{"id":28536,"date":"2019-04-16T10:56:22","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T10:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capp.mystagingwebsite.com\/?page_id=28536"},"modified":"2026-08-18T23:02:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T23:02:44","slug":"the-common-good","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/es\/the-common-good\/","title":{"rendered":"The Common Good"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Common Good in Catholic Social Teaching<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Is For All<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Respects the Human Person<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Peace<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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The Sole Reason for Government<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Promotes Development<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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A Result, Not A Principle<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

The \"common good\" is a critical concept. It as an aspirational result<\/strong>: \"the sum total of social conditions which allow people, either as groups or as individuals, to reach their fulfillment more fully and more easily\".\u00a0(Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1906)<\/a><\/p>\n

The common good in Catholic social teaching \"consists of three essential elements<\/em>\"<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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