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Complete Encyclical Library
Every papal encyclical and exhortation from Leo XIII to today, searchable and explained in plain language.
Authority-Level Tagging
See at a glance whether a teaching is infallible dogma, ordinary magisterium, or prudential judgment.
Vatican II Explained
All 16 conciliar documents unpacked - what they actually say versus what people claim they say.
Catholic Social Teaching Hub
Subsidiarity, solidarity, and the whole CST tradition from Rerum Novarum onward, systematically presented.
Papal News Decoder
When headlines distort a papal statement, get the full quote, source document, and faithful context.
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Encyclicals, Vatican II, and Authority Levels
Real documents and distinctions, grounded in the actual magisterial texts.
Landmark Encyclicals
- Rerum Novarum — Leo XIII, 1891; the founding document of Catholic Social Teaching on labor and capital.
- Humanae Vitae — Paul VI, 1968; on marriage and the regulation of birth.
- Laudato Si' — Francis, 2015; on integral ecology and care for our common home.
- Fratelli Tutti — Francis, 2020; on human fraternity and social friendship.
Key Vatican II Documents
- Lumen Gentium — The dogmatic constitution on the nature of the Church.
- Gaudium et Spes — The pastoral constitution on the Church in the modern world.
- Dei Verbum — The dogmatic constitution on divine revelation.
- Sacrosanctum Concilium — The constitution on the sacred liturgy that launched the liturgical reform.
Levels of Teaching Authority
- Ex Cathedra / Conciliar Dogma — Infallible, irreformable definitions of faith or morals.
- Ordinary Universal Magisterium — Definitive teaching held constantly and universally by the Church.
- Authentic (Ordinary) Teaching — Authoritative teaching requiring religious submission of intellect and will.
- Prudential Judgment — A pope's application of principles to circumstances; can develop over time.
Catholic Social Teaching Principles
- Subsidiarity — Decisions belong at the most local level competent to make them.
- Solidarity — Recognizing interdependence and shared responsibility for the common good.
- Common Good — The social conditions that allow all people and groups to flourish.
- Preferential Option for the Poor — A priority concern for the needs of the poor and vulnerable.
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