Coming on the heels of the global economic crisis, Pope Benedict’s 2009 social encyclical, Caritas inVeritate (Love in Truth), was keenly awaited. It was issued to highlight the continuing relevance of Pope Paul VI’s 1967 landmark encyclical, Development of Peoples, but Benedict’s 30,000-word document is almost five times as long and at times very obscure. [...]
June 28th, 2010 | Posted in Church and Social Justice | Read More »
Election issues As readers will have seen in previous newsletters, SPC is very conscious that an election is approaching.Though a small group, we are planning public forums on the interaction between religion and social policies; the role of the churches in contributing to public policy debates; and treatment of refugees and asylum seekers. Through our [...]
June 18th, 2010 | Posted in Newsletters | Read More »
