Mater Et Magistra

IN CONCLUSION

MATER ET MAGISTRA urges the people to do good unto others.

It asks for the people and the church to support each other despite their social differences and the condition of the changing society they live in.

Everyone should work as an authentic community despite the modernization of the world in order to promote human dignity.

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A BALANCE IN COMMON GOOD

• The common good is a desirable balance between different elements of society and the economy

• Development and progress in the industrial, service, and agricultural sectors must balance.

• Individual freedom and initiative must balance with the support of the government, including appropriate public ownership of property

• Economic progress should balance with social progress

FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE

The Pope urged that measures be taken to restore balance between the agricultural sector and industry

-Trace people who leave farms due to modernization, and ensure they receive support from the government.

POPE JOHN SUGGESTED TO

-Ensure that farms modernize as fast as industry.

-Ensure that farmers get the same social securities as all others.

-Develop better infrastructures.

-Establishing industries focusing on farm products in agricultural regions.

-Consider the needs of the farmers.

-Provide a means of device protection.

-Self-advancement of the farming community.

INTERNATIONAL HELP

• Pope John commended wealthier nations to give humanitarian assistance to the developing countries.

• It is required by “justice and humanity” to share surplus food and other goods with other nations in need.

• He suggested that they should provide the poorer nations with ample resources and training to lead them to proper governance and a stable future.

• However, he also said that they do it "disinterestedly", without the aim of harming their culture or gaining political control over the nation.

MATER ET MAGISTRA begins by praising three earlier papal documents on social topics and summarizing their key points

POPE PIUS XII'S

RADIO MESSAGE

Pope John reiterated its message on subjects of the right use of material goods, work, and family

QUADRAGESIMO ANNO

Pope John summarized the main message of Quadragesimo Anno, as two key points:

• Charity, not self-interest, should be “the supreme criterion in economic matters.”
• It is the responsibility of humankind to create a national and international order that promotes social justice, “in which all economic activity can be conducted not merely for private gain but also in the interests of the common good.”

RERUM NOVARUM

Pope John summarized the main points of Rerum Novarum as work, private property, the role of the state, right of association, and human solidarity.

ONCE AGAIN...

Mater et Magistra was written by Pope John XXIII.

It was promulgated on May 15, 1961.

The title means "mother and teacher" referring to the role of the church.

It talks about the tasks of the state to support its

people in terms of its economy and society.

It clarifies a balance in common good, a focus on agriculture and international support.

WHAT'S INSIDE IT?

ATOMIC ENERGY

COMMUNISM

COLD WAR

POVERTY

AGRICULTURAL REFORM

INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENTS

SPACE AGE

IN DECADES OF CATASTROPHIES AND DISCOVERIES

THE WORLD WAS CHANGING

ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONS

WHAT ARE IT'S MAIN POINTS?

DECOLONIZATION

THE GREAT DEPRESSION

WORLD WAR II

THE UNITED NATIONS

The world had changed considerably in the previous 30 years both politically and economically. The Great Depression and World War II had ended, the cold war had begun, and technology allowed for increased productivity, but vast poverty remained across the globe.

The Church’s role has long been to teach while guiding individuals and nations toward salvation. Her main concern care for her followers, but the Church is also concerned with the livelihood, education, and wellbeing of humanity. Just as Jesus’ primary mission was humankind’s eternal salvation, He too fed the hungry and was concerned for worldly needs.

TECHNOLOGY

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WHY WAS IT WRITTEN?

POPE JOHN XXIII

Pope from Oct. 28, 1958 to June 3, 1968

Pope John XXIII wrote the encyclical

and promulgated it on May 15, 1961

TRANSLATION?

The title MATER ET MAGISTRA, which is in Latin, means "mother and teacher" referring to the role of the church.

Mater et Magistra was written in observance of the 70th anniversary of Pope Leo XIII's encyclical Rerum Novarum. It also refers to the social teaching of Pope Pius XI in Quadragesimo Anno, and of Pope Pius XII in a radio broadcast given 1 June 1941.

WHO WROTE IT?

MATER ET MAGISTRA

CHRISTIANITY AND SOCIAL PROGRESS

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MATER ET MAGISTRA

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An encyclical that explores the role the Church in efforts to acheive social progress and justice in the world. Since the writings on economics by previous Popes, the world had seen tremendous changes such as the discovery of nuclear energy, advanced communications, and political independence movements.

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