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Jun

A Libertarian Hippie Catholic’s Take on Laudato Si’

By In Economics, Education, Liberty, Love, Morality, Politics, Religion, Science, Society

In the latest addition to papal encyclicals, Pope Francis lays out a complex mix of science, politics, and theology that can typically only be found in one of these documents. As the Holy Father writes in Laudato Si’, “The Catholic Church is open to dialogue with philosophical thought; this has enabled her to produce various […]

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4
Jun

Catholic and Libertarian? Cardinal Says They’re Incompatible. This is Why He’s Wrong.

By In Economics, Politics, Religion

“This economy kills,”  Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga said in a speech yesterday at a conference held by Policy Research and Catholic Studies at The Catholic University of America, entitled “Erroneous Autonomy: The Catholic Case Against Libertarianism.” “The libertarianism [sic] deregulation of the market is much to the disadvantage of the poor.” The cardinal quoted Pope Francis […]

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