The Industrial Revolution & The Church

The Industrial Revolution Positives: machines produces more goods which required more jobs Negatives: cities were overcrowded & gross employers exploited workers especially children Karl Marx-communism dismissed religion

The Church’s Response: Social Justice Dignity of the human person & the common good created diocesan welfare societies religious opened schools & hospitals specifically for the working class supported strikes & union formation Pope Leo XIII writes Rerum Novarum (On the Condition of Workers) Supported Workers’ Rights

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7 Themes of Catholic Social Teaching Life and Dignity of the Human Person Call to Family, Community, and Participation Rights and Responsibilities Option for the Poor and Vulnerable The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers Solidarity Care for God's Creation At Minimum: Explain/Define Give 3 Modern Day Examples of How We Can Put It Into Practice today

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The Contemporary Church Vatican II

St. Pope John XXIII

What Was Vatican II? opened by St. Pope John XXIII; Re-Opened/Closed by Pope Paul VI invited everyone (Catholics/non-Catholics/Media/etC.) most councils were called in times of crisis …not this one The Church needed aggiornamento ''updating'' or ''modernizing'‘ new, fresh directions for the church were set its understanding of itself & liturgy its attitude towards non-Catholics its relationship with the modern world

A New Pentecost before after whole mass said/read in latin elaborate prayers & rituals Did not express the original intent of the Eucharist priest faced the tabernacle/alter singing was minimal communion was received only by bread on the tongue no lay readers/Eucharistic ministers local language used prayers & rituals simplified & refocused to the Eucharist priest faced the congregation spoken/sung responses communion is both bread (received by tongue or hand) and wine scriptural readings were read by the People

Reflection: Recapturing the Essential Knowing what you know about Jesus, what aspects of the church do you believe he would want changed in order to reflect his true teachings?

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