Well isn't that special. Religious freedom is essential and a necessary condition to being a free person; however, it is not a sufficient condition. We must also have economic freedom to enjoy the fruits of our labors. This is something that the Catholic Church preaches AGAINST in their pastoral letter Economic Justice for All.
This letter (quite long btw) has such gems in it as "70. Distributive justice requires that the allocation of income, wealth, and power in society be evaluated in light of its effects on persons whose basic material needs are unmet." and ""It is of the very essence of social justice to demand from each individual all that is necessary for the common good." and "74. Basic justice also calls for the establishment of a floor of material well-being on which all can stand. This is a duty of the whole of society and it creates particular obligations for those with greater resources. This duty calls into question extreme inequalities of income and consumption when so many lack basic necessities."
Since the thing runs to 90 pages I will let you read it yourself to see how contradictory the official position of the church is with tru economic freedom.
You seem to have confused the Liberation Theology promoted by the USCCB, for the “Teachings of the Catholic Church”.
They are NOT the same thing!
If you are able to completely compartmentalize your moral life such that your economic and spiritual lives are in no way intertwined I pity you.
If you believe that human dignity realized in community with others, is the not criterion against which all aspects of economic life must be measured, from the moment of conception until the instance of natural death I pity you.
If you are able to convince yourself that you are in no way responsible for the millions in our community, country and around the world who hunger, thirst, and suffer, I pity you.
If you do not think that we as Christians will be individually judged by what we do and fail to do for the least of His brethren, I pity you. When Christians look into the face of those in need we do not look first to see if it looks like our face, we only see Jesus' face.
Christianity is not some abstract or hypothetical thought process played out only in pews or in internet forums, it is a way of life.
Peace be with you.
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