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Pope Benedict XVI: A Caritas in Veritate Overview

A summary of Caritas in Veritate (CIV) begins with understanding its importance and requires recognizing its complexity and ambition and also its simplicity.

What is Happiness?
"We aspire to a happiness that is definitively found in the one thing that can bring us fulfilment, which is love." (Pope Francis)
A Laudato Si Summary
Laudato Si’ is an appeal for humanity to recognize and embrace God’s vision for the earth and recognize our interconnectedness.
Pope Leo XIII was integral to Catholic social teaching origins and addressing socialism.
A Rerum Novarum Summary
Rerum Novarum was groundbreaking in addressing the struggles of the working class and societal challenges during the Industrial Revolution.
Who is My Neighbor?
Our neighbors do not solely include our family, close friends, or those who live next door. ALL are our neighbors.
Social Media and Mental Health
Being made in the image of God means we share qualities with God! It implies we have a moral conscience, the capacity for understanding good and evil, the ability to love, reason, create, and choose freely.
Gender Equality and the Church
"The first creation account shows the essential equality of men and women (cf. Gen 1:27-29)." (Pope Benedict XVI, 60)

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