{"id":37728,"date":"2020-07-10T18:50:08","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T18:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cappusa.wpengine.com\/?page_id=37728"},"modified":"2026-08-18T21:38:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T21:38:02","slug":"pathologies-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/es\/pathologies-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pathologies Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section mosaic_width\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row et_pb_row_fullwidth\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_0 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module hover-btn-border\" href=\"\/pathologies-overview\/#newsletter\" data-icon=\"5\">Join our Newsletter<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>What Are The Four Pathologies?<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_2 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough M-3_grid\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module M-3_grid-item M-3_grid-item1 fade-text\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div class=\"M-3_grid-item1_shape\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"M-3_grid-item1_text\">\n<p style=\"font-size: auto;\">The Dictatorship of Relativism<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module M-3_grid-item M-3_grid-item2 fade-text\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"font-size: auto;\">Consumerism<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module M-3_grid-item M-3_grid-item3 fade-text\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The Four Pathologies<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module M-3_grid-item M-3_grid-item4 grid-item_gap-fill\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module M-3_grid-item M-3_grid-item4 fade-text\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"font-size: auto;\">Alienation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module M-3_grid-item M-3_grid-item5 fade-text\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"font-size: auto;\">Environmental Degradation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_3 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section et_animated mosaic_width\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_block_row et_animated\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_7 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Church is \u201c<strong>expert on humanity<\/strong>\u201d! Today, we are warned of <strong>four<\/strong> major '<strong>risks and problems' <\/strong>in society.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_4 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_8 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Watch: Explained in 35-seconds<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_5 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_video_0 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module lwp-video-autoplay\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><video controls><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CAPP-looping-video-V11.mp4\" \/><\/video><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_video_overlay\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-19-at-6.27.48-AM.png)\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_overlay_hover\"><a class=\"et_pb_video_play\" href=\"#\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_5 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section mosaic_width\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_6 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_9 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module bullets-module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center; color: #054368;\"><strong>Consumerism<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">A style of life directed towards \u201chaving\u201d rather than \u201cbeing\u201d.<\/span> <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/centesimus-annus\/#41\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 41)<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><a href=\"\/consumerism\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/red-product-tag-2519790.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/red-product-tag-2519790.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/red-product-tag-2519790-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/red-product-tag-2519790-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/red-product-tag-2519790-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-37834\" title=\"Sale sign in the shopping mall. Discount tag. Bangkok.\" alt=\"Consumerism is one of the most serious problems in society.\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_1_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_1 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module hover-btn-border\" href=\"\/consumerism\/\" data-icon=\"5\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_7 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_10 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module bullets-module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\" data-et-mv-hidden-tablet=\"true\" data-et-mv-hidden-phone=\"true\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center; color: #054368;\"><strong>Environmental Degradation<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The degradation of both our <strong>Physical Environment<\/strong> and <strong>Human Environment:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u201cThese two dimensions are closely related\u201d.<\/span> <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/audiences\/2013\/documents\/papa-francesco_20130605_udienza-generale.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_1 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><a href=\"\/environmental-degradation\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/woman-wearing-brown-shirt-inside-room-3029699-cropped.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/woman-wearing-brown-shirt-inside-room-3029699-cropped.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/woman-wearing-brown-shirt-inside-room-3029699-cropped-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/woman-wearing-brown-shirt-inside-room-3029699-cropped-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/woman-wearing-brown-shirt-inside-room-3029699-cropped-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-37999\" title=\"woman-wearing-brown-shirt-inside-room-3029699-cropped\" alt=\"A major problem in society is our neglect of our physical and human environments.\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_2_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_2 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module hover-btn-border\" href=\"\/environmental-degradation\/\" data-icon=\"5\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_7 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_8 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_11 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module bullets-module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center;color: #054368;\"><strong>Alienation<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>The loss of the \u201cauthentic meaning of life\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/centesimus-annus\/#41\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 41)<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_2 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><a href=\"\/alienation\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/adult-background-ball-shaped-blur-220147-cropped.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/adult-background-ball-shaped-blur-220147-cropped.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/adult-background-ball-shaped-blur-220147-cropped-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/adult-background-ball-shaped-blur-220147-cropped-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/adult-background-ball-shaped-blur-220147-cropped-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-37787\" title=\"adult-background-ball-shaped-blur-220147-cropped\" alt=\"Another problem in society is that we have lost our way. We are alone, alienated from ourselves, each other, and God.\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_3_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_3 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module hover-btn-border\" href=\"\/alienation\/\" data-icon=\"5\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_9 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_12 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module bullets-module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center; color: #054368;\"><strong>Radical Secularism<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cThe greatest challenge of our time\u201d.\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/speeches\/2006\/april\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20060406_xxi-wyd.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Benedict XVI, 3)<\/a><br \/> \u201cIn the end, nothing less than a threat to genuine human freedom\u201d<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/speeches\/2008\/april\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20080416_bishops-usa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_3 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><a href=\"\/under-development\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/person-wearing-blue-long-sleeved-shirt-while-raising-hands-2369217-large.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/person-wearing-blue-long-sleeved-shirt-while-raising-hands-2369217-large.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/person-wearing-blue-long-sleeved-shirt-while-raising-hands-2369217-large-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/person-wearing-blue-long-sleeved-shirt-while-raising-hands-2369217-large-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/person-wearing-blue-long-sleeved-shirt-while-raising-hands-2369217-large-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-37785\" title=\"person-wearing-blue-long-sleeved-shirt-while-raising-hands-2369217-large\" alt=\"Our secular age in which we have pushed God out of our lives is at the root of all problems in society.\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_4_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_4 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module hover-btn-border\" href=\"\/under-development\/\" data-icon=\"5\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_8 et_pb_row et_block_row et_animated\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_10 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_13 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">The Church <strong>not only identifies<\/strong> these key problems in society\u00a0<strong>she points the way out<\/strong>.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\">This section looks at each of these problems <strong>in depth<\/strong> helping\u00a0<strong>prioritize the actions required<\/strong> to implement Catholic social teaching and contribute to our Common Good.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_6 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section mosaic_width\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_9 et_pb_row et_block_row et_animated\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_11 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_14 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_center\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The Answer to These Pathologies is the Family<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_5_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_5 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module hover-btn-border\" href=\"\/the-family\/\" data-icon=\"5\">Learn why<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_7 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_10 et_pb_row et_block_row et_pb_row_fullwidth\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_12 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_5 et_block_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_13 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_15 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center; color: #eb7425;\">The Four Pathologies<\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Church\u00a0<b>identifies four dangers or major \u2018risks and problems\u2019<\/b>\u00a0eating away at the cultural, economic, and political systems\u00a0<b>and begins to identify how to cure them<\/b>.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_slider_0 et_pb_slider et_pb_slider_fullwidth_off et_pb_slider_show_image et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module three-principles\" id=\"issues-slider\"><div class=\"et_pb_slides\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_0 et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center et_clickable\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-0\"><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/icon3.png\" width=\"769\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/icon3.png 769w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/icon3-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/icon3-768x566.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" class=\"wp-image-34045\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/consumerism\/\" target=\"\" class=\"et_pb_slide_title_link\">Consumerism<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>\u201cThe exclusive pursuit of material possessions prevents man's growth as a human being and stands in opposition to his true grandeur.\u201d\u00a0<span class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/populorum-progressio\/#19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. Paul VI, 19)<\/span> A person who is concerned solely or primarily with possessing and enjoying \u2013 who can no longer subordinate his instincts - cannot be free.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_1 et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center et_clickable\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-1\"><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/icon1.png\" width=\"769\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/icon1.png 769w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/icon1-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/icon1-768x566.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" class=\"wp-image-34047\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/environmental-degradation\/\" target=\"\" class=\"et_pb_slide_title_link\">Environmental Degradation<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>Both our physical and human environment are at risk and the Church insists we ignore neither! \u201cIt is contradictory to insist that future generations respect the natural environment when our educational systems and laws do not help them to respect themselves. The book of nature is one and indivisible: it takes in not only the environment but also life, sexuality, marriage, the family, social relations: in a word, integral human development.\"<\/span>\u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #eb7425;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" style=\"color: #eb7425;\" href=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/caritas-in-veritate\/#51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Benedict XVI, 51)<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_2 et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center et_clickable\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-2\"><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/icon2.png\" width=\"769\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/icon2.png 769w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/icon2-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/icon2-768x566.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" class=\"wp-image-34046\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/alienation\/\" target=\"\" class=\"et_pb_slide_title_link\">Alienation<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>We are losing the \u201cauthentic meaning of life\u201d!<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span>When we\u00a0<\/span><span>refuse to transcend ourselves \u201cand to live the experience of self-giving\".<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"alternate-link\" style=\"color: #eb7425;\"><a style=\"color: #eb7425;\" href=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/centesimus-annus\/#41\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Pope St. John Paul II, 41)<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/span> when society \u201cis marked by a \u2018globalization of indifference\u2019 that makes us\u2026closed in on ourselves.\u201d <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/peace\/documents\/papa-francesco_20131208_messaggio-xlvii-giornata-mondiale-pace-2014.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Francis, 1)<\/a> \u00a0both the individual and society are alienated.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_3 et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center et_clickable\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-3\"><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/icon4.png\" width=\"769\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/icon4.png 769w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/icon4-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/icon4-768x566.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" class=\"wp-image-34044\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/under-development\/\" target=\"\" class=\"et_pb_slide_title_link\">Radical Secularism<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cThe greatest challenge of our time is secularization\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/speeches\/2006\/april\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20060406_xxi-wyd.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"alternate-link\" style=\"color: #eb7425;\"><em>(Pope Benedict XVI, 3)<\/em><\/span>\u200b<\/a>\u00a0<span>Why? 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