encyclical Laborem Exercens

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papal encyclical social encyclical

Laborem Exercens is a 1981 social encyclical by Pope John Paul II that reflects on the dignity of human work and the rights of workers in the modern world.

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Label	Occurrences
Laborem Exercens	7
Laborem Exercens (on human work)	1
encyclical Laborem Exercens canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T406505 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: encyclical Laborem Exercens
Context triple: [Pope John Paul II, authored, encyclical Laborem Exercens]

A. encyclical Redemptor Hominis
Redemptor Hominis is the first papal encyclical of Pope John Paul II, outlining his vision of Christ-centered human dignity and the mission of the Church in the modern world.
B. Perfectae Caritatis
Perfectae Caritatis is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that outlines the renewal and adaptation of religious life within the Catholic Church.
C. Centesimus annus
Centesimus annus is a 1991 encyclical by Pope John Paul II that reflects on Catholic social teaching in the context of modern economic and political changes, marking the centenary of Rerum novarum.
D. Gaudium et Spes
Gaudium et Spes is a major pastoral constitution of the Catholic Church that articulates the Second Vatican Council’s vision of the Church’s role and mission in the modern world.
E. Redemptoris Custos
Redemptoris Custos is an apostolic exhortation by Pope John Paul II that reflects on the life and mission of Saint Joseph as guardian of the Redeemer and model of Christian fatherhood.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: encyclical Laborem Exercens
Target entity description: Laborem Exercens is a 1981 social encyclical by Pope John Paul II that reflects on the dignity of human work and the rights of workers in the modern world.

A. encyclical Redemptor Hominis
Redemptor Hominis is the first papal encyclical of Pope John Paul II, outlining his vision of Christ-centered human dignity and the mission of the Church in the modern world.
B. Perfectae Caritatis
Perfectae Caritatis is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that outlines the renewal and adaptation of religious life within the Catholic Church.
C. Centesimus annus
Centesimus annus is a 1991 encyclical by Pope John Paul II that reflects on Catholic social teaching in the context of modern economic and political changes, marking the centenary of Rerum novarum.
D. Gaudium et Spes
Gaudium et Spes is a major pastoral constitution of the Catholic Church that articulates the Second Vatican Council’s vision of the Church’s role and mission in the modern world.
E. Redemptoris Custos
Redemptoris Custos is an apostolic exhortation by Pope John Paul II that reflects on the life and mission of Saint Joseph as guardian of the Redeemer and model of Christian fatherhood.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	papal encyclical ⓘ social encyclical ⓘ
author	Pope John Paul II ⓘ
commemorates	90th anniversary of Rerum Novarum ⓘ
dateContext	Cold War era ⓘ
EnglishTitle	On Human Work ⓘ
focus	common good ⓘ objective dimension of work ⓘ priority of labor over capital ⓘ social solidarity ⓘ subjective dimension of work ⓘ
issuedFrom	Vatican City ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
magisterialRank	encyclical letter ⓘ
opposes	exploitation of workers ⓘ unjust working conditions ⓘ
papacyOf	Pope John Paul II ⓘ
partOfSeries	John Paul II social encyclicals ⓘ
pope	Pope John Paul II ⓘ
positionInMagisterium	part of modern Catholic social encyclicals ⓘ
predecessorDocument	Mater et Magistra ⓘ Populorum Progressio ⓘ linked to: Populorum progressio Quadragesimo Anno ⓘ Rerum Novarum ⓘ linked to: social encyclical Rerum Novarum
promulgationDate	1981-09-14 ⓘ
publicationDate	1981-09-14 ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
subject	Catholic social teaching ⓘ agricultural workers ⓘ capital and labor ⓘ dignity of human work ⓘ disabled workers ⓘ human labor ⓘ indirect employer ⓘ migrant workers ⓘ rights of workers ⓘ spirituality of work ⓘ trade unions ⓘ unemployment ⓘ work and human person ⓘ workers’ rights ⓘ
successorDocument	Centesimus Annus ⓘ linked to: Centesimus annus Sollicitudo Rei Socialis ⓘ linked to: Sollicitudo rei socialis
teaches	human person is the subject of work ⓘ labor has priority over capital ⓘ work is a fundamental dimension of human existence ⓘ work must respect human dignity ⓘ workers have a right to form associations and unions ⓘ workers have a right to just wages ⓘ
theologicalTradition	Catholic social doctrine ⓘ
titleLanguage	Latin ⓘ

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