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Important Source of Wealth<\/p>\n
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Serve the Common Good<\/p>\n
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What is the Role of Profit?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Rooted in Human Freedom<\/p>\n
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Goods Must Benefit all Humanity<\/p>\n
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What Must the State Do?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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The Church Supports Free Markets<\/p>\n
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Pope St. John Paul II, 32, 34<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_position=”bottom” divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”50px” module_alignment=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_toggle title=”READ MORE” icon_color=”#054368″ open_icon_color=”#054368″ module_class=”hover-btn-border read-more” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ title_text_color=”#054368″ title_font=”Open Sans|600||on|||||” title_font_size=”14px” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_color=”#054368″ background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” width=”85%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment=”center” border_width_all=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n HOWEVER<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Free markets must be \u201ccircumscribed in a strong juridical framework, which places it at the service of human freedom in its totality\u201d. (Pope St. John Paul II, 42)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe creation of this wealth must always be at the service of the common good, and not only for the benefit of a few.\u201d\u00a0(Pope Francis)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n The \u201cfree\u201d market advanced by Catholic social teaching is free — within limits<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#054368″ custom_padding=”0px||0px” animation_style=”fade” animation_direction=”right” animation_duration=”750ms” animation_delay=”200ms” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ make_equal=”on” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.16″ width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”50px||50px” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/architecture-street-building-city-skyscraper-new-york-767467-pxhere.com-2.jpg” alt=”A street sign for Wall Street which represents the free economy, an important topic for Catholic economics” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”||0px|||” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”] [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” custom_padding=”||30px|40px” custom_padding_tablet=”|||0px” custom_padding_phone=”||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The free market economy is an \u201cimportant source of wealth and should be viewed carefully and favorably.\u201d (Pope St. John Paul II, 32)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n For, \u201cCertainly every country needs economic growth and the creation of wealth, and the extension of these to each citizen, without exclusion.\u201d\u00a0(Pope Francis, 3)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n “[I]t is evident that this system [free markets] is not to be condemned in itself. And surely it is not of its own nature vicious.”<\/span> (Pope Pius XI, 101)<\/a><\/p>\n A foundational guide is that \u201cmoney must serve, not rule\u201d.<\/strong> (Pope Francis)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”Read more” icon_color=”#ffffff” open_icon_color=”#ffffff” module_class=”hover-btn-border read-more” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ title_text_color=”#ffffff” title_font=”Open Sans|600||on|||||” title_font_size=”14px” title_line_height=”1.7em” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#054368″ custom_margin=”|||40px” custom_margin_tablet=”|||0px” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”|0px||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_width_all=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Catholic social teaching “requires respect for the \u200buniversal destination of goods\u200b” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2401)<\/a> and has always understood that the right to private property is \u201cfundamental\u201d and a requirement \u201cfor the autonomy and development of the person.\u201d (Pope St. John Paul II, 30)<\/a><\/p>\n \u201c[T]he logic of profit and that of the equal distribution of goods…do not contradict each other if their relationship is well ordered. Naturally, profit is legitimate and, in just measure, necessary for economic development.\u201d\u00a0(Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a><\/p>\n However, \u201cOnce capital becomes an idol\u2026once greed for money presides over the entire socioeconomic system, it ruins society, it condemns and enslaves men and women, it destroys human fraternity, it sets people against one another\u201d. (Pope Francis, 1)<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”40px||30px||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”750ms” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/work-street-downtown-city-businessman-economy-cummute-walk-career.jpg” alt=”Two businessmen walking to work in a city downtown.” title_text=”work-street-downtown-city-businessman-economy-cummute-walk-career” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|tablet” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_align=”left” header_2_text_color=”#054368″ text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”||0px|” custom_padding_tablet=”20px||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”bullets-module” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#084369″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n 1. Anthropological. <\/strong>All Catholic social teaching flows from understanding the inherent dignity of every person that comes from being made in God\u2019s image. Pope St. John Paul II, in Centesimus Annus<\/em>, thereby places economic freedom parallel to political freedom – understanding each person’s unique value and freedom in the economic sphere.<\/span><\/p>\n 2. Charitable.<\/strong> Catholic social teaching recognizes that free enterprise, rightly understood and implemented, is currently the best available vehicle for systemically caring for the physical needs of the poor and that a true global economy is the key way to create lasting development and thereby, peace. Catholic social teaching<\/span> says a \u201cbusiness economy has many positive aspects \u2013 its basis is human freedom exercised in the economic field\u201d.\u00a0(Centesimus Annus, 32)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n 3. Practical<\/strong>. <\/strong>“Business is a noble vocation, <\/strong>directed to producing <\/strong>wealth and improving <\/strong>our world.” (Pope Francis, 129)<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n Catholic social teaching<\/span> also recognizes the free market for its:<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”READ MORE” icon_color=”#054368″ open_icon_color=”#054368″ module_class=”hover-btn-border read-more” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ title_text_color=”#054368″ title_font=”Open Sans|600||on|||||” title_text_align=”left” title_font_size=”14px” title_line_height=”1.7em” background_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”left” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”” max_width_phone=”100%” max_width_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_margin=”10px||10px||true|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|0px||” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” border_width_all=”0px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The free market economy is a model that should be proposed to the third world \u2013 as long as it is “circumscribed within a strong juridical framework which places it at the service of human freedom in its totality”. (Pope St. John Paul II, 42)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_button button_url=”\/catholic-social-teaching-democracy-free-markets\/” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Learn more about Democracy & Free Markets” button_alignment=”left” module_class=”hover-btn-border” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”14px” button_text_color=”#054368″ button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”0px” button_font=”|600||on|||||” button_icon=”5||divi||400″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”|||0px” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|||0px” custom_padding_phone=”||10px|0px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_text_color__hover=”#054368″][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/counting-money-bills-profit-cost-greed-income-wealth-hoard.jpg” alt=”A young woman counts money.” title_text=”counting-money-bills-profit-cost-greed-income-wealth-hoard” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|tablet” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_align=”left” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_align=”left” header_4_text_color=”#eb7425″ custom_padding=”||10px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|||0px|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”20px|||0px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#084369″ custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|||0px|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”|||0px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The \u201cconviction that the economy must be autonomous, that it must be shielded from \u2018influences\u2019 of a moral character, has led man to abuse the economic process<\/strong> in a thoroughly destructive way.\u201d (Pope Benedict XVI, 34)<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n Indeed, the current system \u201cis by now intolerable<\/strong>\u201d. \u201c[T]hat system has imposed the mentality of profit at any price, with no concern for social exclusion\u2026An unfettered pursuit of money rules. This is the ‘dung of the devil\u2019<\/strong>.\u201d (Pope Francis, 1)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe see how the world of finance can dominate mankind<\/strong>. Possession and appearance dominate and enslave the world. \u2026 Finance is no longer a tool to promote well being and to support the life of man, but a force that oppresses him, one which almost has to be worshipped\u201d. (Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Indeed, \u201cThe full gravity of the current economic crisis<\/strong>\u2026should be understood. This crisis has numerous causes and is a strong reminder of the need for a profound revision of the model of global economic development.\u201d (Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”READ MORE” icon_color=”#054368″ open_icon_color=”#054368″ module_class=”hover-btn-border read-more” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ title_text_color=”#054368″ title_font=”Open Sans|600||on|||||” title_text_align=”left” title_font_size=”14px” title_line_height=”1.7em” background_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”left” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”” max_width_phone=”100%” max_width_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_margin=”10px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|0px||” custom_margin_phone=”|0px||0px|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” border_width_all=”0px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Catholic Social Teaching points out that \u201cbusiness management cannot concern itself only with the interests of the proprietors, but must also assume responsibility for all the other stakeholders who contribute to the life of the business: the workers, the clients, the suppliers of various elements of production, the community of reference\u201d.\u00a0(Pope Benedict XVI, 40)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Also, \u201cCharity in truth requires that shape and structure be given to those types of\u00a0economic\u00a0initiative which, without rejecting profit, aim at a higher goal than the mere logic of the exchange of equivalents, of profit as an end in itself\u201d.\u00a0(Pope Benedict XVI, 38)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Among<\/strong> the many positive effects<\/strong> of the global advancement of free markets, Pope Francis identifies a threat<\/strong>: \u201cIn many countries globalization has meant a hastened deterioration of their own cultural roots and the invasion of ways of thinking and acting proper to other cultures which are economically advanced but ethically debilitated.\u201d (Evangelii Gaudium, 62)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#f2f2f2″ custom_padding=”20px||20px||true|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”750ms” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”30px||30px||true|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_align=”left” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_align=”left” header_4_text_color=”#eb7425″ custom_padding=”||10px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#054368″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#eb7525″ text_orientation=”center” width=”85%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|tablet” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”|-99px||-99px” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”|||0px” inline_fonts=”Playfair Display,Playfair Display SC” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#054368″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#eb7525″ text_orientation=”center” width=”85%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|tablet” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”|-99px||-99px” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”|||0px” inline_fonts=”Playfair Display,Playfair Display SC” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Pope Francis, 53<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px||20px||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#084369″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The \u201cconviction that the economy must be autonomous, that it must be shielded from \u2018influences\u2019 of a moral character, has led man to\u00a0<\/span>abuse the\u00a0economic\u00a0process\u00a0<\/span><\/b>in a thoroughly destructive way.\u201d (Pope Benedict XVI, 34)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n It is now about \u201csomething new.\u00a0<\/span>Exclusion<\/b>\u2026those excluded are no longer society\u2019s underside or its fringes or its disenfranchised \u2013 they are\u00a0<\/span>no longer<\/b> even a part of it.” (Pope Francis, 53)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201c[H]<\/span>uman<\/span>\u00a0beings are themselves\u00a0<\/span>considered consumer goods<\/b>\u00a0to be used and then\u00a0<\/span>discarded<\/b>.\u201d (Pope Francis, 53)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cFinancial speculation fundamentally aimed at quick profit continues to wreak havoc\u201d (Fratelli Tutti, 168)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”READ MORE” icon_color=”#054368″ open_icon_color=”#054368″ module_class=”hover-btn-border read-more” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ title_text_color=”#054368″ title_font=”Open Sans|600||on|||||” title_font_size=”14px” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_color=”#054368″ background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”10px||||false|false” border_width_all=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u201cThe excluded are not the ‘exploited’ but the outcast, the ‘leftovers’.” (Pope Francis, 53)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”0px||0px” animation_style=”fade” animation_direction=”bottom” animation_duration=”750ms” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.16″ width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”50px||30px||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”250ms” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_align=”center” header_4_text_color=”#eb7425″ custom_padding=”||10px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#054368″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#eb7525″ text_orientation=”center” width=”85%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|tablet” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”|-99px||-99px” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”|||0px” inline_fonts=”Playfair Display,Playfair Display SC” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#054368″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#eb7525″ text_orientation=”center” width=”85%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|tablet” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”|-99px||-99px” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”|||0px” inline_fonts=”Playfair Display,Playfair Display SC” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Pope Benedict XVI<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”750ms” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ make_equal=”on” disabled_on=”on|on|off” module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”50px||50px||true|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#084369″ custom_padding=”|40px|||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” inline_fonts=”Playfair Display” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “True and lasting success” within the market, “is attained through the gift of ourselves<\/strong>, our intellectual abilities and our entrepreneurial skills”.<\/span> (Pope Benedict XVI, 5)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n “We can start<\/strong> from below and, case by case, act at the most concrete and local levels<\/strong>, and then expand<\/strong> to the farthest reaches of our countries and our world”. (Pope Francis, 78)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “Concretely, in economic activity” this means businesswomen and men must “engage in economic activity for the sake of the common good<\/strong>“. (Pope Benedict XVI, 5)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “The ability to sit down and listen to others, typical of interpersonal encounters\u2026caring for them and welcoming them into their lives.” (Pope Francis, 48)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “This is what it means to give freely<\/strong>: a willingness to take the first step; to be the first to reach out to the other, to offer reconciliation, to accept the suffering entailed in giving up being in the right.” (Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”READ MORE” icon_color=”#054368″ open_icon_color=”#054368″ module_class=”hover-btn-border read-more” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ title_text_color=”#054368″ title_font=”Open Sans|600||on|||||” title_text_align=”left” title_font_size=”14px” title_line_height=”1.7em” background_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”left” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”” max_width_phone=”100%” max_width_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_margin=”10px|40px|||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|0px||” custom_margin_phone=”||10px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” border_width_all=”0px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Businesswomen and men must “experience this commitment as something transcending their self-interest, for the benefit of present and future generations.” (Pope Benedict XVI, 5)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Put another way, this implies “the readiness to do more than what is necessary, not to tally costs but to go beyond merely legal requirements.” (Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Businessman-finishes-tightening-his-tie-as-he-prepares-for-work.jpg” alt=”Economics according to Catholic social teaching begins with a personal gift of self and working for the common good.” title_text=”Businessman finishes tightening his tie as he prepares for work” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” src__hover_enabled=”off|hover” src__hover=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/zac-durant-76HhAKI5JXI-unsplash.jpg”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ make_equal=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” disabled_on=”off|off|on” module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”50px||50px||true|false” custom_padding_tablet=”50px||50px||true|false” custom_padding_phone=”20px||20px||true|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Businessman-finishes-tightening-his-tie-as-he-prepares-for-work.jpg” alt=”Economics according to Catholic social teaching begins with a personal gift of self and working for the common good.” title_text=”Businessman finishes tightening his tie as he prepares for work” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” src__hover_enabled=”off|hover” src__hover=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/zac-durant-76HhAKI5JXI-unsplash.jpg”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#084369″ custom_padding=”20px|40px|||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” inline_fonts=”Playfair Display” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “True and lasting success” within the market, “is attained through the gift of ourselves<\/strong>, our intellectual abilities and our entrepreneurial skills”.<\/span> (Pope Benedict XVI, 5)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n “We can start<\/strong> from below and, case by case, act at the most concrete and local levels<\/strong>, and then expand<\/strong> to the farthest reaches of our countries and our world”. (Pope Francis, 78)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “Concretely, in economic activity” this means businesswomen and men must “engage in economic activity for the sake of the common good<\/strong>“. (Pope Benedict XVI, 5)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “The ability to sit down and listen to others, typical of interpersonal encounters\u2026caring for them and welcoming them into their lives.” (Pope Francis, 48)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “This is what it means to give freely<\/strong>: a willingness to take the first step; to be the first to reach out to the other, to offer reconciliation, to accept the suffering entailed in giving up being in the right.” (Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”READ MORE” icon_color=”#054368″ open_icon_color=”#054368″ module_class=”hover-btn-border read-more” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ title_text_color=”#054368″ title_font=”Open Sans|600||on|||||” title_text_align=”left” title_font_size=”14px” title_line_height=”1.7em” background_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”left” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”” max_width_phone=”100%” max_width_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_margin=”10px|40px|||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|0px||” custom_margin_phone=”||10px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” border_width_all=”0px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Businesswomen and men must “experience this commitment as something transcending their self-interest, for the benefit of present and future generations.” (Pope Benedict XVI, 5)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Put another way, this implies “the readiness to do more than what is necessary, not to tally costs but to go beyond merely legal requirements.” (Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ use_custom_gutter=”on” make_equal=”on” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”0px||30px||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”align-items: center;” make_fullwidth=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/A-statue-of-Christ-with-his-hands-bound-and-the-crown-of-thorns-upon-his-head.jpg” alt=”Economics informed by Catholic social teaching means we recognize the spiritual side of economic activity, trust in God, and gratuitousness without concern for personal gain.” title_text=”A statue of Christ with his hands bound and the crown of thorns upon his head” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|tablet” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#084369″ custom_padding=”|||40px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|||0px|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”20px|||0px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Solidarity is needed.<\/strong> “For Christians, the words of Jesus have an even deeper meaning. They compel us to recognize Christ himself in each of our abandoned or excluded brothers and sisters”.<\/span>\u00a0(Pope Francis, 85)<\/a><\/p>\n This “requires attention to spiritual life<\/strong>, a serious consideration of the experiences of trust in God<\/strong>, spiritual fellowship in Christ, reliance upon God\u2019s providence and mercy, love and forgiveness, self-denial, acceptance of others, justice and peace.”<\/span>\u00a0(Caritas in Veritate, 79)<\/a><\/p>\n “In the wider life of\u00a0<\/span>society<\/span>\u00a0we come to see that \u2018gratuitousness\u2019 is not something extra<\/strong>, but rather a necessary condition of justice\u2026Who we are, and what we have, has been given to us so that we can place it at the service of others.”<\/span>\u00a0(Pope Francis)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n[\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#ffffff” header_5_font=”||||||||” custom_padding=”||10px|40px” custom_padding_tablet=”|||0px” custom_padding_phone=”29px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nA Free Economy<\/h4>\n
Why Does the Church Support Free Markets?<\/span><\/h4>\n
For three main reasons<\/strong>:<\/span><\/h2>\n
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However, this Support is not Unequivocal<\/span><\/h4>\n
The Practice of Capitalism has Gone Astray<\/h4>\n
\u201cWe have created a <\/span>\u2018throw away<\/span>\u2019 <\/span><\/strong>culture<\/strong> which is now spreading.<\/span>\u201d<\/h5>\n
The Way Home<\/span><\/h4>\n
\u201c[T]he human person must work, must involve himself in domestic and professional concerns…but he has need of God before all else<\/strong>\u201d<\/h5>\n
It’s Personal<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
It’s Personal<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
It’s Spiritual<\/span><\/h2>\n