# data[].attributes.headline
Catholic church in the industrial revoltution

# data[].attributes.subject
Catholic church in the industrial revoltution

# data[].attributes.body
Reforms that occurred during the industrial revolution, included things like health, machinery and many more. For example, in the mines, in 1842, women, girls, and boys under the age of 10 were prohibited from underground work, (Industrialrevolution.wordpress.com, 2016). Many more reforms were made to improve society in the industrial revolution, and almost all of them were successful. Another reform made, was in 1819, when peels factory cotton mills made the reform that children under the age of 9 cannot be employed, and workdays for children from 9-16 years old were limited to 12 hours, (Parlimen, 2016). As shown in the industrial revolution reforms were made quite often all to improve society.

# data[].attributes.body
The Catholic Church’s response to child labour in the industrial revolution was informed through the bible teachings in 2 Corinthians 12:14,(Bible Gateway, 2016). The Church responded in this Bible teachings as said, “14 Here for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be a burden, for I seek not what is yours but you. For children are not obligated to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.”,(Openbible.info, 2016). This scripture links to child labour because it explains that the bible believed that children should not have to work to pay for their parents. Another scripture includes, “12 she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”. This passage, Romans 9:12, explains that the young should not serve the old, but the old serve the young. These teachings are both relative towards child labour and have a good explanation of the issue. The catholic church was challenged to achieve justice within the society, but it was soon accomplished through teachings. In the industrial revolution these were examples of the catholic church’s response to child labour.

# data[].attributes.body
The Rerum Novarum’s response to child labour says, in section 42, that work required for a strong man should not be given to children or women. The text explains that children should not have to work in factories and workshops with bad conditions until they are fully developed, (Www2.needham.k12.ma.us, 2016). The pope thought this was wrong because he believed that children had to be fully developed and skilled to work at young ages. As said by Pope Leo XIII, in the Rerum Novarum, “And, in regard to children, great care should be taken not to place them in workshops and factories until their bodies and minds are sufficiently developed.”, (W2.vatican.va, 2016). The Rerum Novarum believes that both children and women are not suited for jobs made for men. But in the industrial revolution they were still forced to do these jobs. Pope Leo XIII has outlined in section 42 of the Rerum Novarum that child labour should not be evident and children should only start working at a suitable and fully developed age.

# data[].attributes.body
Child labour had a big effect on society as it caused many diseases to be picked up and people to die. When children started working, towns became dirtier, therefore causing disease, working conditions were also not ideal, (HISTORY.com, 2016). Many people wanted to fix the children’s working conditions, due to it effected the people’s towns and creating pollution. But, the factory owners did not care about the children’s working condition, because if they became sick, they were rich enough to get medical health care. Statistics on child labour in the industrial revolution, include, that 115 million children were working in worst possible forms of child labour during the industrial revolution, (Un.org, 2016). Throughout the industrial revolution child labour was the cause of many problems.

# data[].attributes.body
Children started working in factories due to them being cheaper and their size allowing them to fit into small places. Child labour allows/allowed appalling incidents to happen to children at young ages, (Labor, 2016). Children would work 19 hours a day and usually 7 days a week. This was not a surprise and was considered ‘not extreme’. Many diseases would be picked up and children would die, (Www2.needham.k12.ma.us, 2016). Working conditions were not clean and many children would become unhealthy. This was because of many people not caring about children’s work conditions, therefore not putting in effort to fix them. Once people realised children could work, child labour was established.