Great piece on the papal encyclical by Dr. Harry Veryser of UD Mercy. "Those who study Catholic Church Social Teaching invariably use simple phrases to describe the essence of the encyclical letters issued by popes regarding economic crises of their day.
Pope Leo XIII was the first pope to write on economics, when he issued Rerum Novarum (Of New Things), which was concerned with the dehumanizing effects on workers of the new Industrial Age. His letter is often summarized as “defending workers’ rights.” Likewise Paul VI’s 1967 letter, Populorum Progresso (On the Development of Peoples) is often summarized as “addressing de-colonization.”
Today Pope Benedict released Caritas in Veritate, an expansive overview of the causes and proposed cures for our current crisis. A summary might be that we are reeling from the “Curse of Mad Scientists” who have overly influenced the fields of finance, biology and much more."
Pope Leo XIII was the first pope to write on economics, when he issued Rerum Novarum (Of New Things), which was concerned with the dehumanizing effects on workers of the new Industrial Age. His letter is often summarized as “defending workers’ rights.” Likewise Paul VI’s 1967 letter, Populorum Progresso (On the Development of Peoples) is often summarized as “addressing de-colonization.”
Today Pope Benedict released Caritas in Veritate, an expansive overview of the causes and proposed cures for our current crisis. A summary might be that we are reeling from the “Curse of Mad Scientists” who have overly influenced the fields of finance, biology and much more."
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Here is the video from the Kresta in the Afternoon interview with Dr. Harry Veryser talking about Caritas in Veritate.
Watch live video from Kresta In The Afternoon's channel on Justin.tvHere is the link to part 2 of this interview.
Here is the video from the Kresta in the Afternoon interview with Dr. Harry Veryser talking about Caritas in Veritate.
Watch live video from Kresta In The Afternoon's channel on Justin.tvHere is the link to part 2 of this interview.
Very nice! Excellent, eloquent criticism!
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