“We were created with a vocation to work.” (Pope Francis, 128)
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Poverty Quotes from the Church
“[I]t is well known that there are many other forms of poverty, especially in modern society – not only economic but cultural and spiritual poverty as well.” (Pope St. John Paul II, 57)
Catholic Quotes about the Church’s Social Teaching
“The social message of the gospel must not be considered a theory, but above all else a basis and motivation for action.” (Pope St. John Paul II, 57)
All, Preferential Option for the Poor
Visit any impoverished town or inner city and it will be clear that material lack is not the key problem.
All, Economics,
Socialism disposes of the right to private property and hands over the production of goods to the state.
All, Right to Private Property,
Socialism disposes of the right to private property and hands over the production of goods to the state.
All, Solidarity
Solidarity is not “a feeling of vague compassion or shallow distress at the misfortunes of others.” (Pope St. John Paul II, 38)
All, What is CST?
The answer is solidarity and subsidiarity, those two lynchpins of Catholic Social Thought.
