ENCYCLICALS
by Lorenzo Miguel Ngo Bonifacio
1. Is a papal document that primarily addresses the Church's stand on significant contemporary issues and is directly representative of the Catholic teachings that are applicable to the times
1.1. Evangelii Gaudium
1.2. Octogesima Adveniens
1.3. Dignitatis Humanae
2. SOCIAL ENCYCLICALS - Pertains to the church's judgement on economic and social issues that transpire throughout the globe.
2.1. Laudato Si' (On Care for Our Common Home)
2.1.1. Aims to promote a unified global action to combat the destruction of our environment.
2.2. Deus Caritas Est (God is Love)
2.2.1. Discusses the forms of love such as eros, philia, agape, etc. and centralized these forms into the universal love that is God.
2.3. Centesimus Annus
2.3.1. Emphasizes the fight against injustice, communism, and socialism.