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What is a Wholesome Culture?

Catholic social teaching makes a strong case that the culture in the United States is NOT wholesome.

Pope Francis greets crowds in St. Peter's square.
Catholic Quotes about the Church's Social Teaching
All, Understanding Encyclicals, What is CST?
“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)
What is Freedom?
All, What is CST?
Genuine freedom is not simply the ability to do whatever you want; it is the ability to choose the good.
What is Truth?
All, Other, What is CST?
The Church's understanding of human rights is rooted in the fact that we are made in the image of God.
Freedom Quotes from the Catholic Church
All, What is CST?
"When human beings set themselves against God, they...do not become free, but alienated from themselves."
Quotes about Truth from the Church
All, Other, What is CST?
"[O]nly the freedom which submits to the Truth leads the human person to his true good. The good of the person is to be in the Truth and to do the Truth."
A List of Human Rights According to the Church
All, Human Dignity
The Church's understanding of human rights is rooted in the fact that we are made in the image of God.

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