Unit 3: CST Documents

Question 1

What does Pope Pius XI in Quadragesimo Anno try to present?

Answer 1

a middle way between what he terms economic liberalism (liberal capitalism) and socialism

Question 1

Who wrote Quadragesimo Anno

Answer 1

Pope Pius XI

Question 2

TRUE OR FALSE: Did Quadragesimo Anno reject Socialism AND communism?

Answer 2

True

Question 3

What did Gaudium et Spes favor?

Answer 3

the private ownership of good

Question 4

What does Gaudium et Spes argue?

Answer 4

private ownership of goods helps in achieving the autonomy of the human person and it should be regarded as an extension of the human freedom

Question 5

TRUE OR FALSE: Gaudium et Spes is openly critical of Capitalism

Answer 5

False

Question 6

What doe Gaudium et Spes teach?

Answer 6

the right to private ownership is not opposed to public ownership and that public authorities have the right to prevent anyone from abusing their private property to the detriment of the common Good

Question 7

Who wrote Populorum Progressio?

Answer 7

Pope Paul VI

Question 8

What did Pope Paul VI reject in Populorum Progressio?

Answer 8

unbridled liberalism

Question 9

Who wrote Laborem Exercens?

Answer 9

Pope John Paul II

Question 10

What did Laborem Exercens say was is one of the grave consequences of capitalism?

Answer 10

the prioritization of machines over human labor

Question 11

List some Famous CST documents

Answer 11

• Rerum Novarum (On the Condition of Labor)—Pope Leo XIII, 1891
• Quadragesimo Anno. . . (After Forty Years)—Pope Pius XI, 1931
• Mater et Magistra. . . (Christianity and Social Progress)—St. John XXIII, 1961
• Pacem in Terris. . . (Peace on Earth)—St. John XXIII, 1963
• Gaudium et Spes. . . (Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World)—Second Vatican Council, 1965
• Dignitatis Humanae . . . (Declaration on Religious Freedom)—Second Vatican Council, 1965
• Populorum Progressio. . . (On the Development of Peoples)—Blessed Paul VI, 1967
• Octogesima Adveniens. . . (A Call to Action)—Blessed Pope Paul VI, 1971
• Evangelii Nuntiandi. . . (Evangelization in the Modern World)—Blessed Paul VI, 1975
• Laborem Exercens. . . (On Human Work)—St. John Paul II, 1981
• Sollicitudo Rei Socialis. . . (On Social Concern)—St. John Paul II, 1987
• The Church and Racism: Towards a more fraternal society. . . —Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, 1989
• Veritatis splendor. . . (The Splendor of Truth)—St. John Paul II, 1993
• Evangelium Vitae. . . (The Gospel of Life)—St. John Paul II, 1995
• Dignitas Personae. . . (The Dignity of a Person)—Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, 1998
• Ecclesia in America. . . (The Church in America)—St. John Paul II, 1999
• Fides et Ratio. . . (Faith and Reason)—St. John Paul II, 1998
• Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church. . . —Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, 2004

Question 12

WHat is an Encyclical Letter?

Answer 12

is a letter written by the Pope to the bishops of the Church as a whole or to a particular audience of bishops.

Question 13

What is a Pastoral Letter?

Answer 13

typically written by a bishop or group of bishops for all Catholics in a specific location.