If you look closely at Chapter 3, which discusses “the gift” and the priniciple of gratitousness in relation to the fraternal community of peoples, I think what is being hinted at is that it would be a good idea if the IMF forgave and forgot all of those loans to “undeveloped” nations.
I think a defender of the CiV would argue that the use of coercion to achieve this goal — redistribution of wealth — is not on the table. I’m still trying to figure out if that response would be consistent with the argument of CiV, or whether CiV HAS a consistent position on the use of force.
I think . . .
the use of force vis a vis the encyclical
is quite kosher, even desired . . .
providing the force is directed by the Vatican and
wrapped in several layers of bureaucratic controls and white hankys.