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Did he really say this? If so, ROCK ON!!!
One of many things that makes me happy to be Catholic!
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Did he really say this? If so, ROCK ON!!! (Original Post)
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rug
(82,333 posts)1. He did, in Evangelii Gaudium. last November.
goldent
(1,582 posts)2. Some quotes from the RCC social doctrine, regarding unions...
.... Unions grew up from the struggle of the workers workers in general but especially the industrial workers to protect their just rights vis-à-vis the entrepreneurs and the owners of the means of production.Such organizations, while pursuing their specific purpose with regard to the common good, are a positive influence for social order and solidarity, and are therefore an indispensable element of social life. The recognition of workers' rights has always been a difficult problem to resolve because this recognition takes place within complex historical and institutional processes, and still today it remains incomplete. This makes the practice of authentic solidarity among workers more fitting and necessary than ever.
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Properly speaking, unions are promoters of the struggle for social justice, for the rights of workers in their particular professions: This struggle should be seen as a normal endeavour for' the just good ... not a struggle against' others.
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Properly speaking, unions are promoters of the struggle for social justice, for the rights of workers in their particular professions: This struggle should be seen as a normal endeavour for' the just good ... not a struggle against' others.
http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/justpeace/documents/rc_pc_justpeace_doc_20060526_compendio-dott-soc_en.html
demosincebirth
(12,536 posts)3. Gotta love him!