A social encyclical is a pastoral instrument of modern popes. One defintion: "A large-scale, detailed letter sent out by the pope to everyone in the world, treating social issues (usually economic ones) with a combination of critique and counsel, defining paramount principles, pointing out urgent problems suggesting a direction for solutions" [Source]. Laudato Si! is rarely heralded as social. Yet, “Pope Francis himself says that Laudato si is also a social encyclical.”
Msgr. Pierre Cibambo with @iamCARITAS Internationalis says we should always remember that Laudato sì has both an ecological and a social message. #LaudatoSi5 https://t.co/SbQYe4TAO6— Vatican News (@VaticanNews) May 22, 2020
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