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Human Development, Human Rights, And The 50th Anniversary Of Populorum Progressio, Ellen Maccarone
Human Development, Human Rights, And The 50th Anniversary Of Populorum Progressio, Ellen Maccarone
Biennial Conference: The Social Practice of Human Rights
At the 50th anniversary of the encyclical Populorum Progressio, we have a critical opportunity to bring Paul VI’s insights to the social practice of human rights. The development of peoples discussed by the encyclical isolates areas of significant concern to the Church and humanity more broadly. This, however, is not to say that there are not other issues overlooked in Populorum Progressio that also need to be addressed.
In this paper I argue that the understanding of human development found in Populorum Progressio serves as an important yet sometimes overlooked foundation in Catholic social teaching for the advancement of …