The Limits of Catholic Social Teaching

The Limits of Catholic Social Teaching

The election of Pope Leo XIV has brought attention back to the pontiff from whom he took his papal name: Pope Leo XIII, who reigned from 1878-1903. Specifically, it has highlighted what the 13th Leo is most known for: the introduction of modern “Catholic Social Teaching,” which can be found in many of his writings, but most particularly in his famous encyclical 1891 Rerum Novarum. Source

Doctrine, Not Indoctrination: Pope Leo XIV and the Transpolitical Nature of Catholic Social Doctrine

It is all too tempting to try to use Catholic Social Doctrine as a policy platform with which to bludgeon one’s political opponents. Pope Leo XIV’s address is a good sign that he seems to understand what is at stake.