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Octogesima Adveniens: An Apostolic Letter A Call to Action - Paul VI, 1971 •Calls for political action for economic justice •Develops the role of individual local churches in responding to unjust situations and acting for justice
An apostolic letter, not encyclical • Shift from universal authority to local solutions • trade unions must not abuse power; concern that they could demand more than society can afford • applications to be worked out region by region • Unions—acceptable element of social life; contribute to well-being of community; calls for new forms of cooperation; workers should be able to contribute to company
• • Paul VI, 1971, A Call to Action (Octogesima • adveniens) • – Human dignity and its relationship to an aspiration to equality and an • aspiration to participation • – Central Tenet of CST: preferential treatment of, or option for, the • poor.
An apostolic letter, not encyclical • Shift from universal authority to local solutions • trade unions must not abuse power; concern that they could demand more than society can afford • applications to be worked out region by region • Unions—acceptable element of social life; contribute to well-being of community; calls for new forms of cooperation; workers should be able to contribute to company
• • Paul VI, 1971, A Call to Action (Octogesima • adveniens) • – Human dignity and its relationship to an aspiration to equality and an • aspiration to participation • – Central Tenet of CST: preferential treatment of, or option for, the • poor.
