The opinion of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church on family values (basing on documents «Basic principles of Social Concept of the Russian Orthodox Church», 2000 and «Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church», 2004)
By Vera Kokina
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Faculty of Foreign Languages and Area Studies
Abstract
The article focuses on the attitude of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church towards family values, basing on two fundamental documents of both churches – «Basic principles of Social Concept of the Russian Orthodox Church» and «Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church». Historical peculiarities of social teaching of both churches are analyzed and statistics from secular sources on the problems in review by the churches are introduced.
Key words: Russian Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church, social doctrine, religion, family values.