Populorum Progressio
Populorum Progressio
Populorum Progressio is the encyclical written by Pope Paul VI on the development of people. It is to address the world economy and its effects on the people of the world. Since the year it was written, March 26, 1967, many nations saw their economic development stall, while others continued to grow at record pace. The Pope then turned his attention to the progress of the people of the world because of the widespread of hunger, poverty, endemic disease, and ignorance in the present underdeveloped nations. The said encyclical was broken down into two main parts: humankind’s complete development and the common development of humankind. In the first part, the Pope explains that colonialism has led to technological advances but has often entailed self-seeking activities, missionary work has spread the Gospel through charitable activity but has also engaged in cultural imposition, and industrialization has led to economic growth but has encouraged the evils of unbridled liberalism as well as the neglect of moral and spiritual goods. In order to address these problems, Pope Paul VI wrote that the solution for this is a task of everyone. He said that everyone must lend a ready hand to help, especially those who have the capacity to give and those who can do most by reason of their office and authority. The second part tells us that the development of human race as a whole is a joint effort of individual development. It urges us men to explore concrete and practicable ways of organizing and coordinating their efforts, so that available resources might be shared with others. Also in this way, genuine bonds between nations might be forged. The second part presents a three-fold obligation for the human and brotherhood of man: 1) mutual solidarity—the aid that the richer nations must give to developing nations; 2) social justice—the rectification of trade relations between strong and weak nations; 3) universal charity—the effort to build a more
Populorum Progressio is the encyclical written by Pope Paul VI on the development of people. It is to address the world economy and its effects on the people of the world. Since the year it was written, March 26, 1967, many nations saw their economic development stall, while others continued to grow at record pace. The Pope then turned his attention to the progress of the people of the world because of the widespread of hunger, poverty, endemic disease, and ignorance in the present underdeveloped nations. The said encyclical was broken down into two main parts: humankind’s complete development and the common development of humankind. In the first part, the Pope explains that colonialism has led to technological advances but has often entailed self-seeking activities, missionary work has spread the Gospel through charitable activity but has also engaged in cultural imposition, and industrialization has led to economic growth but has encouraged the evils of unbridled liberalism as well as the neglect of moral and spiritual goods. In order to address these problems, Pope Paul VI wrote that the solution for this is a task of everyone. He said that everyone must lend a ready hand to help, especially those who have the capacity to give and those who can do most by reason of their office and authority. The second part tells us that the development of human race as a whole is a joint effort of individual development. It urges us men to explore concrete and practicable ways of organizing and coordinating their efforts, so that available resources might be shared with others. Also in this way, genuine bonds between nations might be forged. The second part presents a three-fold obligation for the human and brotherhood of man: 1) mutual solidarity—the aid that the richer nations must give to developing nations; 2) social justice—the rectification of trade relations between strong and weak nations; 3) universal charity—the effort to build a more