The Church has noted that socialism often mimics Christian ideals, but the Church concludes that socialism, even moderated, remains incompatible with truth.
Economics Articles
A Rerum Novarum Summary
Rerum Novarum was groundbreaking in addressing the struggles of the working class and societal challenges during the Industrial Revolution.
What is a Union and What does the Church Teach?
The right to form unions is firmly rooted in Catholic social teaching — with even their historical antecedents confirmed. However, there are conditions.
The Catholic Church does not address tariffs in detail. She recognizes both the benefits of free trade and the right of nations to regulate their…
Karl Marx's greatest error was anthropological. He thought that once the economy had been put right, everything would automatically be put right.…
The interest of Catholic social teaching is not on the Great Resignation itself, but on the conditions of work, the expectations of employers and employees,…
Socialism disposes of the right to private property and hands over the production of goods to the state.…
Capitalism is an economic system in which private actors own and control property and the means of production while demand and supply freely set prices…
List of Articles
- A New Methodology for a New Economy
- A Rerum Novarum Summary
- Capitalism vs. Socialism
- Catholic Social Teaching and Economics by Domingo Bickel
- Catholic Social Teaching, Democracy, and Free Markets
- Consumerism: Rampant and Dangerous
- Good, Socially Responsible Business
- Gratuitousness: Catholic Social Teaching’s Solution for Capitalism
- Holiday Commercialization and Consumerism
- How Can Goods be Universal?
- Inflation and Catholic Social Teaching
- Is Your Company Paying "Just" Wages?
- Karl Marx and Catholic Social Teaching
- Mark Carney, Pope Francis, and the Global Economy
- Marxism vs. Catholic Social Teaching: Where They Overlap—and Why They Ultimately Clash
- Pope Francis - An Economic Reformer and Provocateur
- Socialist Countries and Welfare States
- Tariffs and the Common Good
- The Dignity of Work by Mr. Michael S. Davison, III
- The Gig Economy and Rerum Novarum
- The Great Resignation and the Rights of Workers
- The Problems of Globalization
- The Role of Profit in Business
- The Role of the State and Economic Activity
- Was Jesus a Capitalist?
- Was Jesus a Socialist?
- What Does Catholic Social Teaching Say About a "Welfare State"?
- What is a "Just" Distribution of Wealth?
- What is a Union and What does the Church Teach?
- What is Capitalism?
- Women Nurturing Sustainable Development
