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Is Pope Francis social teching post-Cardijn?
Cornish, Sandie
Cornish, Sandie
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Abstract
Pope Francis’s two social encyclicals and his addresses to Cardijn movements reveal that he reinterprets and goes beyond the see-judge-act method. The pastoral spiral and the Ignatian pedagogical paradigm better describe the dynamics of his social teaching. Furthermore, reading Francis solely through a see-judge-act lens obscures important aspects of his teaching. Elements of his post-Cardijn approach include: a wholistic and inclusive approach to experience; respect for the agency of all; seeking understanding through encounter, listening and dialogue; flexible and open-ended processes; the integration of spirituality at every stage; and the use of new language that communicates effectively with contemporary pluralist societies.
Keywords
Joseph Cardijn, Catholic social teaching, culture of encounter, Pope Francis, pastoral spiral, see-judge-act
Date
2024
Type
Journal article
Journal
Irish Theological Quarterly
Book
Volume
89
Issue
4
Page Range
340-359
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School of Theology
Faculty of Theology and Philosophy
Faculty of Theology and Philosophy
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Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
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CC BY 4.0
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Open
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