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Makes Ownership a Guarantor of Freedom<\/p>\n
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A Twofold Character of Right…<\/p>\n
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…and Use.<\/p>\n
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Comes from God not Man<\/p>\n
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Cannot be Absorbed by the State<\/p>\n
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Ordered Towards the Common Good<\/p>\n
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sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_text module_class=”bullets-module” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” custom_padding=”|||40px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|||0px” custom_padding_phone=”29px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]In Accordance with Nature’s Law:<\/strong>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”READ MORE” closed_toggle_background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” icon_color=”#ffffff” open_icon_color=”#ffffff” module_class=”hover-btn-border read-more bullets-module” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ title_text_color=”#ffffff” title_font=”Open Sans|600|||||||” title_font_size=”14px” title_line_height=”1.7em” background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” custom_margin=”|||40px|false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|0px|10px|0px|false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_width_all=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_text module_class=”bullets-module” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” custom_padding=”|||40px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|||0px” custom_padding_phone=”29px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]Promotes Human Freedom:<\/strong>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”READ MORE” closed_toggle_background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” icon_color=”#ffffff” open_icon_color=”#ffffff” module_class=”hover-btn-border read-more bullets-module” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ title_text_color=”#ffffff” title_font=”Open Sans|600|||||||” title_font_size=”14px” title_line_height=”1.7em” background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” custom_margin=”|||40px|false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|0px|10px|0px|false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” 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custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_width_all=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/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″ custom_padding=”50px||40px||false|false” 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 _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” 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=”4.19.1″ text_font=”||||||||” 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global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “The first and most fundamental principle, therefore, if one would undertake to alleviate the condition of the masses<\/strong>, must be the inviolability of private property.”<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(Pope Leo XIII, 15)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n “R<\/span>ed<\/span>istribution and State ownership of property is<\/span>\u00a0“<\/span>emphatically unjust” as it would “rob the lawful possessor, distort the functions of the State, and create utt<\/span>er confusion in the community.”<\/span>\u00a0(Pope Leo XIII, 4)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Pope Leo XIII<\/span> correctly foresaw that if private property was taken from rightful owners it would be workers and the poor who would suffer the most<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span> (Rerum Novarum, 5)<\/em><\/a>\u00a0Private property contributes “<\/span>in the most unmistakable manner to the peace and tranquility of human existence.”<\/span>\u00a0(Pope Leo XIII, 11)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/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\/2019\/10\/AdobeStock_138888689-.jpg” alt=”A man at an outdoor marketplace hands chives to a woman, showing how the right to private property supports the common good” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”30px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”20px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ make_equal=”on” disabled_on=”off|off|on” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ 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=”20px||20px||true|false” 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\/10\/AdobeStock_138888689-.jpg” alt=”A man at an outdoor marketplace hands chives to a woman, showing how the right to private property supports the common good” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”30px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”20px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/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″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#084369″ custom_padding=”|40px|10px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||” custom_padding_phone=”20px||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#084369″ header_text_color=”#054368″ custom_padding=”|40px|1px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “The first and most fundamental principle, therefore, if one would undertake to alleviate the condition of the masses<\/strong>, must be the inviolability of private property.”<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(Pope Leo XIII, 15)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n “R<\/span>ed<\/span>istribution and State ownership of property is<\/span>\u00a0“<\/span>emphatically unjust” as it would “rob the lawful possessor, distort the functions of the State, and create utt<\/span>er confusion in the community.”<\/span>\u00a0(Pope Leo XIII, 4)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Pope Leo XIII<\/span> correctly foresaw that if private property was taken from rightful owners it would be workers and the poor who would suffer the most<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span> (Rerum Novarum, 5)<\/em><\/a>\u00a0Private property contributes “<\/span>in the most unmistakable manner to the peace and tranquility of human existence.”<\/span>\u00a0(Pope Leo XIII, 11)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Not An End ” module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#ffffff” custom_padding=”20px||40px||false|false” animation_style=”fade” 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” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” 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\/2019\/10\/AdobeStock_73a-.jpg” alt=”A pile of documents on a table represents the bureaucracy which the state may use to suppress the right to private property” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||” custom_padding_phone=”||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/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” custom_padding=”|||40px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|||0px” custom_padding_phone=”29px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” custom_padding=”||1px|40px||” custom_padding_tablet=”|||0px” custom_padding_phone=”||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Private property \u201cis a natural right which the State cannot suppress<\/strong>.\u201d<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>(Pope St. John XXIII, 9)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “H<\/span>istory and experience testify that in those political regimes which do not recognize the rights of private ownershi<\/span>p of goods\u2026<\/span> the exercise of freedom in almost every other direction is suppressed or stifled. This suggests, surely, that the exercise of freedom finds its guarantee and incentive in the right of ownership.”\u00a0(Pope St. John XXIII, 109)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Since private property “is circumscribed by the necessities of social living those who seek to restrict the individual character of ownership to such a degree that in fact they destroy it are mistaken and in error.”\u00a0(Pope Pius XII, 48)<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>So, while “the State has the right to control [private property]” it can “by no means to absorb it altogether.”\u00a0(Pope Leo XIII, 47)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nConsistent but Controversial<\/h4>\n
Consistent but Controversial<\/h4>\n
Because<\/strong> of the \u201ctwofold character of ownership\u2026The right of property is distinct from its use<\/strong>.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n
Pope Pius XI, 45, 47<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
Let’s Explore the ‘Right’ of Property<\/h4>\n
\u201cIn defending the principle of private ownership the Church is striving after an important ethico-social end.<\/strong>\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n
Pope St. John XXIII, 111<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
\u201c<\/span>Private Ownership is…<\/h4>\n
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\u201cThe Church aims\u2026at securing that the institution of private property be such as it should be<\/strong> according to the plan of the divine Wisdom and the dispositions of Nature.<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/h5>\n
Pope St. John XXIII, 111<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
In Support of the Common Good<\/h4>\n
In Support of the Common Good<\/h4>\n
Limits State Action<\/span><\/h4>\n