Laborem Exercens
Overview
Pope John Paul II wrote Laborem Exercens (Through Work)) in 1981 for the ninetieth anniversary of the famous encyclical Rerum Novarum of Leo III on the question of labor in modern economies. Laborem Exercens makes an important contribution to Catholic social doctrine. Rooted in the pontiff's characteristic personalism, the letter seeks to expound a concept of labor that is consistent with the dignity of the human person. This involves the total subordination of all aspects of the economy and production to the worker's status as a human person. It also explores the dignity inherent in labor. The letter has four sections: “Work and Man,” “Conflict between Labor and Capital in the Present Phase of History,” “Rights of the Workers," and "Elements for a Spirituality of Work.”
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Top Highlights
“The Church is convinced that work is a fundamental dimension of man’s existence on earth” (source)
“But the Church considers it her task always to call attention to the dignity and rights of those who work, to condemn situations in which that dignity and those rights are violated, and to help to guide the above-mentioned changes so as to ensure authentic progress by man and society.” (source)
“In fact, the family is simultaneously a community made possible by work and the first school of work, within the home, for every person.” (source)
“Man is the image of God partly through the mandate received from his Creator to subdue, to dominate, the earth. In carrying out this mandate, man, every human being, reflects the very action of the Creator of the universe.” (source)
“principle that has always been taught by the Church: the principle ot the priority of labour over capital.” (source)