Catholic Social Teaching
From The Journal at Catholic Paradigm.
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Take the Housing Back: What the Church Teaches About Who a Home Is For
Berlin voted to expropriate corporate landlords. The Church calls property an instrument of the universal destination of goods, and Leo XIII refused…
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Formally Proclaimed: What the Church Says When a Vote Is Held Under Occupation
Russia’s Duma vote reached occupied Ukraine. What Catholic social teaching says about a right to vote that is only formally proclaimed.
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Fifty-Six Thousand People and the Word Forever: What the Church Says When a Small Nation Signs Under Pressure
The US-Denmark-Greenland defense deal has no end date. Catholic teaching asks whether a small nation’s consent, given under threat, still counts as…
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The Law of Force or the Force of Law: A UN Panel, a School in Minab, and the Church
A UN mission alleges US war crimes at a girls’ school in Minab. The Church’s answer is the force of law, not…
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The Quiet Tax: Why the Church Counts a Stable Currency Among the Conditions of Justice
The Fed raised rates 12-0 against White House pressure. Catholic social teaching names a stable currency a condition of justice. Who pays…
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Mutual Trust Alone: What the Church Says When the Arms Race Reaches Orbit
The Air Force says US weapons are in orbit. Catholic social teaching on deterrence and the arms race: lasting peace rests on…
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Forty Names a Day: What the Church Says When the State Lies to Enforce the Law
A DHS whistleblower says officers made false attestations to search state voter rolls. Catholic teaching: a good end never makes a lie…
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Count Before You Claim: What the Church Says About Sweden’s Three-Seat Cliffhanger
Sweden’s three-seat cliffhanger shows why the Church calls a vote count an act of truth, and why patience is the first virtue…
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Who Guards the Strait: What the Church Says When a Militia Holds a Tenth of World Trade
Houthis hold Bab el-Mandeb and a tenth of world trade. What Catholic social teaching says about securing a good that belongs to…
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The Bill Arrives at the Kitchen Table: What the Church Says About a War Congress Never Voted On
Inflation hit 3.4% and gas is up 27% six months into a war Congress never authorized. What Catholic social teaching says about…