The Catholic Church does not have an official, comprehensive teaching on gun control, but she does on issues like human dignity, the common good and self-defense.
Subsidiarity Articles
Bible Quotes that Establish Catholic Social Teaching
Catholic social teaching is not a modern invention. It is rooted in Scripture, and these scripture quotes illustrate where the principles come from.
Quotes about Government
“Democracy succeeds only to the extent that it is based on truth and a correct understanding of the human person.” (Pope Benedict XVI)
Immigrants are obliged to respect with gratitude the material and spiritual heritage of the country that receives them.…
Fleeing violence, seeking better employment, growing up as a dreamer — these are the stories of immigrants.…
If someone entered or stayed in the United States undocumented, have they committed a serious sin?…
Rooted in the core principles of human dignity, CST offers a constructive vision for our own time of rapid transformation.…
Catholic Social Teaching (CST) offers a clear and principled framework for understanding school choice, emphasizing three key points.…
This principle of subsidiarity is crucial to fully understanding Catholic social teaching and, while we may have heard the term “subsidiarity” before, we really need…
List of Articles
- 10 Questions About Catholic Social Teaching
- 5 Surprising Ideas from Catholic Social Teaching
- A Divided Government and the Political Divide
- A Short Course on Subsidiarity
- Bible Quotes that Establish Catholic Social Teaching
- Cardinal Parolin's Address to CAPP, December 2021
- Cardinal Tomasi's Address to CAPP, December 2021
- Catholic Quotes about the Church's Social Teaching
- Catholic Social Teaching is not Left or Right
- Catholic Social Teaching vs. Secular Social Theory
- Gun Control and Self-Defense
- Immigrant Rights and Duties
- Immigrant Stories
- Immigration Quotes from the Church
- Immigration Reform and Catholic Social Teaching
- Is Undocumented Immigration Sinful?
- Living Catholic Social Teaching in a Fragmented World
- Quotes about Government
- School Choice and Catholic Social Teaching
- The Critical Importance of the Principle of Subsidiarity
- The Practical Value of Solidarity and Subsidiarity
- Three Questions at the Heart of Magnifica Humanitas
- When there is No Path to Citizenship
