EPISCOPAL DOCUMENTS

What is Episcopal Documents?

• Episcopal Documents- are
documents made by the Holy
Father and handed over to
the Bishops in the diocese
for pastoral purposes and to
stress out issues and concern
regarding specific issue.
• Also known as Encyclicals
HUMAN
LABOR
 What is Human Labor?
• Any human exertion of either physical or mental ability is
considered labor. For example the production of goods or
services, such as food, apparel, houses, cars, streets and
buildings are labelled as labor.
• Thus, Anything that contributes in whatever manner to the
sustenance and development of people in society is
considered work.
HUMAN
LABOR
 “Every work has a value and it is important”

Therefore, Work is made for man, not man

for work
R ERUM
N OVARUM
 S ITUATION OF W ORKERS

 Most workers experience poverty

 There is a decline in public morality
 Greedy employers exploit workers
 Government does not give attention to the poor
Reminds us that:

 Everything starts and ends with God;

everything belongs equally to all
 Different talents exist among persons, but
everyone is equal in dignity
 Man is a gifted with reason
 Common good should be everyone’s goal;
everyone has a right to social participation
As members of the Church:

 The Church has the right to speak since

social matters affect religion and morality
 Gospel principles help reconcile and
unify classes
 The Church can educate people to act justly
 Who are the Workers?
• Each person who exerts this human power
can be considered a worker. He or she
contributes to the development of the
world.
• “ the Church teaches the value of work not
only because it is always something that
belongs to the person but also because of
its nature as something necessary” (CSDC,
287)
 Mater et Magistra
 Relationship
between workers
and managers
whose relationship
should be re-
established based
on justice and
equity.
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 Laborem Exercen;
“ On the basis of his work, each person is fully entitled to consider
himself a part-owner of the great workbench where he is working
with everyone else” (LE, 14)
- o misuse men as though they were things in the
pursuit of gain, or to value them solely for their
physical powers – that is truly shameful and
inhuman.

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 These Encyclicals or Documents
reminds us:
• Workers are human beings,
therefore, we have the same
rights and dignity that needs to
be respected and protected.
• Respect them as you respect
yourself.