[NYer]

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[ExpatGator]

““Economic life,” he noted, “undoubtedly requires contracts, in order to regulate relations of exchange between goods of equivalent value. But it also needs just laws and forms of redistribution governed by politics,”

More socialist insanity.

[Welcome2thejungle]

The Vatican is great on social and moral issues. But when it comes to economics, I think they’re out to lunch.

BTW- I am a practicing Catholic and a member of the Knights of Columbus.

[PanzerKardinal]

So how many of you have actually read the encyclical?

If you haven’t why don’t you read it before commenting on it.

[DannyTN]

"Therefore it is not the instrument that must be called to account, but individuals, their moral conscience and their personal and social responsibility.”"

That is so true of so many things.

Replace instrument with "gun", "government", "rock music", or any other thing that is considered "evil" by some, but a tool that when used properly is a blessing.

[Varda]

bump for later read. I’m looking forward to reading this although I’m not confident it will be anything good.

[Maceman]

Shut up and pray.

[what's up]

“Economic life,” he noted, “undoubtedly requires contracts, in order to regulate relations of exchange between goods of equivalent value. But it also needs just laws and forms of redistribution governed by politics, and what is more, it needs works redolent of the spirit of gift.

Ugh.

[Armando Guerra]

Glad to see this thread on the Pope's writings to be a bit better than the other thread. This thread uses actual quotes instead of the Reuters interpretation. That thread has just turned into an excuse to Catholic bash. I shouldn't be surprised. Every time the press misinterprets the Pope most don't even bother to read the actual quote before bashing. These are the same people who complain about the MSM all the time except, I guess, when it supports their anti-Catholic bias.

I consider myself to be very conservative socially and economically. My undergraduate degree was in economics. I have not read all the encyclical but do agree with what I have read. He is not anti-market and pro new world order as it has been presented elsewhere. What I take from it is that, in essence, the market did not fail but people did. There is no doubt that the financial markets were manipulated by politicians and bankers in bed with each other.