Catholic Social Doctrine

Dr. Thomas Woods, Jr. would do well to listen closely.

Papal Encyclicals
http://www.papalencyclicals.net/

Thomas Woods, Jr.
http://www.thomasewoods.com/

Mises Institute
http://mises.org/

My priest, Fr. Robert Sirico
http://www.acton.org/about/staff/fr-sirico.php

The Acton Institute
http://www.acton.org/

Society of Distributism
http://distributist.blogspot.com/

Books on Catholic Social Doctrine
http://store.catholicism.org/society/politics-and-society.html
http://www.ihspress.com/index1.htm
http://www.loretopubs.org/index.php?target=categories&category_id=8

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[buggsie04]

The Papal encyclical " Caritas in Veritate " says it all. This is a very dangerous encyclical.

[paleocrat]

I don't believe it is dangerous whatsoever. It is grossly misunderstood, treated as if it is not to be understood and interpreted in harmony with Scripture, Tradition, and the entirety of Catholic Social Teaching.

[Robo1415]

The problem with too many "social Catholics" is they end up supporting horrific liberal policies(like Obama's) that have nothing to do with true justice,but only end up strengthning the power of the State(accept of course,when it comes to fetacide.......We are seeing that now....

[paleocrat]

"social Catholics" and Catholic Social Teaching are two different things. Those who call themselves "social Catholics" are in to something called liberation theology. They are very liberal, both politically and religiously. CST, on the other hand, is merely the teaching of the Church on various matters pertaining to the political-economy and culture.

Liberation Theology sucks. It is socialism. Socialism has been condemned by the Church. But one must know how the Church defines Socialism.

[ScottOFurry]

Saying that the Church has no authority to reject political-economic systems is identical as saying that the Church has no authority to reject Soviet/Cuban state socialism, Hitler's national socialism, or Mussolini's fascism. Morality DOES extend to the economic sphere and these austro-libertarians are generally blind to this. Some non-Catholic "libertarians" even go as far as supporting the use of extreme violence to keep their systems of propertarian control over communities.

[houndofgeorge]

Great summation of the errors of business loving Catholics, especially in America.

The social encyclicals support a mild socialisation path of the world's Labor parties obviously.

[cambycam]

Actually, what is dangerous is Fr. Siricio-just listen to Culturewars "agents of influence" podcast and the one specifically about the good Padre......ACton Institute is funded by part of Amway dou, who also have ties to Mercenary groups

[cambycam]

Well done sir!

[veejmb]

Hello ! I 'm happy to see americans REALLY non-liberals like you, it's the first time !!! VIVE LE REGNE SOCIAL DU CHRIST !!!

[paleocrat]

Persons made in the image of God and bearing an internal witness of God's standards regarding right and wrong wouldn't prohibit variations. If one presumes it to be equal in all, and bearing the marks of clones or robots, then maybe. But people differ. Their reasoning capacity differs. Their personal impulses may differ. And as time moved on, these distinctions would be external and relatively solidified, then being a social influence from without. How you came to this idea is beyond me.

[paleocrat]

But how do individuals or societies determine which moral code within their ranks is the product of evolutionary progress? Who holds the trump card?

Objective reasoning is the product of evolution and social behavior? Evolution is constant and unpredictable, and social behavior is always in a state of change. It also suffers from diversity. How then do you find objectivity or normativity within constant and unpredictable change?

[maximuslaurius]

I dont think that view is required for the athiest. most educated athiests would tell you that moral behaviour and objective reasoning on right and wrong are a product of evolution and social behaviour; youll ind all societies follow certain moral principles, its only when you add religion that you encounter true moral relativism because if we were all endowed by a creator by identicl ideas of right and wrong there wouldnt be any variations in societies.