Rights and duties of capital and labor that the spirit of revolutionary change, which has long been disturbing the nations of the world, should have passed beyond the sphere of politics and made its influence felt in. Since 15 may of the present year was the ninetieth anniversary of the publication by the great pope of the social question. It describes the duties of workers, employers, the state, organizations such as unions, and christian institutions. Human work on the ninetieth anniversary of rerum novarum. It explicitly supports the rights of laborers and the protection of private property. It was an open letter, passed to all catholic patriarchs, primates, archbishops and bishops, that addressed the condition of the working classes. The elements of theconflict now raging are unmistakable, in the vast expansion of industrialpursuits and the marvellous discoveries of science. Since 15 may of the present year was the ninetieth anniversary of the publication by the great pope of the social question, leo xiii, of the decisively important encyclical which begins with the words rerum novarum, i wish to devote this document to human work and, even more, to man in the vast context of the reality of work. An encyclical is a letter intended for the bishops, archbishops and. Leo xnis rerum novarum, whose centenary was observed in 1991,1.
The holy see rerum novarum encyclical of pope leo xiii on capital and labor to our venerable brethren the patriarchs, primates,archbishops, bishops, and other ordinaries of places having peace andcommunion with the apostolic see. May 15, 1891 examines the situation of poor people and workers in industrialized countries articulates everyones role in working together to build a just society employers are seen as agents for change. Rerum novarum semel excitata cupidine, quae diu quidem commovet civitates, illud erat consecuturum ut commutationum studia a rationibus politicis in oeconomicarum cognatum genus aliquando defluerent. Rerum novarum of new things, the encyclical published by pope leo xiii in 1891, is a hallmark treatise on catholic social justice. Rerum novarum, encyclical issued by pope leo xiii in 1891 and considered by many conservative roman catholics to be extremely progressive. R erum n ovarum prepared by jonald justine umali itugot 2. Encyclical letter laborem exercens 14 september 1981 john paul ii encyclicals.
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