{"id":35276,"date":"2019-09-11T13:32:24","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T13:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cappusa.wpengine.com\/?page_id=35276"},"modified":"2025-08-07T15:54:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T15:54:59","slug":"right-to-private-property","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/es\/right-to-private-property\/","title":{"rendered":"Right to Private Property"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 mosaic_width et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row_fullwidth  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper et_pb_button_alignment_center et_pb_module \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_0 hover-btn-border et_hover_enabled et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"\/right-to-private-property\/#newsletter\" data-icon=\"5\">Join our Newsletter<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>The Right to Private Property<\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2 M-1_grid  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1 M-1_grid-item M-1_grid-item1 fade-text et_hover_enabled  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Makes Ownership a Guarantor of Freedom<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 M-1_grid-item M-1_grid-item2 fade-text et_hover_enabled  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>A Twofold Character of Right...<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3 M-1_grid-item M-1_grid-item3 fade-text et_hover_enabled  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>...and Use.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4 M-1_grid-item M-1_grid-item4 fade-text et_hover_enabled  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Comes from God not Man<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_5 M-1_grid-item M-1_grid-item5 grid-item_gap-fill  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_6 M-1_grid-item M-1_grid-item5 fade-text et_hover_enabled  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Cannot be Absorbed by the State<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_7 M-1_grid-item M-1_grid-item6 fade-text et_hover_enabled  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Ordered Towards the Common Good<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_3 mosaic_width et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3 et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_8  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>\u201cThe practice of <strong>all ages<\/strong> has consecrated the principle of private ownership<\/span><span>\u201d.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s6\"><a class=\"alternate-link init\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/rerum-novarum\/#11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pope Leo XIII, 11<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"color: #eb7425;\"><em><span class=\"s6\"><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_4 mosaic_width et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_9  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4>Consistent but Controversial<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_10  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span class=\"s5\"><span>Pope Leo XIII\u2019s articulation of the right to private property in 1891 caused quite a stir. Even i<\/span><span>n 1931 Pope Pius XI found the <\/span><span class=\"s3\">dialogue<\/span><span> around the Church\u2019s pronouncements on private property\u00a0<\/span><span>rights<\/span><span> so toxic that, \u201cthere are some who calumniate the Supreme Pontiff, and the Church herself, as if she had taken and were still taking the part of the rich\u201d.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\">\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/quadragesimo-anno\/#44\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Quadragesimo Anno, 44)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s2\"><strong>However...<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"s2\"><span>T<\/span><span>he right to private property \"has always been defended by the Church\". \u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/centesimus-annus\/#30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 30)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s2\"><span><span class=\"s5\">\"The right of private ownership\u2026has permanent validity. It is part of the natural order\".\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/mater-et-magistra\/#109\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"alternate-link\"><em>(Pope St. John XXIII, 109)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Leo_XIII-cropped-.jpg\" alt=\"Pope Leo XIII, who was the pope who articulated the right to private property\" title=\"\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_5 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_6 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Leo_XIII-cropped-.jpg\" alt=\"Pope Leo XIII, who was the pope who articulated the right to private property\" title=\"\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_7 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_11  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4>Consistent but Controversial<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_12  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span class=\"s5\"><span>Pope Leo XIII\u2019s articulation of the right to private property in 1891 caused quite a stir. Even i<\/span><span>n 1931 Pope Pius XI found the <\/span><span class=\"s3\">dialogue<\/span><span> around the Church\u2019s pronouncements on private property\u00a0<\/span><span>rights<\/span><span> so toxic that, \u201cthere are some who calumniate the Supreme Pontiff, and the Church herself, as if she had taken and were still taking the part of the rich\u201d.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\">\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/quadragesimo-anno\/#44\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Quadragesimo Anno, 44)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s2\"><strong>However...<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"s2\"><span>T<\/span><span>he right to private property \"has always been defended by the Church\". \u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/centesimus-annus\/#30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 30)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s2\"><span><span class=\"s5\">\"The right of private ownership\u2026has permanent validity. It is part of the natural order\".\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/mater-et-magistra\/#109\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"alternate-link\"><em>(Pope St. John XXIII, 109)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_5 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_6 et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_13 mosaic_width  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Why<\/strong> has the Church\u2019s position on private property been so volatile for so long?<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_14  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h5><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span><strong>Because<\/strong> of the \u201ctwofold character of ownership\u2026<strong>The right of property is distinct from its use<\/strong>.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h2><span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s6\"><a class=\"alternate-link init\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/quadragesimo-anno\/#45\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pope Pius XI, 45, 47<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_divider_position_bottom et_pb_space\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_6 mosaic_width  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_9  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_15  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4>Let's Explore the 'Right' of Property<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_16  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h5><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span>\u201cIn defending the principle of private ownership the Church is striving after an <strong>important ethico-social end.<\/strong>\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h2><span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s6\"><a class=\"alternate-link init\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/mater-et-magistra\/#111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pope St. John XXIII, 111<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_7 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_8 et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_10 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/JEAN-FRANC\u0327OIS_MILLET_-_El_A\u0301ngelus_-.jpg\" alt=\"Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Millet painting of the Angelus depicts two peasants bowing in a field over a basket, showing the right to private property in its proper context.\" title=\"\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_11 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_17  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4><span>\u201c<\/span>Private Ownership is...<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_18 bullets-module  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"s5\">in accordance with the law of nature...is <strong>derived <\/strong><strong>from <\/strong><strong>nature<\/strong>, not from man.\"\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/rerum-novarum\/#9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Leo XIII, 9; 47)<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_19 bullets-module  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: large;\"><strong>In Accordance with God\u2019s Law:<\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_0 hover-btn-border read-more bullets-module et_pb_toggle_item  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">READ MORE<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><ul style=\"padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"s5\">\"The right of private ownership is clearly sanctioned by the Gospel\u201d. <\/span><\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/mater-et-magistra\/#121\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"alternate-link\">(Pope St. John XXIII, 121)<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>\"<\/em><span class=\"s5\">The seventh commandment requires\u2026respect for the right to private property\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/ENG0015\/__P89.HTM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"alternate-link\">(Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2401)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u201cThe authority of the divine law adds its sanction, forbidding us in severest terms even to covet that which is another's.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s5\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/rerum-novarum\/#11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Leo XIII, 11)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_20 bullets-module  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: large;\"><strong>In Accordance with Nature's Law:<\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_1 hover-btn-border read-more bullets-module et_pb_toggle_item  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">READ MORE<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><ul style=\"padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Private property is \u201cpre-eminently in conformity with human nature\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s5\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/rerum-novarum\/#11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Leo XIII, 11)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"s5\">\u201cFor, every man has by nature the right to possess property as his own.\u201d <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/rerum-novarum\/#6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Leo XIII, 6)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"s5\"><span>\u201cPrivate ownership must be considered\u2026an indispensable element in a true social order.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/mater-et-magistra\/#111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John XXIII, 111)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_21 bullets-module  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: large;\"><strong>Promotes Human Freedom:<\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_2 hover-btn-border read-more bullets-module et_pb_toggle_item  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">READ MORE<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><ul style=\"padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Private property \u201cshould be regarded as an extension of human freedom.\u201d Indeed, \u201cPrivate property\u2026constitutes one of the conditions for civil liberties.\u201d <\/span><span class=\"s5\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/hist_councils\/ii_vatican_council\/documents\/vat-ii_const_19651207_gaudium-et-spes_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"alternate-link\">(Gaudium et Spes, 71)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"s5\"><span>\u201cThe exercise of freedom finds its guarantee and incentive in the right of ownership.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/mater-et-magistra\/#109\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"alternate-link\">(Pope St. John XXIII, 109)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_22 bullets-module  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: large;\"><strong>Promotes Human Development:<\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_3 hover-btn-border read-more bullets-module et_pb_toggle_item  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">READ MORE<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><ul style=\"padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Private property is \u201cfundamental\u201d - a requirement \u201cfor the autonomy and development of the person.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/centesimus-annus\/#30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"alternate-link\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 30)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"s5\"><span>\u201cOur predecessors have insisted time and again on the social function inherent in the right of private ownership\u201d. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/mater-et-magistra\/#119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"alternate-link\">(Pope St. John XXIII, 119)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_8 mosaic_width  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_9  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_12  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_23  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h5><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201c<span class=\"s5\">The Church aims\u2026at securing that the institution of private property <strong>be such as it should be<\/strong> according to the plan of the divine Wisdom and the dispositions of Nature.<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/h5>\n<h2><span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s6\"><a class=\"alternate-link init\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/mater-et-magistra\/#111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pope St. John XXIII, 111<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_9 mosaic_width et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_10 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_13 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_24  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4>In Support of the Common Good<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_25  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span class=\"s5\"><span>\"The first and most fundamental principle, therefore, <strong>if one would undertake to alleviate the condition of the masses<\/strong>, must be the inviolability of private property.\"<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\">\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/rerum-novarum\/#15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Pope Leo XIII, 15)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s5\"><span>\"R<\/span><span>ed<\/span><span>istribution and State ownership of property is<\/span><span class=\"s3\">\u00a0\"<\/span><span>emphatically unjust\" as it would \"rob the lawful possessor, distort the functions of the State, and create utt<\/span><span>er confusion in the community.\"<\/span>\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/rerum-novarum\/#4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Pope Leo XIII, 4)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s5\"><span>Pope Leo XIII<\/span><span> correctly foresaw that if private property was taken from rightful owners it would be workers and the poor who would suffer the most<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\">.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s5\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/rerum-novarum\/#5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Rerum Novarum, 5)<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<span>Private property contributes \"<\/span><span>in the most unmistakable manner to the peace and tranquility of human existence.\"<\/span><span>\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/rerum-novarum\/#11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Pope Leo XIII, 11)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_14 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AdobeStock_138888689-.jpg\" alt=\"A man at an outdoor marketplace hands chives to a woman, showing how the right to private property supports the common good\" title=\"\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_11 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_15 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_4\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AdobeStock_138888689-.jpg\" alt=\"A man at an outdoor marketplace hands chives to a woman, showing how the right to private property supports the common good\" title=\"\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_16 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_26  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4>In Support of the Common Good<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_27  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span class=\"s5\"><span>\"The first and most fundamental principle, therefore, <strong>if one would undertake to alleviate the condition of the masses<\/strong>, must be the inviolability of private property.\"<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\">\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/rerum-novarum\/#15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Pope Leo XIII, 15)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s5\"><span>\"R<\/span><span>ed<\/span><span>istribution and State ownership of property is<\/span><span class=\"s3\">\u00a0\"<\/span><span>emphatically unjust\" as it would \"rob the lawful possessor, distort the functions of the State, and create utt<\/span><span>er confusion in the community.\"<\/span>\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/rerum-novarum\/#4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Pope Leo XIII, 4)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s5\"><span>Pope Leo XIII<\/span><span> correctly foresaw that if private property was taken from rightful owners it would be workers and the poor who would suffer the most<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\">.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s5\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/rerum-novarum\/#5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Rerum Novarum, 5)<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<span>Private property contributes \"<\/span><span>in the most unmistakable manner to the peace and tranquility of human existence.\"<\/span><span>\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/rerum-novarum\/#11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Pope Leo XIII, 11)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_10 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_12 et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_17  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_5\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AdobeStock_73a-.jpg\" alt=\"A pile of documents on a table represents the bureaucracy which the state may use to suppress the right to private property\" title=\"\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_18 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_28  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4><span class=\"s7\" style=\"color: #054368;\">Limits State Action<\/span><\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_29  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><span class=\"s19\"><span>Private property \u201cis a natural right <strong>which the State cannot suppress<\/strong>.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span><span class=\"s5\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/mater-et-magistra\/#9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"alternate-link\"><em>(Pope St. John XXIII, 9)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s11\"><span>\"H<\/span><span>istory and experience testify that in those political regimes which do not recognize the rights of private ownershi<\/span><span>p of goods\u2026<\/span><span> the exercise of freedom in almost every other direction is suppressed or stifled. This suggests, surely, that the exercise of freedom finds its guarantee and incentive in the right of ownership.\"\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/mater-et-magistra\/#109\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"alternate-link\"><em>(Pope St. John XXIII, 109)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s4\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Since private property \"is circumscribed by the necessities of social living those who seek to restrict the individual character of ownership to such a degree that in fact they destroy it are mistaken and in error.\"<span><span class=\"s5\">\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/quadragesimo-anno\/#48\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Pope Pius XII, 48)<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #054368; font-size: 14px;\">So, while \"the State has the right to control [private property]\" it can \"by no means to absorb it altogether.\"\u00a0<span class=\"s5\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/rerum-novarum\/#47\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Pope Leo XIII, 47)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s4\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_11 mosaic_width et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_13  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_19  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_30  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4>Let's Explore the 'Use' of Property<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_31  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h5><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span>\u201cThe right to private property is <strong>not absolute and unconditional<\/strong>\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h2><span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s6\"><a class=\"alternate-link init\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/populorum-progressio\/#23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pope St. Paul VI, 23<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_12 mosaic_width et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_14 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_20 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_32  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4>Contingent, Social, &amp; Personal<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_33 bullets-module  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span class=\"s11\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span>C<\/span><span>atholic s<\/span><span>ocial t<\/span><span>eaching<\/span><span>\u00a0\"<strong>has never <\/strong><\/span><span><strong>upheld<\/strong> the right as absolute and\u00a0<\/span><span>untouchable.\" A \"<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">position that defends the exclusive right to private ownership of the means of production a<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">s an untouchable \u2018dogma\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"> of economic life\u2026continues to remain unacceptable\u201d.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"s11\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"s5\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/laboem-exercens\/#14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Pope St. John Paul II, 14)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Property has a Social Character: \"<\/strong>By its very nature private property has a social quality which is based on the law of the common destination of earthly goods.\"\u00a0<span><span class=\"s5\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/hist_councils\/ii_vatican_council\/documents\/vat-ii_const_19651207_gaudium-et-spes_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"alternate-link\">(Gaudium et Spes, 71)<\/a>\u00a0and \"The right of having a share of earthly goods sufficient for oneself and one's family belongs to everyone\"\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/hist_councils\/ii_vatican_council\/documents\/vat-ii_const_19651207_gaudium-et-spes_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"alternate-link\">(Gaudium et Spes, 69)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Entails a Personal Responsibility:<span class=\"s5\"><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\"<span>The ownership of any property makes its holder a steward of Providence, with the task of making it fruitful and communicating its benefits to others, first of all his family.\"\u00a0<span class=\"s5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/ENG0015\/__P8A.HTM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"alternate-link\">(Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2404)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span class=\"s5\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_4 hover-btn-border read-more bullets-module et_pb_toggle_item  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">READ MORE<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><ul style=\"padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;\">\n<li class=\"s23\"><span class=\"s12\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><span class=\"s5\"><span>\u201cT<\/span><span>he divine Master frequently extends to the rich the insistent invitation to convert their material goods into spiritual ones<\/span><span> by conferring them on the poor\u2026\u201d<\/span> <\/span><\/span><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/mater-et-magistra\/#121\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John XXIII, 121)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s5\" style=\"color: #054368;\">\u201c<span>In his use of things man should regard the external goods he legitimately owns not merely as exclusive to himself but common to others also, in the sense that they can benefit others as well as himself.<\/span><span>\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\">\u00a0<span class=\"s12\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/ENG0015\/__P8A.HTM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2404)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s5\" style=\"color: #054368;\"><em>Sic vos non vobis<\/em>, <span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s12\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/google.cat\/books?id=sHL8nFEJgy4C&amp;pg=PR7&amp;focus=viewport&amp;vq=%22illuc+volvens+oculos,+totumque+pererrat+luminibus+tacitis,+et+sic+accensa+profatur+:+%27Nec+tibi+diva+parens,+generis+nec+Dardanus+auctor,%22&amp;dq=editions:UOM39015009157747&amp;lr=&amp;output=html_text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Virgil)<\/a><\/span><\/span> - \u201cFor you, but not yours\u201d as also recognized at the entrance to the 'Parlor,' the historic hub of the Bank of England in London.<\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s12\"><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_21 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_6\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AdobeStock-1-.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_15 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_22 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_7\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AdobeStock-1-.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_23 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_34  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4>Contingent, Social, &amp; Personal<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_35 bullets-module  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span class=\"s11\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span>C<\/span><span>atholic s<\/span><span>ocial t<\/span><span>eaching<\/span><span>\u00a0\"<strong>has never <\/strong><\/span><span><strong>upheld<\/strong> the right as absolute and\u00a0<\/span><span>untouchable.\" A \"<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">position that defends the exclusive right to private ownership of the means of production a<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">s an untouchable \u2018dogma\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"> of economic life\u2026continues to remain unacceptable\u201d.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"s11\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"s5\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/laboem-exercens\/#14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Pope St. John Paul II, 14)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Property has a Social Character: \"<\/strong>By its very nature private property has a social quality which is based on the law of the common destination of earthly goods.\"\u00a0<span><span class=\"s5\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/hist_councils\/ii_vatican_council\/documents\/vat-ii_const_19651207_gaudium-et-spes_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"alternate-link\">(Gaudium et Spes, 71)<\/a>\u00a0and \"The right of having a share of earthly goods sufficient for oneself and one's family belongs to everyone\"\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/hist_councils\/ii_vatican_council\/documents\/vat-ii_const_19651207_gaudium-et-spes_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"alternate-link\">(Gaudium et Spes, 69)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Entails a Personal Responsibility:<span class=\"s5\"><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\"<span>The ownership of any property makes its holder a steward of Providence, with the task of making it fruitful and communicating its benefits to others, first of all his family.\"\u00a0<span class=\"s5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/ENG0015\/__P8A.HTM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"alternate-link\">(Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2404)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span class=\"s5\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_5 hover-btn-border read-more bullets-module et_pb_toggle_item  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">READ MORE<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><ul style=\"padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;\">\n<li class=\"s23\"><span class=\"s12\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><span class=\"s5\"><span>\u201cT<\/span><span>he divine Master frequently extends to the rich the insistent invitation to convert their material goods into spiritual ones<\/span><span> by conferring them on the poor\u2026\u201d<\/span> <\/span><\/span><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/mater-et-magistra\/#121\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John XXIII, 121)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s5\" style=\"color: #054368;\">\u201c<span>In his use of things man should regard the external goods he legitimately owns not merely as exclusive to himself but common to others also, in the sense that they can benefit others as well as himself.<\/span><span>\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\">\u00a0<span class=\"s12\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/ENG0015\/__P8A.HTM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2404)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s5\" style=\"color: #054368;\"><em>Sic vos non vobis<\/em>, <span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s12\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/google.cat\/books?id=sHL8nFEJgy4C&amp;pg=PR7&amp;focus=viewport&amp;vq=%22illuc+volvens+oculos,+totumque+pererrat+luminibus+tacitis,+et+sic+accensa+profatur+:+%27Nec+tibi+diva+parens,+generis+nec+Dardanus+auctor,%22&amp;dq=editions:UOM39015009157747&amp;lr=&amp;output=html_text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Virgil)<\/a><\/span><\/span> - \u201cFor you, but not yours\u201d as also recognized at the entrance to the 'Parlor,' the historic hub of the Bank of England in London.<\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s12\"><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_13 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_16 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_24  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_36 mosaic_width  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h5><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"s19\">\u201c<span>In short, \u2018<\/span><span>as the Fathers of the Church and other eminent theologians tell us, the right of private property <strong>may never be exercised to the detriment of the common good<\/strong>.<\/span><span>\u2019<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h2><span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s6\"><a class=\"alternate-link init\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/populorum-progressio\/#23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pope St. Paul VI, 23<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"s7\"><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_1 et_pb_divider_position_bottom et_pb_space\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_14 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_17 et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_25 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_8\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/backhuysen-paulus_grt.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_26 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_37  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4><span class=\"s7\" style=\"color: #054368;\">The Twin Rocks of Shipwreck<\/span><\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_38 bullets-module  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">This dual understanding of right to and use of private property represent \"twin rocks of shipwreck\" -- which \"<strong>must be carefully avoided<\/strong>\".\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/quadragesimo-anno\/#46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Pope Pius XII, 46)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;\">\n<li>The first rock is \u201c<strong>Individualism<\/strong>\" \u2013 caused by \u201cdenying or minimizing the social and public character of the right of property\u201d.\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/quadragesimo-anno\/#46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #054368;\"><em>(Pope Pius XII, 46)<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The second rock is \"<strong>Collectivism<\/strong>\"\u00a0\u2013 caused \u201cby rejecting or minimizing the private and individual character\u201d of private property.<em> <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/quadragesimo-anno\/#46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #054368;\">(Pope Pius XII, 46)<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_6 hover-btn-border read-more bullets-module et_pb_toggle_item  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">READ MORE<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">The Church recognizes <strong>the evils and dangers of socialism<\/strong> (especially communism) and <strong>unbridled capitalism<\/strong>. The former, by subsuming all to the state, is a threat to human dignity and individual rights while violating the key principle of Subsidiarity. The latter, by ignoring property\u2019s social dimension, is also a threat to human dignity while violating the principle of Solidarity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #054368;\">AND<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><strong>Both<\/strong> make the anthropological <strong>error of reducing man<\/strong> to only the economic sphere.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_15 mosaic_width et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_18  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_27  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_2 et_pb_space\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_39  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #eb7425;\">What About the Universal Destination of Goods?<\/span><\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_40 mosaic_width  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h5><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"s19\"><span>\u201cThe right to private property\u2026<strong>does not do away with the original gift<\/strong> of the earth to the whole of mankind. The universal destination of goods remains primordial, even if the promotion of the common good requires respect for the right to private property and its exercise.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h2><span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s6\"><a class=\"alternate-link init\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/ENG0015\/__P8A.HTM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2403<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><span class=\"s7\"><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_1_wrapper et_pb_button_alignment_center et_pb_module \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_1 hover-btn-border et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"\/universal-destination-of-goods\/\" data-icon=\"5\">Learn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_16 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_19  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_28  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_41 et_animated  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4>FAQs<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_7 et_animated et_pb_toggle_item  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Q: What is the bottom line?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>A:\u00a0<span>\u201cThe fact that God has given the earth for the use and enjoyment of the whole human race can in no way be a bar to the owning of private property.\u201d\u00a0<span class=\"s5\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/rerum-novarum\/#8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Pope Leo XIII, 8)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s2\"><span>We must also remember and consider that \u201cThe goods of creation are destined for the entire human race. The right to private property does not abolish the univer<\/span><span>sal destination of goods.\u201d\u00a0<span class=\"s5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/ENG0015\/__P8G.HTM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"alternate-link\">(Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2452)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s4\"><span>Clearly, there<\/span><span> is a right to private property. However, <\/span><span>it can become distorted when defined in isolation (or with certain exclusivity) or<\/span><span> when denied or abrogated.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_8 et_animated et_pb_toggle_item  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Q: With its respect of private property doesn\u2019t Capitalism represent a superior economic model to Socialism?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>A: Not necessarily. As Pope St. John Paul II warned, unbridled capitalism,\u00a0<span>\"seeks to defeat Marxism on the level of <strong>pure materialism<\/strong> by showing how a free-market society can achieve a greater satisfaction of material human needs than Communism, while equally excluding spiritual values. In reality, while on the one hand it is true that this social model shows the failure of Marxism to contribute to a humane and better society, on the other hand, insofar as it denies an autonomous existence and value to morality, law, culture and religion, it <strong>agrees with Marxism<\/strong>, in the sense that it totally <strong>reduces man<\/strong> to the sphere of economics and the satisfaction of material needs.\u201d\u00a0<span class=\"s5\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/centesimus-annus\/#19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Centesimus Annus, 19)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>What Pope St. John Paul II is saying is that t<span>he Church recognizes<\/span><strong> the evils and dangers of socialism <\/strong>(especially comm<span>unism) and <strong>unbridled capitalism<\/strong>.<\/span> The former, by subsuming all to the state, is a threat to human dignity and individual rights while violating the key principle of Subsidiarity. The latter, by ignoring property\u2019s social dimension, is also a threat to human dignity while violating the principle of Solidarity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>B<\/strong><span><strong>oth<\/strong> make the anthropological <strong>error of reducing man<\/strong> to only the economic sphere.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_9 et_animated et_pb_toggle_item  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Q: Does the Church say how much property one can own?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>A:\u00a0Catholic Social Teaching invites society, \u201cto a serious review of its lifestyle\u201d. <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/caritas-in-veritate\/#51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Benedict XVI, 51)<\/a> So, the question we need to ask ourselves is: \u201cDo I really need all these material objects and complicated recipes for living? Can I manage without all these unnecessary extras?\u201d <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/homilies\/2018\/documents\/papa-francesco_20181224_omelia-natale.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Francis)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A person who is concerned solely or primarily with possessing and enjoying \u2013 who can no longer subordinate his instincts, cannot be free: \u201cThe individualism of our postmodern and globalized era favors a lifestyle which weakens the development and stability of personal relationships and distorts family bonds\u201d. <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/evangelii-gaudium\/#67\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Francis, 67)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are called to help society (maybe ourselves and our children first) understand that if direct appeals are made to material and instinctive dimensions then \u201cconsumer attitudes and life styles can be created which are objectively improper and often damaging to [our] physical and spiritual health\u201d. <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/centesimus-annus\/#36\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 36)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, we should also recall that Catholic Social Teaching tells us \u201cit is not wrong to want to live better, what is wrong is a style of life\u2026which wants to have more, not in order to be more but in order to spend life in enjoyment as an end in itself.\u201d <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/centesimus-annus\/#36\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 36)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The goal of Catholic Social Teaching is for life styles in which the quest for truth, beauty, goodness, and communion with others for the sake of the common good will determine consumers\u2019 choices, savings, and investments.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_10 et_animated et_pb_toggle_item  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Q: Does the State have a role in controlling private property?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>A:\u00a0Yes. 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The others flow from it. Good governments and good economic systems find ways of fostering the three principles.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_1 et_clickable  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center\" data-slide-id=\"et_pb_slide_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_container clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Human-Dignity.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/human-dignity\/\">Human Dignity<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">This means a correct understanding of the human person and of each person\u2019s unique value. All Catholic social teaching flows from this: the inherent dignity of every person that comes from being made in God\u2019s image.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_2 et_clickable  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center\" data-slide-id=\"et_pb_slide_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_container clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Solidarity.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/solidarity\/\">Solidarity<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Solidarity is not \u201ca feeling of vague compassion or shallow distress at the misfortunes of others. It is a firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the common good\u201d. <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/john-paul-ii\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_jp-ii_enc_30121987_sollicitudo-rei-socialis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 38)<\/a> Love of God and love of neighbor are, in fact, linked and form one, single commandment.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_3 et_clickable  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center\" data-slide-id=\"et_pb_slide_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_container clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Subsidiarity.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/subsidiarity\/\">Subsidiarity<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Subsidiarity \u201cis a fundamental principle of social philosophy, fixed and unchangeable, that one should not withdraw from individuals and commit to the community what they can accomplish by their own enterprise and industry. 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