status.

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