Our neighbors do not solely include our family, close friends, or those who live next door. ALL are our neighbors.
The Common Good Articles
What is a Union and What does the Church Teach?
The right to form unions is firmly rooted in Catholic social teaching — with even their historical antecedents confirmed. However, there are conditions.
Tariffs and the Common Good
The Catholic Church does not address tariffs in detail. She recognizes both the benefits of free trade and the right of nations to regulate their economies.
The Catholic Church does not address tariffs in detail. She recognizes both the benefits of free trade and the right of nations to regulate their economies.
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.
Democracy is “the most effective historical instrument for ensuring its own future in a way befitting to human beings.” (Pope Benedict XVI)
Social justice “upholds the fundamental human right to a dignified life”. (Pope Francis)
Legitimate state authority has the right and the duty to protect the common good. However...
Genuine freedom is not simply the ability to do whatever you want; it is the ability to choose the good.
