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Gender Equality and the Church

“The first creation account shows the essential equality of men and women (cf. Gen 1:27-29).” (Pope Benedict XVI, 60)

St. Joseph the Worker and the Dignity of Work
Each year in celebrating the feast of St. Joseph the Worker we remember: “We were created with a vocation to work.” (Pope Francis, 128)
Structural Poverty and Catholic Social Teaching
Structural poverty is particularly egregious for “those living in conditions opposed to human dignity: those who lack basic rights and needs such as food, water, hygiene, work and the opportunity to develop and grow culturally”. (Pope Francis, 2)
Who are the Working Poor?
Visit any impoverished town or inner city and it will be clear that material lack is not the key problem.
Capitalism vs. Socialism
Socialism disposes of the right to private property and hands over the production of goods to the state.
What is Socialism?
Socialism disposes of the right to private property and hands over the production of goods to the state.
What is Solidarity?
Solidarity is not “a feeling of vague compassion or shallow distress at the misfortunes of others.” (Pope St. John Paul II, 38)

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