Join our Newsletter Decriminalizing Shoplifting: Is That a Good Thing? by CAPP-USA THE RISE IN SHOPLIFTING No. For example, in 2014 California changed a longstanding law classifying shoplifting as a felony to a misdemeanor for goods valued under $950. The result...
Join our Newsletter Are There 7 Themes of Catholic Social Teaching? by CAPP-USA Are there 7 themes of Catholic social teaching? The short answer is no. THE THREE PRINCIPLES OF CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING There are 3 Key Principles of Catholic Social...
Join our Newsletter Gratuitousness: Catholic Social Teaching’s Solution for Capitalism by CAPP-USA An Economy Characterized by Gratuitousness; a Gift of Self WHAT IS GRATUITOUSNESS? Gratuitousness is the gift of self – “our intellectual abilities and...
Join our Newsletter How Can Goods be Universal? by CAPP-USA THE UNIVERSAL DESTINATION OF GOODS The Universal Destination of Goods is a major theme of Catholic social teaching To discuss the universal destination of goods we need to pick up where we left off in...
Join our Newsletter Catholic Social Teaching and the Right to Private Property: The Church’s Often Misunderstood Position by CAPP-USA In 1931 Pope Pius XI said the dialogue around the Church’s pronouncements on the right to private property was so toxic...
