Official Documents of the Roman Catholic Church: Populorum Progressio

POPULORUM PROGRESSIO

ENCYCLICAL OF POPE PAUL VI

ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF PEOPLES

MARCH 26, 1967

To the Bishops, Priests, Religious, and Faithful of the Whole Catholic World, and to All Men of Good Will.

Honored Brothers and Dear Sons, Health and Apostolic Benediction.

The progressive development of peoples is an object of deep interest and concern to the Church. This is particularly true in the case of those peoples who are trying to escape the ravages of hunger, poverty, endemic disease and ignorance; of those who are seeking a larger share in the benefits of civilization and a more active improvement of their human qualities; of those who are consciously striving for fuller growth.

The Church's Concern
A Problem for All Men

Our Journeys

Justice and Peace

I. MAN 'S COMPLETE DEVELOPMENT
Effects of Colonialism
The Widening Gap
Signs of Social Unrest
Concomitant Dangers
The Church and Development
The Present Need
Authentic Development
Personal Responsibility
Man's Supernatural Destiny
Ties With All Men
Development in Proper Perspective
Latent Dangers
A New Humanism Needed
The Scale of Values
Issues and Principles
The Use of Private Property
The Common Good
The Value of lndustrialization
Unbridled Liberalism
Nobility of Work
Dangers and Ideals
Balanced Progress Required
Reform, Not Revolution
A Task for Everyone
Programs and Planning
The Ultimate Purpose
Basic Education
Role of the Family
Population Growth
Professional Organizations
Cultural Institutions
Avoiding Past Temptations
A Full-Bodied Humanism

II. THE COMMON DEVELOPMENT OF MANKIND
Three Major Duties
Aid to Developing Nations
A World of Free Men
A National Duty
Superfluous Wealth
Concerted Planning
A World Fund
Dialogue Between Nations
An Urgent Task
Equity in Trade Relations
Growing Distortion
Free Trade Concept Inadequate
Justice at Every Level
One Standard for All
The Obstacles of Nationalism . . .
Hopes for the Future
The Artisans of Destiny
Worldwide Brotherly Love
Welcoming the Stranger
A Social Sense
Development Missions
The Role of Experts
Service to the World
An Appeal to Youth
Prayer and Action
Development, the New Name for Peace
Toward an Effective World Authority
Hope for the Future
A Final Appeal
To Catholics
To Other Christians and Believers
To All Men of Good Will
To Government Authorities
To Thoughtful Men
To All Promoters of Development

Given at Rome, at St. Peter's, on the feast of the Resurrection, March 26, 1967, in the fourth year of Our pontificate.

PAUL VI

NOTES

LATIN TEXT: Acta Apostolicae Sedis, 59 (1967), 257-99.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION: The Pope Speaks, 12 (Spring, 1967), 144-72.

REFERENCES

(1) Cf. Acta Leonis XIII, 11 (1892), 97-148.

(2) Cf. AAS 23 (1931), 177-228.

(3) Cf., for example, Radio message of June 1, 1941, on the 50th anniversary of Leo XIII's Encyclical letter Rerum novarum: AAS 33 (1941), 195-205; Radio message, Christmas 1942: AAS 35 (1943), 9-24; Allocution to Italian Catholic Workers Association, meeting to commemorate Rerum novarum, May 14, 1953: AAS 45 (1953), 402-408.

(4) Cf. AAS 53 (1961), 401-464.

(5) Cf. AAS 55 (1963), 257-304.

14. (6) Cf. Encyc. letter Mater et Magistra: AAS 53 (1961), 440.

15. (7) Cf. Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the World of Today, no. 63: AAS 58 (1966), 1084 [cf. TPS XI, 302].

(8) Apostolic letter motu proprio, Catholicam Christi Ecclesiam: AAS 59 (1967), 27 [cf. v. 12 of TPS, 103-106].

(9) Cf. Leo XIII, Encyc. letter Rerum novarum: Acta Leonis XIII, 11 (1892), 98.

(10) Cf. Church in the World of Today, no. 63: AAS 58 (1966),1085 [cf. TPS XI, 302].

(11) Cf. Lk 7, 22.

(12) Cf. Church in the World of Today, no. 3: AAS 58 (1966), 1026 [cf. TPS XI, 261].

(13) Cf. Leo XIII, Encyc. letter Immortale Dei: Acta Leonis XIII 5 (1885), 127.

(14) Church in the World of Today, no. 4: AAS 58 (1966), 1027 [cf. TPS XI, 261].

(15) Cf. L. J. Lebret, O.P., Dynamique concrète du développement Paris: Economie et Humanisme, Les editions ouvrierès (1961), 28.

(16) 2 Thes 3. 10.

(17) Cf., for example, J. Maritain, Les conditions spintuelles du progrès et de la paix, in an anthology entitled Rencontre des cultures à l'UNESCO sous le signe du Concile Oecuménique Vatican II, Paris: Mame (1966), 66.

(18) Cf. Mt 5. 3.

(19) Gn 1. 28.

(20) Church in the World of Today, no. 69: AAS 58 (1966), 1090 [cf. TPS XI, 306].

(21) 1 Jn 3. 17.

(22) De Nabute, c. 12, n. 53: PL 14. 747; cf. J. R. Palanque, Saint Ambroise et l'empire romain, Paris: de Boccard (1933), 336 ff.

16. (23) Letter to the 52nd Social Week at Brest, in L'homme et la révolution urbaine, Lyon: Chronique sociale (1965), 8-9.

17. (24) Church in the World of Today, no. 71: AAS 58 (1966), 1093 [cf. TPS XI, 308].

(25) Ibid., no. 65: AAS 58 (1966), 1086 [cf. TPS XI, 303].

(26) Encyc.letter Ouadragesimo anno: AAS 23 (1931), 212.

(27) Cf., for example, Colin Clark, The Conditions of Economic Progress, 3rd ed., New York: St. Martin's Press (1960), 3-6.

(28) Letter to the 51st Social Week at Lyon, in Le travail et les travailleurs dans la societé contemporaine, Lyon: Chronique sociale (1965), 6.

(29) Cf., for example, M. D. Chenu, O.P., Pour une théologie du travail, Paris: Editions du Seuil (1955) [Eng. tr. The Theology of Work, Dublin: Gill, 1963].

(30) Encyc.letter Mater et Magistra: AAS 53 (1961), 423 [cf. TPS VII, 312].

(31) Cf., for example, O. von Nell-Breuning, S.J., Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft, vol. 1: Grundfragen, Freiburg: Herder (1956), 183-184.

(32) Eph 4. 13.

(33) Cf., for example, Emmanuel Larrain Errázuriz, Bishop of Talca, Chile, President of CELAM, Lettre pastorale sur le développement et la paix, Paris: Pax Christi (1965).

(34) Church in the World of Today, no. 26: AAS 58 (1966), 1046 [TPS XI, 275]

(35) John XXIII, Encyc.letter Mater et Magistra: AAS 53 (1961), 414.

(36) L'Osservatore Romano, Sept. 11, 1965; La Documentation Catholique, 62 (1965), 1674-1675.

(37) Cf. Mt 19. 6.

(38) Church in the World of Today, no. 52: AAS 58 (1966), 1073 [cf. TPS XI, 294].

(39) Ibid., nos. 50-51, with note 14: AAS 58 (1966), 1070-1073 [cf. TPS XI, 292-293]; also no. 87, p. 1110 [cf. TPS XI, 319-320].

(40) Cf. ibid., no. 15: AAS 58 (1966), 1036 [cf. TPS XI, 268].

(41) Mt 16. 26.

(42) Church in the World of Today, no. 57: AAS 58 (1966), 1078 [cf. TPS XI, 297].

(43) Ibid., no. 19: AAS 58 (1966), 1039 [cf. TPS XI, 270].

(44) Cf., for example, J. Maritain, L'humanisme intégral, Paris: Aubier (1936) [Eng. tr. True Humanism, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons (1938)].

(45) Cf. H. de Lubac, S.J., Le drame de l'humanisme athée, 3rd ed., Paris: Spes (1945), 10 [Eng. tr. The Drama of Atheistic Humanism, London: Sheed and Ward (1949), 7]

(46) Pensées, ed. Brunschvicg, n. 434; cf. Maurice Zundel, L'homme passe l'homme, Le Caire: Editions du lien (1944).

(47) Cf. Address to representatives of non-Christian religions, Dec. 3, 1964: AAS 57 (1965), 132 [cf. TPS X, 153].

(48) Jas 2. 15-16.

(49) Cf. Encyc.letter Mater et Magistra: AAS 53 (1961), 440 ff.

(50) Cf. Christmas message, December 1963: AAS 56 (1964), 57-58.

(51) Cf. Encicliche e discorsi di Paolo VI, vol. IX: ed. Paoline, Rome (1966), 132-136.

(52) Cf. Lk 16. 19-31.

18. (53) Church in the World of Today, no. 86: AAS 58 (1966) 1109 [cf. TPS XI, 319].

19. (54) Lk 12. 20.

(55) Special message to the world, delivered to newsmen during India visit, December 4, 1964: AAS 57 (1965), 135 [cf. TPS X, 158- 159].

(56) Cf. AAS 56 (1964), 639 ff. [cf. TPS X, 275 ff.].

(57) Cf. Acta Leonis XIII, 11 (1892), 131.