{"id":93027,"date":"2015-06-23T09:49:58","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T16:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/?p=93027"},"modified":"2015-06-23T09:50:52","modified_gmt":"2015-06-23T16:50:52","slug":"laudato-sis-deadly-challenge-to-the-entire-libertarian-mindset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/2015\/06\/laudato-sis-deadly-challenge-to-the-entire-libertarian-mindset.html","title":{"rendered":"Laudato Si&#8217;s Deadly Challenge to the Entire Libertarian Mindset"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The principle of the subordination of private property to the universal destination of goods, and thus the right of everyone to their use, is a golden rule of social conduct and \u201cthe first principle of the whole ethical and social order\u201d.<\/span><a style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html#_ftn71\" name=\"_ftnref71\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">[71]<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0The Christian tradition has never recognized the right to private property as absolute or inviolable, and has stressed the social purpose of all forms of private property. Saint John Paul II forcefully reaffirmed this teaching, stating that \u201cGod gave the earth to the whole human race for the sustenance of all its members,\u00a0<\/span><i style=\"color: #000000;\">without excluding or favouring anyone<\/i><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201d.<\/span><a style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html#_ftn72\" name=\"_ftnref72\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">[72]<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">These are strong words. He noted that \u201ca type of development which did not respect and promote human rights \u2013 personal and social, economic and political, including the rights of nations and of peoples \u2013 would not be really worthy of man\u201d.<\/span><a style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html#_ftn73\" name=\"_ftnref73\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">[73]<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0He clearly explained that \u201cthe Church does indeed defend the legitimate right to private property, but she also teaches no less clearly that there is always a social mortgage on all private property, in order that goods may serve the general purpose that God gave them\u201d.<\/span><a style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html#_ftn74\" name=\"_ftnref74\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">[74]<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Consequently, he maintained, \u201cit is not in accord with God\u2019s plan that this gift be used in such a way that its benefits favour only a few\u201d.<\/span><a style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html#_ftn75\" name=\"_ftnref75\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">[75]<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0This calls into serious question the unjust habits of a part of humanity.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is why Movement Conservatism hates and fears Francis and, ultimately, the Catholic Faith (since he\u2019s not making this up or saying anything new). \u00a0Better that the scalding lava of their hatred is becoming visible and telling Catholics exactly where they stand than that their pretended friendship tempt Catholics away from the faith.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The principle of the subordination of private property to the universal destination of goods, and thus the right of everyone to their use, is a golden rule of social conduct and \u201cthe first principle of the whole ethical and social order\u201d.[71]\u00a0The Christian tradition has never recognized the right to private property as absolute or inviolable, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[718,650],"class_list":["post-93027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-laudato-si","tag-na"],"yoast_head":"<!-- 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