CATHOLIC CHURCH SOCIAL DOCTRINE DURING THE PONTIFICATE OF JOHN PAUL II

U ovomu se radu daje sažet prikaz socijalnoga nauka Katoličke crkve u razdoblju pontifi kata pape Ivana Pavla II. Nastavljajući u kontinuitetu rad svojih predšasnika, Karol Woytila upozorava na mnoge probleme suvremenoga društva i čovjeka. Zalažući se za načelo solidarnosti, supsidijarnosti, općega dobra i participacije, naglašavajući, naravno, kako Crkva treba čovjekov put uzimati kao svoj, Ivan Pavao II. iznosi stavove o obitelji, ekonomiji, radu, ekologiji, miru i održivom razvoju. Posebno naglašavajući negativan utjecaj konzumerizma te nekritičan odnos potrošačkoga društva. Ta pitanja, uključujući i ono o privatnom vlasništvu, pravednoj plaći i dostojanstvu ljudske osobe, protežu se kroz sve njegove enciklike. Umjesto zaključka, na kraju izdvajamo neke ključne točke iz socijalne doktrine Ivana Pavla II., koje će zasigurno utjecati na budućnost socijalnoga nauka Katoličke crkve u globaliziranom svijetu.The article provides a concise depiction of the Catholic Church social doctrine during the pontifi cate of Pope John Paul II. Continuing the work of his predecessors, Karol Woytila anticipated many problems of the contemporary society. Advocating the principle of solidarity, subsidiarity, the common welfare and participation, as expected emphasizing that the Church should consider the man’s path as its own, John Paul II stated his views on the family, economy, work, ecology, peace and sustainable development particularly accentuating the unfavorable impact of consumerism and the undiscriminating views of the consumerist society. These issues, including the one on private ownership, fair wages and dignity of the human person, can be found in all his Encyclicals. Instead of a conclusion we hereby offer several key points from the social doctrine of John Paul II which will certainly have a great impact on the future of the Catholic Church social doctrine in the globalized world