Encyclical

Book review about Encyclical on Climate Change and Inequality – Pope Francis Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio or POPE FRANCIS was chosen to be the Pope of the Catholic Church since March 13, 2013. He is the first Latin American and the first Jesuit to lead the Roman Catholic Church—and the first non-European leader of the church in 1,200 years. He named himself Francis after St. Francis of Assisi. Born in Buenos Aires in 1936 to Italian immigrant parents, Pope Francis was ordained as a Catholic…

The thing is that faith evolves around everything and faith and reason are connected in many ways. In the encyclical Fides et Ratio (meaning Faith and Reason) written by Pope John Paul II we understand in a deeper level how faith and reason are interlocked. In Pope John Paul II first…

Pope John Paul II clarifies in his encyclical, the role of laity in developing the mission of the church in evangelism. "Indeed, it is necessary to recognize-and it is a title of honor – that some churches owe their origins to the activity of lay men and women missionaries." (John Paul II,…

Church with its congregation, other faiths and especially world youth and functioned as a great inspiration for positive social change. Due to his uncommonly long papacy he fully developed numerous theological ideas and promulgated numerous seminal encyclicals, some of which presented a somewhat revolutionary view for. The two most essential areas in which Pope John Paul II influenced Catholic theology where in his renewed emphasis on Mariology and his outreach and with other world-faiths and…

Fides et Ratio, written by Saint Pope John Paul II, can easily be regarded as one of his most influential papal encyclicals for its view on faith and reason. The encyclical bridges the topics of philosophy, which is often associated with Hellenism, and theology, which is often associated with Catholicism, and shows how they work together as one free-flowing unit. In this paper, I will be proving how the Pope does this by talking about theology, philosophy, faith, reason, and how they all work…

1.0 Introduction 1.1 Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Australia In Australia the Refugee and Asylum Seeker social justice issue is a recurring matter that causes the Australian Government to take action. The Refugee issue in Australia divides the nation in half between the Government’s and the Catholic Church’s opinions. This causes a range of interest including professionals, priests, students and more people to write about the Refugee social justice issue. Morrissey is a professional who…

one expressed by the Pope Francis in his papal encyclical, Laudato Si, which says that we as humans share a common home and have to act together to love, preserve and protect our planet. Laudato Si translates into English as “Praise Be Unto You”. This phrase which is taken from a poem from Francis of Assisi is directed by the Pope to everyone in the world as we are commanded to act together and stop global warming. In the introduction of the encyclical, Pope Francis portrays Earth as Francis of…

In Pecem in Terris Pope John Paul II addresses Pope John XXIII's writing in his Encyclical letter of Pecem in Terris. Pacem in Terris in English term is known as Peace on earth. John Paul II made it very clear to what he wanted to talk about in his version of Pecem in Terris. He actually writes it in a very organized manner. He puts it in almost a list of what has been happening in or before the 20th century, almost like giving us a history lesson of some sort. He then addresses the ideas of…

It is said that our actions and words represent who we are to other people. A person’s actions and words can represent their convictions, morals, and ambitions for the future. These convictions and morals can form the person’s identity. Throughout the stimulus articles, there was a common theme of identity. In the articles, identity is formed from language, culture, words, and actions. These identities represent who an individual is to the rest of the world and to themselves. Identity becomes…

Laudato Si’ is the second encyclical of Pope Francis – Our Holy Father addresses all people, not just the faithful. In the closing paragraph of the encyclical, Pope Francis writes on the negative effects he has seen/experienced concerning God’s creation, “current attitudes and behaviors are not only wrong in a moral sense, they are also wrong in a practical sense. They have not worked. They have given us a world that is broken and unjust: where the wealthy worry about obesity while the…