[Mrs. Don-o]

I think its' fair to say that some people read that in the contexdt of subsidiarity, and some do not. Neverthelessm, the statist position has never been the favored position, at least as far as the popes go.

As Pius XI said:

"We make this pronouncement: Whether considered as a doctrine, or an historical fact, or a movement, Socialism, if it remains truly Socialism, even after it has yielded to truth and justice on the points which we have mentioned, cannot be reconciled with the teachings of the Catholic Church because its concept of society itself is utterly foreign to Christian truth.”
(Encyclical Quadragesimo Anno, May 15, 1931, n. 117)

“[Socialism] is based nevertheless on a theory of human society peculiar to itself and irreconcilable with true Christianity. Religious socialism, Christian socialism, are contradictory terms; no one can be at the same time a good Catholic and a true socialist.” (Ibid. n. 120)

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Neverthelessm, the statist position has never been the favored position

Perhaps...however, the current framing of a product/service as a "right" will inevitably result in statism.

Pius' position may have been correct on the issue, but these more current statements from the Vatican found in the cited article certainly seem to encourage rather than discourage the growth of the State.