Social Kingship of Christ

Interview with Dr Thomas Droleskey, discussing the Catholic Doctrine of The Social Kingship of Christ. “It would be a grave error, on the other hand, to say that Christ has no authority whatever in civil affairs, since, by virtue of the absolute empire over all creatures committed to him by the Father, all things are in his power.” This quotation from the encyclical Quas Primas of Pope Pius XI summarizes the doctrine of the Social Reign of Christ the King. It is absolute in its formulation: “all creatures” are subject to Christ. Yet, in what way does Christ’s dominion relate to all creatures? Does Our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ expect to be recognized as the King of men and their nations? Must all men and all nations submit to the teaching authority of the Catholic Church? Was there ever a period in history when the rulers of nation understood this teaching and attempted to implement it? Why have I never heard this before? The Church gives us guidance about the source of authority for the state, and the role of the Church and the individual Catholic in society. Pope Pius XI's encyclical, Quas Primas, addresses these questions, and is as relevant today as it was when issued. In it he promulgates the observance of the Feast of Christ the King. Dr Droleskey discusses how this teaching provides the answers to the increasingly morally relativist sewer we live in today.