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To: Tired of Taxes

Quote- The term “social justice” started with the Catholic Church many years ago.__

Yes, the Catholic Church started it’s modern teaching on “social justice” in the late 19th century with the publication of Pope Leo XIII’s encyclical Rerum Novarum (”Of New Things”) on May 15, 1891.
It’s considered the foundational document for CST.


75 posted on 02/11/2026 12:23:35 AM PST by birg
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To: birg

Thanks for the background information.


77 posted on 02/11/2026 1:10:11 AM PST by Tired of Taxes
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