Editing Pope Pius XI (section)

==== Social order ====
Pius XI believed that industrialization results in less freedom at the individual and communal level because numerous free social entities get absorbed by larger ones. The society of individuals becomes the mass class-society. People are much more interdependent than in ancient times, and become egoistic or class-conscious in order to save some freedom for themselves. The pope demands more solidarity, especially between employers and employees, through new forms of cooperation and communication. Pius displays an unfavorable view of capitalism, especially anonymous international finance markets.<ref>''Quadragesimo anno'', 99 ff.</ref> He identifies certain dangers for small and medium-size enterprises that have insufficient access to capital markets and are squeezed or destroyed by larger ones. He warns that capitalist interests can become a danger for nations, which could be reduced to "chained slaves of individual interests".<ref>''Quadragesimo anno'', 109.</ref>

Pius XI was the first Pope to use the power of modern communications technology in evangelizing the wider world. He established [[Vatican Radio]] in 1931, and was the first Pope to broadcast on radio.