A lot of people talk about Catholic Social Teaching (CST) in the same way they talk about Theology of the Body; that is, they seem to read what the others write; they don’t seem to scrutinize the original texts very closely. I am no expert; these musings are not going to be footnoted or anything because they are just that, musings. The people I reference — the commentators — are just the general ones I see in published (online and print) arguments. They will know who they are by how inattentive they have been to these fundamental truths. Their inattention leads them to conclusions that are not compatible with freedom and the preservation of the true worth of the family: what ought to be its imperviousness to monetization.
Very very good, a lot of excellent points. Unfortunately what drives the conversation at present will have to be the fact that fewer and fewer people think in terms of the family unit, with more opting to avoid marriage and children (though sometimes one without the other). “Rugged individualism” was an ideal in the early 19th century, and we’re still sucking the fumes. Constitutional principles don’t help much, so advocates of real CST may be that reedy voice in the wilderness for a while, I fear.
This is a really good reminder that defrauding workers out of just wages is one of the four sins that “cry out to heaven” (James 5:4).
Sadly some of the worst offenders though are actually “professional catholic” employers (schools, parishes, organisations etc) which take undue financial advantage people’s good will and faith commitment so perhaps there is a vested interest in misconstruing this issue as a “government problem” :p
I have always said that Roman Catholic doctrine insists that all women are in things inferior to men, and that if a woman has one spot of self-respect she would never be a Roman Catholic. Thank you for confirming my assertion.
Very very good, a lot of excellent points. Unfortunately what drives the conversation at present will have to be the fact that fewer and fewer people think in terms of the family unit, with more opting to avoid marriage and children (though sometimes one without the other). “Rugged individualism” was an ideal in the early 19th century, and we’re still sucking the fumes. Constitutional principles don’t help much, so advocates of real CST may be that reedy voice in the wilderness for a while, I fear.
This is a really good reminder that defrauding workers out of just wages is one of the four sins that “cry out to heaven” (James 5:4).
Sadly some of the worst offenders though are actually “professional catholic” employers (schools, parishes, organisations etc) which take undue financial advantage people’s good will and faith commitment so perhaps there is a vested interest in misconstruing this issue as a “government problem” :p
I have always said that Roman Catholic doctrine insists that all women are in things inferior to men, and that if a woman has one spot of self-respect she would never be a Roman Catholic. Thank you for confirming my assertion.