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Christian Democracy is a political ideology, born at the end of the 19th century, largely as a result of the papal encyclical Rerum Novarum of Pope Leo XIII, in which the Vatican recognizes workers' misery and agrees that something should be done about it, in reaction to the rise of the socialist and trade-union movements. The position of the Roman Catholic Church on this matter was further clarified in a subsequent encyclical, Quadragesimo Anno, by Pope Pius XI in 1931. Though the Christian Democratic movement is very heterogeneous, it generally agrees on certain topics. The proposed design of the StateThis article discusses states as sovereign political entities. For other meanings, see state (disambiguation). In international law and international relations, a state is a political entity possessing sovereignty, i. not being subject to any higher polit is different from that advocated by the liberalIn terms of politics, the word liberal (or Liberal can refer to: an adherent of the ideology of liberalism or something in accordance to this ideology. Note: the words "liberal" or "liberalism" can be different in various countries and can be related to ts: it must be decentralized, to be made up by various bodies, but to have an unquestionable capacity. Christian Democracy sees economyEconomics is the social science studying how society uses its limited resources to meet desires and wants. Put otherwise, economics studies what, how and for whom society produces. This involves analyzing the production, distribution and consumption of go as being at the service of humanity; however, they do not call capitalismCapitalism generally refers to a combination of economic practices that became institutionalized in Europe between the 16th and 19th centuries. Exactly which historic and current practices are considered part of "capitalism" varies among users of the term into question. The duty of the State to care for its citizens is thus of some importance for Christian Democrats; this overlaps somewhat with the ideas of Christian socialismThis article is about politics that is a conjunction of Christianity and Socialism. See notes at bottom about other uses of the term Christian Socialism . Christian Socialism generally refers to the politics of people who are both Christian and socialist.Christian Democrats have usually followed the Vatican positions on public-moral issues. However, many of them have accepted laicity, divorce and even abortion.
Christian Democracy has been especially important in Italy, inspired by Dom Sturzo , and Germany (see CDU and CSU).
There are also Christian trade union s that set themselves apart from revolutionary trade union s (which, in turn, sometimes label the Christian unions as " yellow trade union s").
The Justice and Development Party, currently in power in Turkey, is often described abroad as espousing Islamic Democracy .
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