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Democracy Quotes that Will Make You Think

Democracy is “the most effective historical instrument for ensuring its own future in a way befitting to human beings.” (Pope Benedict XVI)

Catholics must participate in politics because politics is charity.
A Divided Government and the Political Divide
“Catholic politicians and legislators...must...introduce and support laws inspired by values grounded in human nature.” (Pope Benedict XVI, 231)…
Pope Benedict XVI was the second of the three modern popes to shape catholic social teaching.
Top 10 Pope Benedict XVI Quotes on Politics
There are so many great quotes from Pope Benedict XVI, but these are 10 quotes, focused on politics, that we find especially profound!…
Inflation and Catholic Social Teaching
While inflation hurts us all, it is especially hard for the poor whose incomes fail to keep up with rising prices.…
Deacon Mike Leman of the Diocese of Cheyenne, Wisconsin
Catholic Social Teaching: Antidote to Extremism
A friend said, “Catholic Social Teaching is just the Church’s way of pushing socialism on us.” I hear this often.…
Mark Carney: Pope Francis and the global economy
Mark Carney, Pope Francis, and the Global Economy
We can either continue on the current path of what some argue is amoral wealth generation in a dehumanizing market society, or we can build…
The Role of the State and Economic Activity
Pope St. John Paul II identifies the role of the state as regards economic activity. Well, the State must guarantee individual freedom, guarantee private property…
Waving flags at the capitol representing government, politics, democracy, and state responsibilities.
Human Rights on Which the State Must be Ordered
The sole reason for the existence of governments is to promote the Common Good.…
A young woman counts money.
What is a "Just" Distribution of Wealth?
A spirited political debate is taking shape around the world. The issue is whether wealth redistribution or wealth creation should be the more important consideration…
Economics should be built on free markets
Catholic Social Teaching, Democracy, and Free Markets
Catholic social teaching places economic freedom parallel to political freedom. …

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