Pastor Column: The Social Question III
[Note: This is not the weekly homily.] This is an article from the bulletin of November 21, 2021 Having discussed just wages, we turn now to Pope Pius XI’s focus on two things that he considers “especially necessary” if the good work started by Rerum Novarum is to continue. Those two are the “reform of institutions” and the “correction of morals.” As far as institutions, the pope notes that “the State comes chiefly to mind.” The reason for this, he explains, is that “individualism” has disintegrated the rich social life that used to exist so that we are...Read More