期刊名称：Alpha Omega : rivista di filosofia e teologia dell'Ateneo Pontificio Regina Apostolorum
出版年度：2009
卷号：7
期号：1
出版社：Athenaeum Pontificium Regina Apostolorum
摘要：The category of 搒ocial encyclicals敆monographic papal teaching letters treating themes of social justice梬hile useful for classifying magisterial texts, has the drawback of excluding from the corpus of Catholic social doctrine important papal teaching found elsewhere. Such is the case of Pope Benedict抯 first encyclical Deus Caritas Est, which, while not technically a social encyclical, presents an original contribution to the field of Catholic social thought. The second half of the encyclical studies the Church抯 charitable activity as an opus proprium, specifying its distinctive characteristics and revealing its significance for society. In this important treatise, Benedict distinguishes the social mission of the Church from that of the State. The State exists to promote the common good (justice) and employs practical reason to this end; the Church devotes herself to charitable works, as an expression of faith. Despite these distinct missions, the Church serves the State in its proper task, both directly, through the engagement of the lay faithful in social and political activity, and indirectly, through her social teaching, by which she helps the State purify its notion of justice and its requirements for the human person.
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