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The Preferential Option for the Poor encompasses many forms, as there are three types of destitution:

1. Material poverty: affects those living in conditions opposed to human dignity.
2. Moral poverty: consists in slavery to vice and sin.
3. Spiritual poverty: is experienced when one turns away from God and rejects His love.

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The Preferential Option for the Poor Understood and Applied | CAPP-USA The Preferential Option for the Poor is an important and consistent part of Catholic social teaching that must be made known.

What is the principle of subsidiarity?

Subsidiarity identifies how decisions in society need to be taken at the lowest competent level. In other words, problems are best solved at the level where they arise or, if this is not possible, at the lowest ​competent​ level.

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The Universal Destination of Goods is a notion based on the belief that God destined the goods of creation for the entire human race.

It warns against the dangers of a welfare state and advocates instead for supporting individuals with the aid by which they may be able to help themselves.

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The Universal Destination of Goods and How to Understand It | CAPP-USA The goods of the Earth belong to all, but properly understanding the universal destination of goods is much more than that.

Classic socialism is the economic system that is the transition between capitalism and communism. Its aims are for the state to own and regulate the means of production, and for the people to share equally in the outputs. Its popularity resulted from the writings of Karl Marx.

The Catholic Church condemns socialism, especially classic socialism, as it violates private property rights, subsidiarity, and anthropology.

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The Catholic Church has identified 4 pathologies afflicting the developed world:

-Consumerism
-Environmental degradation
-Alienation
-Radical secularism

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4 Problems in Society at the Root of our Culture's Destruction | CAPP-USA At the root of the problems in society dominating the news are radical secularism, consumerism, environmental degradation, and alienation.

What responsibilities do Christians have toward the environment?

The environment is a common good belonging to all. However, Christians have a particular duty towards nature, which is a precious gift from the Creator.

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Historically, the Catholic Church has affirmed different forms of government, including monarchy, oligarchy, and democracy. The key issue for the Church is not the form of government but, rather, whether the government is working for the common good.

What form of government does the Church currently endorse? The Church now gives a preference for democracy because it permits society to collaborate more actively towards the common good.

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Catholic Politics? Try Catholic Social Teaching | CAPP-USA Is there a “recommended” form of Government? Did you know that politics is a form of charity?

The Catholic Church identifies three structures of society: economics, culture, and politics.

The purpose of all three is to serve the common good. Of the three, culture is the most important.

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Did you know that religion is at the foundation of culture?

Pope St. John Paul II points out that at the heart of culture lies morality and at the heart morality lies religion. When religion is rejected in the public square, we are left with relativism instead of truth.

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Culture and Catholic Social Teaching | CAPP-USA Out of the three structures of society: politics, culture, and economics; Catholic social teaching deems culture as most important.

We were created with a vocation to work. Pope Francis says that “the door to the dignity of a man is work.”

Work is how we can contribute to society while developing ourselves.

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The Catholic Church has always defended the right to private property.

Pope St. John XXIII says, "The right of private ownership… has permanent validity. It is part of the natural order."

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The Right to Private Property in Catholic Social Teaching | CAPP-USA Pope Leo XIII’s articulation of the right to private property in 1891 caused quite a stir, provoking much dialogue and argument.

Abortion is an offense against human life because it discards human dignity. However, the Church also recognizes the challenges many face when confronted with an unexpected pregnancy.

So, abortion must be combated by addressing both the laws and culture that permit it AND advocating for women/families facing unexpected pregnancies.

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Our contemporary society is facing an abundance of issues, including transgenderism, abortion, racism, and climate change.

It is our special task to order and throw light upon all the affairs of the world in line with the teachings of Jesus Christ: “Let the laity also by their combined efforts remedy the customs and conditions of the world.” — Pope St. Paul VI

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Contemporary Issues and Catholic Social Teaching | CAPP-USA Catholic social teaching address contemporary issues such as abortion, immigration, climate change, socialism, health care, and more.

Government needs to prioritize families as the "basis of society" with supportive laws and regulation. If families thrive, culture thrives.

What responsibilities does the state have towards the family?

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Why does the Catholic Church reject transgenderism and Gender Identity Theory?

Because “‘Being man’ or ‘being woman’ is a reality which is good and willed by God: man and woman possess an inalienable dignity which comes to them immediately from God their Creator.” CCC 369

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Male and Female and Transgenderism | CAPP-USA Male and female he created them. This Truth from Genesis is challenged by transgenderism, which has lost sight of human dignity.

The common good is NOT simply the sum of individual interests.

It is instead “the sum total of social conditions which allow people, either as groups or as individuals, to reach their fulfillment more fully and more easily.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church 1906)

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Humans have a right to private property, which the state cannot suppress.

“The Church aims… at securing that the institution of private property be such as it should be according to the plan of the divine Wisdom and the dispositions of Nature.”
— Pope St. John XXIII

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The Right to Private Property in Catholic Social Teaching | CAPP-USA Pope Leo XIII’s articulation of the right to private property in 1891 caused quite a stir, provoking much dialogue and argument.

What does the Bible say about homosexuality?

Claims that Scripture has nothing to say on the subject of homosexuality are gravely erroneous.

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What Does the Bible Say About Homosexuality | CAPP-USA What the Bible says about homosexuality has been grossly ignored or misinterpreted, but in reality is very clear.

We have a problem. Addiction, in all forms, is on the rise in America. But perhaps the most potentially debilitating addiction is po*******hy.

The acceptance of po*******hy seems to be growing. Many studies show that young Americans do not believe po*******hy to be bad for society.

The Catholic Church and the science are clear: Po*******hy has devastating effects on the brain and society. More here: https://bit.ly/3W89OvH

Po*******hy Addiction and the Common Good | CAPP-USA Po*******hy addiction, and other addictions are destroying America, fueling depression, abuse, and acceptance of immorality.

Does the Church tell us how much stuff we can own? No! As Pope explained, “it is not wrong to want to live better, what is wrong is a style of life… which wants to have more, not in order to be more but in order to spend life in enjoyment as an end in itself.”

The goal of is to promote lifestyles in which the quest for truth, beauty, goodness, and communion with others will determine one's choices, savings, and investments.

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Consumerism is destructive on a personal and societal level, preventing man's growth as a human being and creating dissension and disunity.

Ask yourself, "Do I really need all these material objects and complicated recipes for living?"

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The Problem called Consumerism A style of life directed towards “having” rather than “being… a web of false and superficial gratification.”

What is an inadequate anthropology? What does that mean?

It means our environmental problems stem from a lack of understanding who we are! As explains, “An inadequate presentation of Christian anthropology gave rise to a wrong understanding of the relationship between human beings and the world.”

How do we care for our environments, both physical and human?
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Socialism, even moderate forms like democratic socialism, essentially reduces mankind into economic elements. However, the Catholic Church rejects that human beings can be so understood.

Find the Church's treatments of the failures of socialism here → https://bit.ly/3S1YwH7

Democratic Socialism The ends may sound good, but the means are irreconcilable.

The Church gives preference to democracy because it permits society to collaborate more actively towards the common good.

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We all have a duty to be good stewards of the earth.

"Working for a just distribution of the fruits of the earth and human labor is not mere philanthropy. It is a moral obligation. For Christians, the responsibility is even greater: it is a commandment."

Find the Catholic approach to climate change here → https://bit.ly/3QkaNWa

Climate Change and Catholic Social Teaching | CAPP-USA Climate Change is dividing us. Catholic social teaching gives profound guidance for the care taking of our precious physical environment.

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"We, Christians, cannot play Pilate and wash our hands… We must participate in politics because politics is one of the highest forms of charity because it seeks the common good."

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The Church affirms that health is a universal right and that healthcare cannot be a privilege.

So does Catholic social teaching support national healthcare? Find out here → https://bit.ly/3QgW7Hg

Is Universal Healthcare a Good Thing? | CAPP-USA The Church doesn't propose economic and political systems, but Catholic social teaching raises these concerns with universal healthcare.

As you practice your duty to vote, make sure the candidate you have chosen supports holistic Church teaching.

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Catholic Politics? Try Catholic Social Teaching | CAPP-USA Is there a “recommended” form of Government? Did you know that politics is a form of charity?

The lessons of Catholic social teaching, based on the principles of Human Dignity, Solidarity, and Subsidiarity, are always relevant.

We continue to pray for the conversations unfolding at the Synod of Bishops, that the Holy Spirit will be present to reveal the truths and applications of Catholic social teaching to our cultural, economic, and political positions.

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What is Catholic Social Teaching? Many Catholics are ignorant or misinformed.