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QUADRAGESIMO ANNO
Quadragesimo Anno
f) Feb. 6, 1922
- Pope Pius XI Elected
The World in 1891-1931
g) Oct. 31, 1922
- Fascist March on Rome
h) 1924
- Stalin wins power struggle in Communist Russia
The World in 1891-1931
i) Oct. 29, 1929
- U.S. Stock Market Collapse
j) 1931
- Nazis rise to power in Fascist Germany
Quadragesimo Anno
c) Divini redemptoris
(1937 divine redeemer)
Pope Pius XI
a)Dec. 11, 1925 Quas Primas
- Established Feast of Christ the
King
b) June 7, 1929 Lateran
Treaty
- Independent State of the
Vatican
c) Feb. 12, 1929 - Vatican Radio
d) May 8, 1933
Canonization - St. Bernadette
Soubirous (Our Lady of
Lourdes)
Quadragesimo Anno
Composed of three major parts:
1. Describes the impact of RN on Church,
civil authorities and other parties
2. Clarifies, develops, and expands the
social and economic teachings of RN
3. Treats changes in capitalism and
socialism since RN, the roots of the
disorder, and remedy proposed by the
Church
1. Describes the impact of RN on Church, civil
authorities and other parties (#1-39)
a) On The Church & On Other Concerned
Parties:
"Not only did works of charity begin to multiply upon
the urging of the Pontiff (Leo XIII), ...but new
andexpanding organizations in which workersof
every kind, with the counsel of the Church andunder
the leadership of her priests, give and receive mutual
help and support." #24
1. Describes the impact of RN on Church, civil
authorities and other parties (#1-39)
b) On Civil Authorities
"A new branch of law has arisen...to protect the
sacred rights of workers that flow from their dignity as
men and Christians...with special concern for women and
children. Much credit must be given for these
improvements to the Encyclical on the Condition of
Workers (Rerum Novarum)." #28
2. Clarifies, develops, and expands the social
and economic teachings of Rerum Novarum
(#40-98)
Role of the Church
Property Rights
- INDIVIDUALISM vs COLLECTIVISM
- proper balance between
labour and capital
- ownership has both an
Individual & a social nature
SUBSIDIARITY
- weakening of civil structures that ensure community
participation in decision making
- supreme authority of the state was to let local
communities handle matters appropriate to them
3. Treats changes in capitalism and socialism
since RN, the roots of the disorder, and
remedy proposed by the Church (# 99-148)
unrestrained capitalism & totalitarian
socialism/communism
- dangers of free market economy
- repulsion to dictatorship of proletariat
3. Treats changes in capitalism and socialism
since RN, the roots of the disorder, and
remedy proposed by the Church (# 99-148)
Against Economic Dictatorship
- the State has become a slave to greed
- human dignity must be recognized
PIUS XI
- Accused of being a socialist and a fascist
Quadragesimo Anno
Popes remedies