scholarly journals The problems of marriage in the social teaching of the Catholic Church

2014 ◽  
pp. 112-122
Author(s):  
S. Prysuhin
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Social Structures ◽  
Social Teaching ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Catholic Church

In the article S. Prysukhin “The problems of marriage in the social teaching of the Catholic Church” reveals substantial characteristics of the concept of "Christian marriage", its positive value in overcoming the social structures of sin in modern civilization.

scholarly journals THE CONCEPT OF HUMAN DIGNITY AS A BASIS FOR COOPERATION OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH WITH STATE AND PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS

Skhid ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-72
Author(s):  
Anna Laputko
Keyword(s):  
Human Dignity ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Teaching ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Pope Francis ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Catholic Church

The article investigates the understanding of the concept of human dignity in the Catholic social doctrine and secular legal declarations aimed at the protection of personality rights. It is shown that notwithstanding the essential basic prerequisites, the concept of human dignity is foundational for the solution of new social problems. Consequently, human dignity is a basis for a fruitful dialog between the Catholic Church and world in order to create the society of peace, respect and well-being. It is proved that the turn to the systematic use of human right language and the strategies of the protection of human dignity occurred during the Second Vatican Council. This process is a part of the anthropological turn of the Christian religion within the global transformations of religious worldview in the age of late modern and postmodernism. Refreshment of the social teaching of Catholicism occurs within the last encyclical “Fratelli tutti” by the Pope Francis. The principle of the absolute value of human dignity becomes primary for the social teaching of the “Fratelli tutti” encyclical by the Pope Francis. This principle is fully substantiated. The Pope recognize that the absoluteness of human dignity is not obvious for the contemporary social discourse, the personality is more and more reduced to the individual who can be manipulated destroying the natural context of life which for the individual have always been communities. The Pope provides arguments about the dignity of the individual, which are revealed through faith, love, reflection and social dialogue.

scholarly journals The Principle of Subsidiarity: Lessons from the Social Teaching of the Catholic Church

2018 ◽  
pp. 42-48
Author(s):  
Sergiy   Prysukhin
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Social Teaching ◽  
The Common Good ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Common ◽  
Proper Functions ◽  
The Catholic Church

The article by S. Prysukhin “The Principle of Subsidiarity: Lessons from the Social Teaching of the Catholic Church” analyzes the achievements of the Social Teaching of the Catholic Church, represented by the works of Leo XIII, Pius XI, Pius XII, John Paul II, revealing the meaningful characteristics of the concept of “the principle of subsidiarity”, its role and meaning in the system of Christian values. The principle of subsidiarity makes possible such relationships in social life, when the community of higher order does not interfere in the internal life of the community of the lower order, taking over the proper functions of that function; for the common good it gives it when necessary support and assistance, thereby coordinating its interaction with other social structures. The principle of subsidiarity guides social practice to the promotion of the common good in the human community. The spread and application of the principle of subsidiarity opposes the danger of "nationalization" of society and the most terrible manifestations of collectivism, restricts the absoluteization of power, bureaucratization of state and socio-cultural structures, becoming one of the guarantors of respect for the rights and freedoms of citizens of their country.

scholarly journals The COVID-19 Pandemic in the Social Teaching of the Roman Catholic Church

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 7-22
Author(s):  
H. T. Sardaryan
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
The State ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Social Teaching ◽  
Social Doctrine ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Catholic Church

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the critical problems of the structure not only of the modern health system but also of the role of the state in managing socio-economic processes, government institutions, and their ability to ensure the safety and well-being of the population in conditions of the practical economic shutdown, self-isolation of citizens and ultra-high mobilization of state administrative resources to ensure a full-scale fight against the spread of the virus. Inherent human rights and freedoms were limited to effectively counter the coronavirus, which would have been difficult to imagine even a few months before the pandemic outbreak. Arguments about the gradual decline of the role of the state in the organization of the management of socio-economic processes against the background of the strengthening of civil society institutions also lost their significance, as only the state was able to organize a centralized mobilization of resources to counter the mass threat to public health. These questions lead to a revision of the traditional axiology of Western society, based on the primacy of individualism and the atomization of society – approaches that the Roman Catholic Church has traditionally opposed, which in its doctrine is based on the concept of the common good. As the world's largest confession, Catholicism retains its influence over a wide range of people in many of the leading countries of the modern West. The church's social doctrine is traditionally perceived, both by Catholics themselves and by various associations of citizens, as an ethical basis for organizing the life of society. The paper analyzes the development of the social doctrine of the Catholic Church after the outbreak of the pandemic in the context of both its perception of the coronavirus itself and the necessary measures to combat it and its position on the post-ovoid structure of the world. The Papal encyclicals, messages, and speeches, which reflect the official position of the Vatican, are of crucial importance. As a possible way to overcome the crisis, the Vatican offers the classic principles for the social teaching of the Catholic Church-solidarity and subsidiarity, which require, on the one hand, the subjectivity of society and the decentralization of power.

The development of Catholic-State relations: harmony or conflict

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-361
Author(s):  
Yaotang Peter Lin
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Social Teaching ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Protestant Churches ◽  
The Social ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
The Government ◽  
State Relations ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Catholic Church

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conduct a brief survey on the Catholic Church in Taiwan since its establishment by the Spanish missionaries in 1662 until today on its internal development and external relationship with the government. It is interesting to discover that, mostly, the Church has a harmonious relationship with the government, except a very few cases in which its foreign missionaries following the social teaching of the Church antagonize the government. However, it does not affect the close relationship between the Church and government in Taiwan. Design/methodology/approach It is a qualitative research on archive and books to research on the events of the Catholic Church in Taiwan in the discipline of social sciences. Historical research is in the majority of events. Findings The finding is acceptable because it is one of the few writings on the Catholic Church in Taiwan when writing on the Protestant Churches in Taiwan is flooding. Originality/value This is a ground-breaking work with academic value.

scholarly journals MIGRAÇÃO E URBANIZAÇÃO NO CONTEXTO DA EVANGELIZAÇÃO

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 335
Author(s):  
Márcia Maria Cabreira M. de Souza ◽  
Denilson Geraldo
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Social Teaching ◽  
The Social ◽  
Concrete Action ◽  
Theological Foundation ◽  
Object Of Study ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Catholic Church

RESUMO: Migração e urbanização são processos que vêm ganhando grande importância nas últimas décadas. O objetivo nesta análise é apresentar as principais tendências mundiais em relação a estes processos; apontar quais desafios e oportunidades específicas têm sido criadas por migrantes que se dirigem às áreas urbanas; identificar de qual maneira a preferência dos migrantes pela cidade tem afetado ou vem afetando positivamente as modernas populações urbanas e a relação desse fenômeno em curso para a evangelização; colocar a teologia em diálogo com a geografia e a sociologia. A base de dados utilizada para as reflexões foram: documentos produzidos pelas Nações Unidas dos últimos cinco anos e autores da área da geografia e sociologia que têm como objeto de estudo a migração e o espaço urbano, bem como, a fundamentação teológica a partir da evolução temática no ensinamento social da Igreja Católica. O método utilizado é a apresentação de dados contemporâneos sobre a migração, a fundamentação bíblica, a evolução do tema no ensinamento eclesial e as propostas para uma ação evangelizadora na América Latina.ABSTRACT: Migration and urbanization are processes that are gaining great importance in recent decades. The objective of this analysis is to present the main world trends in relation to these processes; pointing out which challenges and specific opportunities have been created by migrants who come to urban areas; identifying in which way migrants preferences of cities has affected or is affecting positively the modern urban populations, and the relationship between this phenomenon and evangelization; put theology in dialog with geography and sociology. The database used for these reflections were: documents produced by the United Nations over the last five years, and authors in the field of geography and sociology who have as their object of study the migration and urban space, as well as, the theological foundation based on the evolution theme as presented in the social teaching of the Catholic Church. The methodology used in this article is the presentation of data on contemporary migration, biblical foundation, the evolution theme from the social teaching of the Catholic Church and proposals towards a concrete action of evangelization in Latin America.

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