Centesimus annus
by John Paul II · first published 1991
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I find it's good to re-read Rerum Novarum[1] (1891) and Centesimus Annus[2] (1991), now and again: [1] http://w2.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/documen... [2] http://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/doc...
on “Economic Inequality” ↗…reduces the human person to an economic actor - full stop - and construes all human activity as economic, thus dehumanizing market participants.) I would encourage people to read JPII's 1991 encyclical "Centesimus Annus" for a balanced summary critique of the dominant economic orders of the last century or so as a corrective for their errors. [0] https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/d...
on “Income Equality in Nordic Countries: Myths, Facts, and Lessons” ↗…last 100 years on economy, including Rerum Novarum (https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/docum...), Quadragesimo Anno (https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xi/en/encyclicals/docume...), Centesimus Annus (https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/d...), and the very latest Magnifica Humanitas (https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/docume...)