![]() ![]() If necessary, elaboration of Church teachings on Politics may be obtained from the usual Catholic resources, such as Church documents, especially the Vatican II document, The Church in the Modern World, the social encyclicals of Pope JohnPaul II, especially Sollicitudo Rei Socialis and Centesimus Annus, moral theology textbooks, the Apostolic Exhortation on the Role of the Laity ( Christifideleslaici), the recent Catechism of the Catholic Church, and a companion volume, the Catechism for Filipino Catholics. It may be used by catechists, diocesan/parish political educators, or other pastoral workers informing the Christian political consciousness of people, especially at the grassroots level. It simply aims to provide in an easy question-and-answer format some of the more important church teachings relevant to our political situation today. ![]() As a catechism, it does not aim to give a comprehensive explanation of Church doctrine on politics. This is a catechism on the Church and Politics. ![]()
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