English Translation

- 5 - the leadership of the clergy and religious, he attaches particular importance to the workers' associations, which in his opinion should be called solely to improve the situation of the workers, the state having no authority whatsoever to intervene in the function of these associations. In the following period, the foundation and development of the Catholic professional associations began, especially the workers' associations. In all countries such associations were founded, but mainly in Germany. They should be pacemakers and support of the catholic political parties. In Germany, a large part of the representatives of the Centre and the Bavarian People's Party were at the same time decisive leaders of workers' and trade unions. Even today, these organizations still exist, albeit under the names changed for tactical reasons: Ketteler Bund and Kolpingsfamilie. In addition to that, there are many other Catholic professional organizations. 40 years after the publication of the "Rerum on 15 May 1931", Leo's 3rd successor, in his encyclical and in Fortfühl thought, issued another encyclical about the saz: the "Quadragesimo anno", again the then social-political struggles saw a situation in order to engage in the aspirations to the L social question with the claim to lead. The purpose of his memory encyclical "Quadragesimo anno" is expressed in a sentence by Pius XI at the beginning: "... Let us look back at the beneficial fruits of the Leonian circular for the Catholic Church as well as for all human society, then the great Master of Society.