Liu thirteenth times and for us

Christopher Wales – Vatican City

In his meeting with the Cardinate College the day after his choice, Pope Liu fourteenth explained part of the reason for choosing his papal name. He said: “There are various reasons for that,” before continuing to clarify that he chose Lyon’s name “mainly because Pope Liu XIII, in his historical encyclopedia RevolutionaryIn the context of the first major industrial revolution, the social issue dealt with. “

He continued in our time, the Church offers every treasure of its social education in response to another industrial revolution and developments in the field of artificial intelligence, which represents new challenges to defend human dignity, justice and work.

Dr. Donald Brodolo, head of Catholic studies at Tolsa University, says that Pope Liu XIII “lived in a time of deep social change, the time when the Church needed answers to many urgent social problems at that time.”

Like Leo XIII, we also live in a “period of tremendous social change” that not only challenges and teaching the church, “but the same dignity of humanity.” Dr. PRUDLO emphasizes that when choosing his name, Pope Liu XIV explains that the church will face “these very serious problems” that were characterized by the challenges of humanity and human dignity, and in particular the problems posed by artificial intelligence.

As in the time of Pope Liu XIII, the church and the world suffer from “not just a time of changes, but change time”, as Pope Francis described it.

In this interview with the Vatican news, Dr. Bodolo puts the similarities between the era of Pope Liu XIII and our era, and the challenges facing the Church today at the beginning of Pontev Leo XIV.

Doctor Prudlo, we listened (Saturday) in the morning to Pope Leo XIV while talking to Cardinals about some of the reasons that make him choose his name Lyon. In particular, he referred to Liu XIII, the end of the Pope bears this name, the great social reformer in the late nineteenth century. Can you tell us a little about what the Pope told us about the relationship between Liu XIII and our own times?

Pope Liu thirteenth ruled from 1878 to 1903, so it was the first Pope in the twentieth century. He lived in a time of deep social change, the time when the Church needed responses to many urgent social problems at that time. Pope Liu fourteenth explained to us why he chose this name, in particular, referring to his great encyclopedia, Revolutionary From the year 1891, which proved to be the cornerstone of all the background socio -social education.

Pope Liu fourteen knows that, as in his predecessor, he lives in a period of tremendous social change, a change not only challenges the church and the doctrines of the Church, but also the soul of the dignity of humanity.

Thus, when he chose this name, he wanted us to understand that, like Pope Liu XIII, he lived at the time of my transition to … (or rather) in the midst of the industrial revolution, he tried to weave a Catholic road, and a Catholic interpretation, between the dangers of twin from socialism and capitalism.

Pope Liu fourteen tells us that due to the challenges facing humanity today and the challenges facing human dignity, especially the problems related to artificial intelligence, he chose this name to celebrate a new period in which the Church will face these very serious problems.

The Pope also alluded to the new industrial revolution. Then, partly, Leo XIII was dealing with the first industrial revolution. Can you explain a little about that and may provide some reflections about what you imagine that the Pope can say about this new industrial revolution?

At the time of Pope Liu XIII, there was great urbanization. People moved from the countryside to cities across Europe and North America, and thus found living conditions and bad work. They were prevented from forming unions by business owners. In addition, they were seduced by the new political ideologies that attempted to overthrow the current regimes.

Pope Leon wanted to enhance the rights of the worker. He wanted to enhance the dignity and dignity of human work, especially in its critical social unity, the human family.

The Church has always accompanied humanity during these radical transformations during the past 2000; The Church has a real and real response that can help people maintain their positions and their lives and justice in the dignity of their work and in the dignity of its human person.

I would like to resume two things he said and this caught my attention. Someone talked about dignity not only about workers, but also about work. He also stated that Liu XIII took care of the workers. He referred to the change now in the status of manual workers, and perhaps towards the employees of the offices in this era. But we also see many areas in the world where people are exploited in works such as manufacturing, such as producing products for the world that people have developed in the developing world. Both topics were very important for Pope Francis. And I think Liu XIV takes it away …

I think it is very sensitive to the needs of the exploited workers, as it was a missionary bishop in Latin America. Learn the conditions of the global economic system, which often depends on cheap labor and sometimes unfortunately, slave workers in various countries of the world.

After that, it would be a voice for these people, and Pope Liu XIII had a voice for those who had no voice in the first industrial revolution. Pope Leo XII will continue this tradition and will be a voice for those who are threatened, and who are being attacked by these different and unfair forms of exploitation in the world. In this sense, continuity will be with Francisco.

I think he mentioned the document that Liu fourteen cited, RevolutionaryAl -Qaeda, the basis of subsequent Catholic social education. I would like to go back a little in history, and you may be able to give us a simple context about this post so that it is not isolated. It was part of a much wider education than Liu XIII …

Lyon has been the potato for a long time. There was great stability during his reign, and he dealt with many issues during that time. and Revolutionary It was only one of the feet of what he left in the church, in social education, and it was part of a broader and more complete return to spiritual people, taking into account the correct relationship of humanity with God, without only thinking about the horizontal political principles.

Pope Leo XIII was keen that with the wisdom of the Church, with the wisdom of St. Thomas Akwinas to the point that he supported him strongly; By practicing the pink, on which many encyclopedias have written; Through God’s approach. Through an approach to human dignity, he explained a new and complete vision of Catholic social education and the Catholic social justice that would continue in the twentieth century and be the basis of a lot of subsequent papal teaching.

as RevolutionaryAs he said, it was part of the context of an integrated vision of Catholic social education, but the subsequent popes continued, especially with Revolutionary. We have seen Pope Pius, the eleventh, about 40 years later; I think Paul VI, after 80 years; John Paul II, celebrated the centenary Revolutionary. He also resumed the teaching of Benedict and Francisco.

But there is a question that some people can do: What is the right that the Pope must address economic issues? What is the right they should talk about about the minimum wage, about workers’ standards, and how does the government and administration interact and work with each other? So perhaps to finish, I can tell us a little about the reason why the Popes and the Church were able to talk about these issues.

The Church as a whole, directed by the Pope, bears the responsibility of speaking in matters of faith and moral. Now, in many wisdom decisions, pure wisdom decisions, people may have different ways to address a problem.

But there is some moral certainty, there are certain principles, such as human dignity, the right to win a salary that can maintain the family, defend the family in the social field, and defend the rights of workers.

The reason that the church is not clear in these issues is to provide a specific political program, but to determine the boundaries that someone cannot go further.

You cannot deny the human dignity of the worker who pays an unfair salary, something that claims to be revenge. This is the Bible. This is something that has strengthened potatoes throughout history.

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