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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
A formal letter from the Pope teaching the Church, often about faith, morality or social issues.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Specification 3.1.5.3 · Paper 1
Revise: The Church’s Marks, Magisterium and Social TeachingPopes teach through documents, including encyclicals, and through other forms of guidance. Pope Francis’s Evangelii Gaudium is an example of pontifical teaching.
Specification 3.3 · Paper 1, Paper 2
An official letter from the Pope used to teach and guide the Church.
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One way he does this is through encyclicals, official teaching letters. Papal teaching can apply Christian principles to contemporary problems. For example, in Evangelii Gaudium, Pope Francis criticised an “economy of exclusion and inequality”.
Specification 2.5 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
A letter issued by a pope teaching about matters of faith or morality.
Revise: Family Planning and Birth RegulationIn 1968, Pope Paul VI issued Humanae Vitae, an encyclical on the regulation of births. It reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s opposition to artificial contraception while recognising the difficulties couples can face in providing for a family.
