It mentions a "dictate of natural justice more imperious and ancient" than bargains between men and cites Thomas Aquinas' On the Governance of Rulers to support notions of distributive justice.
A response to this document established the "principle of subsidiary function" in trying to find a "middle way" and this document's author was greatly influenced by the corporatist Fribourg Union and the teachings of Wilhelm von Ketteler. The 22nd section of this work notes that "a most strict account must be given to the Supreme Judge for all we possess," and 59th section argues that mutual associations among Catholics are beneficial to the state. It mentions a "dictate of natural justice more imperious and ancient" than bargains between men and cites Thomas Aquinas' On the Governance of Rulers to support notions of distributive justice. This religious document, issued just before the encyclical Inter innumeras, argues that socialists, who would "set aside the parent... act against natural justice and destroy the structure of the home," but acknowledges that employers are obligated to pay a fair wage. Issued by a man known as the Workers' Pope, for ten points, identify this encyclical concerned with the "rightful duties of capital and labor," issued by Leo XIII.
A response to this document established the "principle of subsidiary function" in trying to find a "middle way" and this document's author was greatly influenced by the corporatist Fribourg Union and the teachings of Wilhelm von Ketteler.
{Rerum Novarum} or {New} Things