RE ATAR Unit 2: Current Issues for a Religion
Catholic Response
Why the Catholic Church Responds to the Issue
The Roman Catholic Church responds to the issue of asylum seeker policy due to its beliefs and values. These beliefs and values can be sourced from:
- The Catholic Social Teachings
- The Catechism of the Catholic Church
- The Bible
"How does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need, yet refuses help?" – 1 John 3:17.
Catholic Social Teaching in 3 Minutes
Trocaire. (2014, September 25). Catholic Social Teaching in 3 Minutes. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELyLdMlFdzA
Catholic Social Teachings
The Catholic Social Teachings as we know them today stem from the Papal Encyclical Rerum Novarum, promulgated in 1891. Pope Leo XIII's encyclical was originally implemented to address capital and labour. The Catholic Social Teachings now focus on themes that extend to include:
- Human dignity
- Community
- Rights and duties
- Preferential option for the poor
- Participation
- Economic justice
- Stewardship
- Solidarity
- Role of government
- Promotion of peace
Pope Francis Praises Secular Sweden Over Asylum Seekers
euronews (in English). (2016, November 1). Pope Francis prasies secular Sweden over asylum seekers- world. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Myb8mSvRdms
"The duty of promoting human solidarity also falls upon the shoulders of nations."
– Populorum Progression, 48
- Populorum ProgressioPopulorum Progressio is a papal encyclical promulgated on 26 March 1967 by Pope Paul VI. Populorum Progressio addresses 'the development of peoples.'