Luke 10, 38-42 + CSDC and CV
CV 38a. My
predecessor John Paul II drew attention to this question in Centesimus
Annus, when he spoke of the
need for a system with three subjects: the market, the State and
civil society [92]. He saw civil society as the most natural setting for an
economy of gratuitousness and fraternity, but did not mean to deny it a
place in the other two settings. Today we can say that economic life must be
understood as a multi-layered phenomenon: in every one of these layers, to
varying degrees and in ways specifically suited to each, the aspect of
fraternal reciprocity must be present. In the global era, economic activity
cannot prescind from gratuitousness, which fosters and disseminates solidarity
and responsibility for justice and the common good among the different economic
players. It is clearly a specific and profound form of economic democracy.
Solidarity is first and foremost a sense of responsibility on the part of
everyone with regard to everyone [93], and it cannot
therefore be merely delegated to the State.
Notes: [92] Cf. no. 35: loc. cit., 836-838. [93]
Cf. John Paul II, Encyclical Letter Sollicitudo
Rei Socialis, 38: loc. cit., 565-566.
Various circumstances may make it advisable that the State
step in to supply certain functions
CSDC 188. Various circumstances may make it advisable that the State step in
to supply certain functions[401]. One may think,
for example, of situations in which it is necessary for the State itself to
stimulate the economy because it is impossible for civil society to support
initiatives on its own. One may also envision the reality of serious social
imbalance or injustice where only the intervention of the public authority can
create conditions of greater equality, justice and peace. In light of the
principle of subsidiarity, however, this institutional substitution must not
continue any longer than is absolutely necessary, since justification for such
intervention is found only in the exceptional nature of the situation.
In any case, the common good correctly understood, the demands of which will
never in any way be contrary to the defence and promotion of the primacy of the
person and the way this is expressed in society, must remain the criteria for
making decisions concerning the application of the principle of subsidiarity.
Notes: [401] Cf. John Paul II, Encyclical Letter
Centesimus Annus, 48: AAS 83 (1991), 852-854.
(Lk 10, 38-42) Mary has chosen the better part and it will
not be taken from her
38 As they continued their journey he
entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. 39 She had
a sister named Mary (who) sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him
speak. 40 Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said, "Lord,
do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving? Tell
her to help me." 41 The Lord said to her in reply, "Martha, Martha,
you are anxious and worried about many things. 42 There is need of only one
thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her."
CSDC 284. Rest from work is a right.[609] As God “rested on the seventh day from all the work which he
had done” (Gen 2:2), so too men and women, created in his image, are to
enjoy sufficient rest and free time that will allow them to tend to their
family, cultural, social and religious life.[610] The institution of the Lord's
Day contributes to this.[611] On Sundays and other Holy Days of Obligation,
believers must refrain from “engaging in work or activities that hinder the
worship owed to God, the joy proper to the Lord's Day, the performance of the
works of mercy, and the appropriate relaxation of mind and body”.[612] Family
needs and service of great importance to society constitute legitimate excuses
from the obligation of Sunday rest, but these must not create habits that are
prejudicial to religion, family life or health.
Notes: [609] Cf. John Paul II, Encyclical Letter Laborem
Exercens, 19: AAS 73 (1981), 625- 629; John Paul II, Encyclical
Letter Centesimus Annus, 9: AAS 83 (1991), 804. [610] Cf. Second
Vatican Ecumenical Council, Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes, 67:
AAS 58 (1966), 1088-1089. [611] Cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church,
2184. [612] Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2185.
[Initials
and Abbreviations.- CSDC:
Pontifical Council for Justice And Peace, Compendium of the Social
Doctrine of the Church; - SDC:
Social Doctrine of the Church; - CV: Benedict
XVI, Caritas in Veritate (Charity
in truth)]
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