A friend said, “Catholic Social Teaching is just the Church’s way of pushing socialism on us.” I hear this often.

A friend said, “Catholic Social Teaching is just the Church’s way of pushing socialism on us.” I hear this often.
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 new systems, grounded in common values, that encourage growth while stewarding resources for future generations.
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 rights, ensure a stable currency, ensure efficient services are provided…