Of the many times Pope St. John Paul II spoke about the role of the state and the political system, here are ten quotes that stand out to us.
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Pope Francis on Abortion
The Church has consistently taught that abortion is a grave evil and Pope Francis has, for his entire papacy, preached the same message.
Protected: What is the Responsibility of Catholic Politicians?
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All, Human Dignity, What is CST?
The Catholic Church’s view of human dignity springs from human agency and free will, with the further understanding that free will in turn springs from human creation made in the image of God.
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Solidarity, flowing from faith, helps us transcend cultural, political, social and geographic boundaries to embrace the other as thyself. Solidarity is Radical.
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Centesimus Annus succeeds in drawing together the most creative and effective parts of Catholic Social Teaching over the prior hundred years. It is more than a summary however; it synthesizes the best of what’s come before.
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In his landmark encyclical of 1891, Rerum Novarum, the Pope, and the Church with him, confronted a society torn by dispute and addressed it in pointed terms.
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With this double difficulty of departure—the irreducibility of the message of the Gospel and the conflicting nature of all economics—is it possible for a Church economic discourse to be valid for all?