Interpretari ale gandirii sociale catolice la sfarsitul secolului al XIX-lea. Biserica si Stat n conceptia enciclicei RERUM NOVARUM

In the present article I wish to describe the attitude of the Catholic Church toward the real political-economic situation of the nineteenth century. Pope's argument finds its way to more solidground when he examines several areas of economy and policy that have been the subject of litigation in the 19th century. Theencyclical shares Church's opposition to liberal concepts of the nation and recognition of the key role of State in social life. What makes Rerum Novarum so unique is not just its impeccablereputation but the fact that it has cast such an enormous influence on the field of theology and politics.