The Social Concern of the Church
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The Social Concern of the Church is the official English title of Pope John Paul II’s 1987 encyclical *Sollicitudo rei socialis* on Catholic social teaching and global development.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Social Concern of the Church canonical | 3 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Social Concern of the Church Context triple: [Sollicitudo rei socialis, EnglishTitle, The Social Concern of the Church]
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A.
The Church as sacrament of salvation
The Church as sacrament of salvation is a central Vatican II theological concept presenting the Church as a visible sign and effective instrument through which Christ’s saving grace is communicated to humanity.
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B.
In Service to the Church in the World
"In Service to the Church in the World" is the guiding motto of Princeton Theological Seminary, expressing its commitment to preparing leaders for faithful Christian ministry and global engagement.
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C.
Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church
The Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church is an official Vatican document that systematically presents Catholic social teaching on issues such as human dignity, justice, the common good, and social responsibility.
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D.
The Universal Call to Holiness in the Church
The Universal Call to Holiness in the Church is a key teaching of the Second Vatican Council affirming that every member of the Church, regardless of state or vocation, is called to a life of sanctity and Christian perfection.
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E.
The Church as Communion
The Church as Communion is a key Anglican–Roman Catholic ecumenical document that explores the nature of the Church as a community of believers united in faith, sacraments, and mission.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Social Concern of the Church Target entity description: The Social Concern of the Church is the official English title of Pope John Paul II’s 1987 encyclical *Sollicitudo rei socialis* on Catholic social teaching and global development.
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A.
The Church as sacrament of salvation
The Church as sacrament of salvation is a central Vatican II theological concept presenting the Church as a visible sign and effective instrument through which Christ’s saving grace is communicated to humanity.
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B.
In Service to the Church in the World
"In Service to the Church in the World" is the guiding motto of Princeton Theological Seminary, expressing its commitment to preparing leaders for faithful Christian ministry and global engagement.
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C.
Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church
The Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church is an official Vatican document that systematically presents Catholic social teaching on issues such as human dignity, justice, the common good, and social responsibility.
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D.
The Universal Call to Holiness in the Church
The Universal Call to Holiness in the Church is a key teaching of the Second Vatican Council affirming that every member of the Church, regardless of state or vocation, is called to a life of sanctity and Christian perfection.
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E.
The Church as Communion
The Church as Communion is a key Anglican–Roman Catholic ecumenical document that explores the nature of the Church as a community of believers united in faith, sacraments, and mission.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | papal encyclical ⓘ |
| author | Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| belongsTo | body of Catholic social doctrine ⓘ |
| commemorates | twentieth anniversary of Populorum progressio ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
Third World development
ⓘ
international economic order ⓘ underdevelopment ⓘ |
| criticizes |
East–West ideological blocs
ⓘ
consumerism ⓘ unjust economic structures ⓘ |
| documentType | social encyclical ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
human dignity in development
ⓘ
moral responsibility of richer nations ⓘ universal destination of goods ⓘ |
| follows | Populorum progressio ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | encyclical letter ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | The Social Concern of the Church ⓘ |
| hasLatinTitle | Sollicitudo rei socialis ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
Holy See ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginal | Latin ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Sollicitudo rei socialis ⓘ |
| papacyOf | Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| partOf |
magisterium of Pope John Paul II
ⓘ
linked to:
magisterium of the Catholic Church
|
| Pope |
John Paul II
ⓘ
linked to:
Pope John Paul II
|
| promulgationDate | 1987-12-30 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| religiousGenre | magisterial document ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| subject |
Catholic social teaching
ⓘ
North–South divide ⓘ
linked to:
North–South relations
development of peoples ⓘ economic inequality ⓘ global development ⓘ human rights ⓘ international solidarity ⓘ moral dimensions of development ⓘ option for the poor ⓘ peace ⓘ social justice ⓘ solidarity ⓘ structures of sin ⓘ |
| teaches |
development must be integral and human-centered
ⓘ
solidarity is a moral and social attitude ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | The Social Concern of the Church ⓘ |
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Subject: The Social Concern of the Church Description of subject: The Social Concern of the Church is the official English title of Pope John Paul II’s 1987 encyclical *Sollicitudo rei socialis* on Catholic social teaching and global development.
Referenced by (3)
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