{"id":55428,"date":"2025-11-12T17:59:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T17:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/?page_id=55428"},"modified":"2026-06-19T22:37:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T22:37:51","slug":"institutional-racism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/es\/racism-in-the-united-states\/institutional-racism\/","title":{"rendered":"Institutional Racism"},"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=\"\/racism-in-the-united-states\/#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 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_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>Institutional Racism<\/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_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_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-2_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-2_grid-item M-2_grid-item1 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_2 M-2_grid-item M-2_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\"><div class=\"M-1_grid-item1_shape\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"M-1_grid-item1_text\">\n<p>Embedded in Systems<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3 M-2_grid-item M-2_grid-item3 fade-text et_animated 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\"><div class=\"M-2_grid-item3_shape\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"M-2_grid-item3_text\">\n<p style=\"padding: 0;\">Unequal Access to Opportunity<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4 M-2_grid-item M-2_grid-item2 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_5 M-2_grid-item M-2_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\"><div class=\"M-2_grid-item2_shape\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"M-2_grid-item2_text\">\n<p>Must and Can be Corrected<\/p>\n<\/div><\/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_6  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\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">\u201cRacism is a sin that constitutes a serious offence against God.\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n<h5><a class=\"alternate-link init\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/john-paul-ii\/en\/angelus\/2001\/documents\/hf_jp-ii_ang_20010826.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pope St. John Paul II, 2<\/a><\/h5><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_7 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\"><h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">All types of racism are \u201ccontrary to Christian faith and love\u201d.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"alternate-link init\" href=\"https:\/\/www.humandevelopment.va\/content\/dam\/sviluppoumano\/pubblicazioni-documenti\/archivio\/diritti-umani\/The%20Church%20against%20Racism%202001-1988.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Church and Racism, 33<\/a><\/h5><\/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_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_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_4  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_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\"><h2><span style=\"color: #eb7425; font-size: xx-large;\">What is Institutional Racism?<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #eb7425; font-size: xx-large;\">A Catholic Guide to Ending Systemic Injustice<\/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><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_5 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_5  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_9 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><strong>Institutional racism is the<\/strong> <strong>embedding of racial inequity<\/strong> into the policies, practices, and norms of institutions\u2014whether by design, neglect, or inertia\u2014resulting in systemic disadvantage for racial minorities, even absent individual prejudice.<\/p>\n<p>Institutional, or structural, racism <strong>is not necessarily intentional<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In essence, institutional racism is about power imbalances baked into societal frameworks, producing unequal results.<\/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><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_6  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_10 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\"><h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cRacism is a virus that quickly mutates and, instead of disappearing, goes into hiding, and lurks in waiting.\u201d<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"alternate-link init\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/fratelli-tutti\/#20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pope Francis, 20<\/a><\/h5><\/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_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_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_7 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_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>Key Characteristics<\/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><strong>Embedded in Systems:<\/strong> It is rooted in the way organizations (like governments, schools, businesses, courts, etc.) and social structures operate, rather than just the explicit malice of individuals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Unintentional (But Requires Intentional Correction):<\/strong> The discriminatory policies or practices may not be intended to be racist, but when institutions fail to correct practices known to result in disadvantages for minority groups, the consequences become systemic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Differential Access:<\/strong> It leads to unequal access to opportunities and resources, such as housing, employment, education, healthcare, and justice, based on race.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cumulative and Interconnected:<\/strong> Disadvantages in one area\u2014such as housing\u2014often reinforce inequities in others, like education, health, and wealth.<\/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_8 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-fancy-boardroom-where-leaders-gather-and-make-decisions.jpg\" alt=\"Institutional racism is defined by its unintentional or intentional entanglement in structures of society.\" title=\"A fancy boardroom where leaders gather and make decisions\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-fancy-boardroom-where-leaders-gather-and-make-decisions.jpg 720w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-fancy-boardroom-where-leaders-gather-and-make-decisions-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 720px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-55461\" \/><\/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_8 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_9 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-fancy-boardroom-where-leaders-gather-and-make-decisions.jpg\" alt=\"Institutional racism is defined by its unintentional or intentional entanglement in structures of society.\" title=\"A fancy boardroom where leaders gather and make decisions\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-fancy-boardroom-where-leaders-gather-and-make-decisions.jpg 720w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-fancy-boardroom-where-leaders-gather-and-make-decisions-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 720px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-55461\" \/><\/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_10 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_13  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>Key Characteristics<\/h4><\/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_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><strong>Embedded in Systems:<\/strong> It is rooted in the way organizations (like governments, schools, businesses, courts, etc.) and social structures operate, rather than just the explicit malice of individuals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Unintentional (But Requires Intentional Correction):<\/strong> The discriminatory policies or practices may not be intended to be racist, but when institutions fail to correct practices known to result in disadvantages for minority groups, the consequences become systemic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Differential Access:<\/strong> It leads to unequal access to opportunities and resources, such as housing, employment, education, healthcare, and justice, based on race.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cumulative and Interconnected:<\/strong> Disadvantages in one area\u2014such as housing\u2014often reinforce inequities in others, like education, health, and wealth.<\/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_6 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_9 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_11  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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-young-hispanic-man-considers-his-future-during-hard-times.jpg\" alt=\"Institutional racism is embedded in our culture and laws and makes it harder to achieve the common good.\" title=\"A young hispanic man considers his future during hard times\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-young-hispanic-man-considers-his-future-during-hard-times.jpg 720w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-young-hispanic-man-considers-his-future-during-hard-times-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 720px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-55460\" \/><\/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_12 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_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>A Structure of Sin<\/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_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>For Christians, <strong>institutional racism is a structure of sin<\/strong> that distorts the social order.<\/p>\n<p>A structure of sin is a social pattern\u2014embedded in laws, customs, or institutions\u2014that facilitates wrongdoing and makes it harder to do good, even for well-intentioned individuals.<\/p>\n<p>As the Church teaches, \u201cNo human institution can reduce a person, or a group of persons, to the status of an object\u201d. <span style=\"color: #054368;\"> <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.humandevelopment.va\/content\/dam\/sviluppoumano\/pubblicazioni-documenti\/archivio\/diritti-umani\/The%20Church%20against%20Racism%202001-1988.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(The Church and Racism, 19)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>When racial discrimination becomes systemic\u2014embedded in laws, policies, or norms\u2014it denies the equal dignity of persons and wounds both justice and the common good, <strong>undermining the very foundation of a just society<\/strong>.<\/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_7 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_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_13  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 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\"><h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">These \u201cstructures of sin\u2026 grow stronger, spread, and become the source of other sins\u201d.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"alternate-link init\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/sollicitudo-rei-socialis\/#36\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pope St. John Paul II, 36<\/a><\/h5><\/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_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_11 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_14  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_18  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\"><h4><span style=\"color: #eb7425;\">Examples of Institutional Racism<\/span><\/h4><\/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_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_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_15  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_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\"><p>Some examples of institutional racism include:<\/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_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_row_fullwidth et_pb_gutters2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_16 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_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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-view-of-a-Chicago-neighborhood-with-the-city-skyline-in-the-background.jpg\" alt=\"Historical racism in the United States is shown by a black and white photograph of a black worker polishing a window with a &quot;Whites Only&quot; sign\" title=\"A view of a Chicago neighborhood, with the city skyline in the background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-view-of-a-Chicago-neighborhood-with-the-city-skyline-in-the-background.jpg 720w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-view-of-a-Chicago-neighborhood-with-the-city-skyline-in-the-background-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 720px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-55458\" \/><\/span>\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\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Housing<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">After adjusting for income and other factors, Black applicants are 2.1 times more likely to be denied a mortgage than white applicants with similar profiles. <\/span><em style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff; color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalmortgageprofessional.com\/news\/racial-gaps-mortgage-denials-persist-despite-industry-progress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #054368;\">(National Mortgage Professional)<\/a><\/em><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_17 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Two-girls-look-through-a-chain-linked-fence-into-a-school-playground.jpg\" alt=\"Institutional racism denies adequate housing based on race.\" title=\"Two girls look through a chain-linked fence into a school playground\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Two-girls-look-through-a-chain-linked-fence-into-a-school-playground.jpg 504w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Two-girls-look-through-a-chain-linked-fence-into-a-school-playground-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 504px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-55455\" \/><\/span>\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\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Education<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Schools in predominantly minority neighborhoods often receive less funding, resulting in lower-quality facilities and resources.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_18 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_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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-prisoner-with-tatooed-arms-in-a-prison-cell.jpg\" alt=\"The criminal justice system is still plagued by the injustices of institutional racism.\" title=\"A prisoner with tatooed arms in a prison cell\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-prisoner-with-tatooed-arms-in-a-prison-cell.jpg 720w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-prisoner-with-tatooed-arms-in-a-prison-cell-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 720px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-55453\" \/><\/span>\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\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Criminal Justice<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Race-based sentencing differences persist across demographic groups. <em style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff; color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ussc.gov\/research\/research-reports\/2023-demographic-differences-federal-sentencing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #054368;\">(United States Sentencing Commission)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_19 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-photo-of-an-entrance-to-an-emergency-room-at-a-hospital.jpg\" alt=\"Institutional racism affects the equality of healthcare.\" title=\"A photo of an entrance to an emergency room at a hospital\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-photo-of-an-entrance-to-an-emergency-room-at-a-hospital.jpg 600w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-photo-of-an-entrance-to-an-emergency-room-at-a-hospital-480x318.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 600px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-55451\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_23 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\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Healthcare<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #054368;\">In 2023, Black maternal mortality was 3.5 times higher than that of White women.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #054368;\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/data\/hestat\/maternal-mortality\/2023\/maternal-mortality-rates-2023.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #054368;\">(National Center for Health Statistics)<\/a><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/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_11 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_14 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_20  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_24 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>These disparities are not accidents\u2014they reflect systems that, whether by design or neglect, perpetuate inequality. Catholic Social Teaching offers both a moral framework for understanding why this matters and a path toward justice.<\/p><\/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_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_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_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_21 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_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\"><h4>Institutional Racism and CST<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><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\"><p>Catholic Social Teaching calls us to more than awareness; it calls us to build institutions rooted in the principles of CST. As the Church teaches, all \u201cforms of discrimination must be firmly opposed.\u201d <span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.humandevelopment.va\/content\/dam\/sviluppoumano\/pubblicazioni-documenti\/archivio\/diritti-umani\/The%20Church%20against%20Racism%202001-1988.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(The Church and Racism, 33)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Human Dignity: <\/strong>Every person is created in the image of God. (Gen 1:27) Any system that advantages or disadvantages people based on race denies this truth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Solidarity:<\/strong> We are one human family. CST calls for active participation in dismantling unjust structures and building communities of belonging and inclusion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subsidiarity:<\/strong>\u00a0Every level of society shares responsibility for ensuring that institutions serve the integral good of the whole human family.<\/p>\n<p>Implementing these principles advances <strong>the Common Good<\/strong>, which institutional racism gravely undermines by fracturing social unity and distorting justice.<\/p><\/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<h3 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Read More<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Our response, therefore, must be both moral and practical: renewing hearts while reforming structures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Yet, as the Church reminds us, this renewal does not mean erasing difference:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">\u201c[T]his does not mean erasing cultural differences. Instead, it is important to educate to a positive appreciation of the complementary diversity of peoples.\u201d\u00a0<em style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff; color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.humandevelopment.va\/content\/dam\/sviluppoumano\/pubblicazioni-documenti\/archivio\/diritti-umani\/The%20Church%20against%20Racism%202001-1988.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #054368;\">(The Church and Racism, 33)<\/a><\/em><\/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_22 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_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\/06\/3-Key-principle-icons-resized.png\" alt=\"a diagram of the three principles of catholic social teaching\" title=\"3 Key principle icons-resized\" \/><\/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_16 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_23 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\/06\/3-Key-principle-icons-resized.png\" alt=\"a diagram of the three principles of catholic social teaching\" title=\"3 Key principle icons-resized\" \/><\/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_24 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_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\"><h4>Institutional Racism and CST<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><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\"><p>Catholic Social Teaching calls us to more than awareness; it calls us to build institutions rooted in the principles of CST. As the Church teaches, all \u201cforms of discrimination must be firmly opposed.\u201d <span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.humandevelopment.va\/content\/dam\/sviluppoumano\/pubblicazioni-documenti\/archivio\/diritti-umani\/The%20Church%20against%20Racism%202001-1988.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(The Church and Racism, 33)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Human Dignity: <\/strong>Every person is created in the image of God. (Gen 1:27) Any system that advantages or disadvantages people based on race denies this truth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Solidarity:<\/strong> We are one human family. CST calls for active participation in dismantling unjust structures and building communities of belonging and inclusion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subsidiarity:<\/strong>\u00a0Every level of society shares responsibility for ensuring that institutions serve the integral good of the whole human family.<\/p>\n<p>Implementing these principles advances <strong>the Common Good<\/strong>, which institutional racism gravely undermines by fracturing social unity and distorting justice.<\/p><\/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<h3 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Read More<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Our response, therefore, must be both moral and practical: renewing hearts while reforming structures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Yet, as the Church reminds us, this renewal does not mean erasing difference:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">\u201c[T]his does not mean erasing cultural differences. Instead, it is important to educate to a positive appreciation of the complementary diversity of peoples.\u201d\u00a0<em style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff; color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.humandevelopment.va\/content\/dam\/sviluppoumano\/pubblicazioni-documenti\/archivio\/diritti-umani\/The%20Church%20against%20Racism%202001-1988.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #054368;\">(The Church and Racism, 33)<\/a><\/em><\/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_13 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_17 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_25  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_1 et_pb_divider_position_center 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_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_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_26  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_29  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\"><h4><span style=\"color: #054368;\">How We Can End Institutional Racism<\/span><\/h4><\/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_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_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_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_text et_pb_text_30 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><strong>Ending institutional racism is a complex and long-term challenge<\/strong> requiring both personal conversion and structural reform. It demands sustained, coordinated effort to dismantle biased systems while building equitable alternatives rooted in human dignity and solidarity.<\/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_16 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_20 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_gutters2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_28 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_9\">\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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-successful-job-interview-and-a-handshake.jpg\" alt=\"Overcoming institutional racism requires structural changes.\" title=\"A successful job interview and a handshake\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-successful-job-interview-and-a-handshake.jpg 792w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-successful-job-interview-and-a-handshake-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 792px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-55448\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_31 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\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Structural Reform: Converting Systems<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">\u201cA change of structures is linked to a change of hearts.\u201d\u00a0<em style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff; color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/john-paul-ii\/en\/speeches\/1988\/may\/documents\/hf_jp-ii_spe_19880527_chiese-africa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #054368;\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 2)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Structural conversion begins by replacing policies and practices that produce unequal outcomes with those that promote justice and inclusion. This process <strong>must be data-informed, guided by those most affected, and grounded in accountability.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Some examples would include equitable school funding formulas, enforcement of fair lending laws, diversifying hiring practices with accountability metrics, and implementing sentencing reform that addresses disparate outcomes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><strong>No single reform will suffice.<\/strong> Yet evidence-based strategies\u2014drawn from successful policy experiments and long-term studies\u2014offer a roadmap toward equity. What matters most is sustained commitment: continually reviewing laws, institutions, and habits to ensure they serve the common good rather than perpetuate disparity.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_29 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_10\">\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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Two-young-women-raising-their-hands-to-make-the-sign-of-peace.jpg\" alt=\"Eliminating institutional racism requires the conversion of hearts.\" title=\"Two young women raising their hands to make the sign of peace\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Two-young-women-raising-their-hands-to-make-the-sign-of-peace.jpg 792w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Two-young-women-raising-their-hands-to-make-the-sign-of-peace-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 792px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-55449\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_32 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\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Personal Conversion: Converting Hearts<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; color: #054368;\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Personal conversion must accompany structural change. <strong>Transformation of systems is hollow without the renewal of hearts<\/strong> that sustain them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Each of us is called to <strong>bring the principles of Catholic Social Teaching to life<\/strong> in our own spheres of influence\u2014our parishes, schools, workplaces, and communities. This means examining our assumptions, challenging complacency, and committing to implement and uphold just policies.<span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">As the Church teaches, \u201cpersuasion and education must be coupled with the will to translate respect for other ethnic groups into legislation and into the structures and functioning of regional or national institutions\u201d. <span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.humandevelopment.va\/content\/dam\/sviluppoumano\/pubblicazioni-documenti\/archivio\/diritti-umani\/The%20Church%20against%20Racism%202001-1988.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(The Church and Racism, 33)<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Some examples would include advocating for affordable housing, supporting local organizations led by affected communities, and voting for candidates committed to true reform.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">The Church \u201cpreaches love. She patiently prepares a change in mentality without which structural changes would be in vain\u201d. <span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.humandevelopment.va\/content\/dam\/sviluppoumano\/pubblicazioni-documenti\/archivio\/diritti-umani\/The%20Church%20against%20Racism%202001-1988.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(The Church and Racism, 27)<\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/span><\/p><\/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<h3 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Read More<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">\u201cSince reconciliation is at the heart of the Gospel, Christians cannot accept structures of racial discrimination which violate human rights.\u201d <span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/john-paul-ii\/en\/speeches\/1988\/may\/documents\/hf_jp-ii_spe_19880527_chiese-africa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 2)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Profound spiritual preparation must be translated into <strong>courageous personal accountability<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><strong>This work is hard<\/strong>. It requires examining institutions we benefit from, admitting complicity in systems we didn't create, and sustaining effort beyond initial enthusiasm. Yet as Christians, we are called to work toward justice even when the path is long and difficult.<\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\"><\/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_17 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_21 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_30  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_33 mosaic_width  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 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #eb7425;\">Reconciliation \u2013 The Gospel Path<\/span><\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_34 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\"><h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cCharity cannot take the place of justice that has been denied; nor can justice\u2026replace charity that has been refused\u201d.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"alternate-link init\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/speeches\/2013\/january\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20130107_corpo-diplomatico.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pope Benedict XVI<\/a><\/h5><\/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 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>True peace requires both. Lasting justice requires reconciliation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201c[S]tructures and processes will not be enough to build a lasting peace; only the path of forgiveness will make this possible\u201d: <span style=\"color: #054368;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.humandevelopment.va\/content\/dam\/sviluppoumano\/pubblicazioni-documenti\/archivio\/diritti-umani\/The%20Church%20against%20Racism%202001-1988.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(The Church and Racism, 10)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><\/strong><\/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_18 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_22 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_gutters2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_31  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_11\">\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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-protester-during-a-rally-holds-a-sign-about-truth-and-violence-crop.jpg\" alt=\"First we need to face the truth of our past sins and seek forgiveness to eradicate institutional racism.\" title=\"A protester during a rally holds a sign about truth and violence-crop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-protester-during-a-rally-holds-a-sign-about-truth-and-violence-crop.jpg 576w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-protester-during-a-rally-holds-a-sign-about-truth-and-violence-crop-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 576px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-55466\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_36  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\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Forgive<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><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\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Forgive the wounds of the past<\/strong>. Acknowledge slavery, Jim Crow, redlining, mass incarceration. Forgiveness is not forgetting, but truth-telling \u2013 making healing possible.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_32  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_with_border et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_12 portrait\">\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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-person-holds-up-an-I-voted-sticker-crop.jpg\" alt=\"Institutional racism can be beaten by just policies that uproot systemic flaws.\" title=\"A person holds up an I voted sticker-crop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-person-holds-up-an-I-voted-sticker-crop.jpg 576w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-person-holds-up-an-I-voted-sticker-crop-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 576px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-55468\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_38  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\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Repair<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/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\"><p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><strong>Repair<\/strong> <strong>through just policies<\/strong>. Implement targeted remedies that address documented harms: Invest in disinvested communities, equitably fund schools, reform sentencing, enforce anti-discrimination laws.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_33  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_13\">\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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-group-of-people-join-hands-in-prayer.jpg\" alt=\"At a women&#039;s business dinner, a woman of color stands up to speak, showing our responsibility to stand up against racism in the United States\" title=\"A group of people join hands in prayer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-group-of-people-join-hands-in-prayer.jpg 720w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-group-of-people-join-hands-in-prayer-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 720px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-55464\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_40  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\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Rebuild<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_41  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><strong>Rebuild trust<\/strong>. Form equal partnerships across racial lines in parishes, schools, neighborhoods\u2014collaborating on shared work, learning from each other\u2019s experience. Demonstrate through sustained action that justice and solidarity are not just aspirations but commitments being lived out daily.<\/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_19 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_23 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_34  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_42 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\"><h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cNo process of peace can ever begin unless an attitude of sincere forgiveness takes root in human hearts.\u201d<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"alternate-link init\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/john-paul-ii\/en\/messages\/peace\/documents\/hf_jp-ii_mes_08121996_xxx-world-day-for-peace.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pope St. John Paul II, 1 <\/a><\/h5><\/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_20 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_24 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_35  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_divider_position_center 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_21 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_25 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_36 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_14\">\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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-lineup-of-job-applicants-seated-in-chairs-as-they-await-their-chance.jpg\" alt=\"Institutional racism is a structure of sin and demands a firm commitment to reverse.\" title=\"A lineup of job applicants seated in chairs as they await their chance\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-lineup-of-job-applicants-seated-in-chairs-as-they-await-their-chance.jpg 720w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A-lineup-of-job-applicants-seated-in-chairs-as-they-await-their-chance-480x321.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 720px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-55473\" \/><\/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_37 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_43  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>The Way Forward<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_44  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;\">The challenge of institutional racism\u2014policies and practices that systematically deny opportunity based on race\u2014is not merely a question of bad laws or personal bias. <strong>It is a structure of sin<\/strong> that distorts the social order, fractures human solidarity and denies the equal dignity of every person made in the image of God.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Dismantling a systemic problem requires systemic solutions. <strong>Ending institutional racism demands a dual commitment<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><strong>Sustained Structural Change\u2014Reforming Systems:<\/strong> We must align our institutions and policies with justice, replacing systems that perpetuate inequity with those that promote human flourishing and the common good.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><strong>Personal Conversion \u2014 Renewing Hearts:<\/strong> Structural reform will remain hollow unless it is animated by a conversion of heart. True solidarity demands the courage to translate respect for others into concrete, sustained action.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Ultimately, the call to end institutional racism is a <strong>mission of reconciliation<\/strong>. It asks us to repair the wounds of the past and to build a future where every institution reflects the Gospel truth that every life possesses equal and infinite worth.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">This synthesis of conviction and action\u2014of reformed structures and renewed hearts\u2014is the path toward a society that truly honors human dignity, justice and the common good.<\/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_22 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_26 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_38  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_3 et_pb_divider_position_center 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_23 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_27 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_39  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_45 mosaic_width et_animated  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\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #eb7425;\">Catholic Social Teaching and Other Issues<\/span><\/h4><\/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_24  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_28 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_gutters1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_40  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column et_pb_column_empty\">\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_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_41  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 id=\"issues-slider\" class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_slider et_pb_slider_0 mosaic-width et_animated et_pb_slider_fullwidth_off et_pb_slider_show_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_0 et_clickable  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center et-pb-active-slide\" data-slide-id=\"et_pb_slide_0\">\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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2160\" height=\"2160\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gender-theory-2.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gender-theory-2.png 2160w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gender-theory-2-1280x1280.png 1280w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gender-theory-2-980x980.png 980w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gender-theory-2-480x480.png 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) 2160px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-47948\" \/><\/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=\"\/male-female-transgenderism\/\">Transgenderism<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are facing a\u00a0<em><strong>crisis<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<strong>in human sexuality<\/strong>\u00a0caused by a representation of human anthropology that cancels out differences between men and women.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/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\/Abortion.jpg\" 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=\"\/abortion\/\">Abortion<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most divisive issues during the past 50 years! <strong>Why is the Church so one-sided<\/strong> (and must always be so)?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/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\/Racism.jpg\" alt=\"Racism is contrary to Christ and the teachings of the Gospel\" \/><\/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=\"\/racism-in-the-united-states\/\">Racism in the United States<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">The belief humanity can be divided into separate and <strong>exclusive biological entities with some races innately superior<\/strong> to others. This leads to personal and societal prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against other people because they are of a different race or ethnicity. What does Catholic social teaching have to say about <strong>such an insidious \u201cism\u201d<\/strong>? <strong>CLICK <\/strong>to read more.<\/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_pb_with_border 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\/2019\/06\/CAPP-Socialism-Icon-1.png\" alt=\"The Church has consistently spoken out against socialism in all its forms, most recently, democratic socialism\" \/><\/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=\"\/socialism\/\">Democratic Socialism<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Candidates for President of the United States and many in congress espouse this as <strong>an alternative model for our country<\/strong>. <strong>What, exactly, is it?<\/strong> What does the Catholic Church say?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/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_4 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_4\">\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\/Climate-Change.jpg\" alt=\"Climate Change is a real issue and must be met with dialog, faith, and science, ordered toward the common good.\" \/><\/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=\"\/climate-change\/\">Climate Change<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One political party committed the US to the Paris Agreement and proposes <strong>a \u201cGreen New Deal\u201d<\/strong>. Another party withdrew from the Paris Agreement and <strong>inimically opposes<\/strong> the other\u2019s proposal. What does Catholic social teaching say?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/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_5 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_5\">\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\/2019\/04\/icon-10-1.png\" alt=\"Climate Change is a real issue and must be met with dialog, faith, and science, ordered toward the common good.\" \/><\/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=\"\/immigration-overview\/\">Immigration<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Church recognizes the rights of nations to govern and protect themselves in the interests of the Common Good <em><strong>and <\/strong><\/em>\u201c\u2026the right of all men to migrate\u00a0to other countries and to seek conditions worthy of human life for themselves and for their families.\u201d\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/hist_councils\/ii_vatican_council\/documents\/vat-ii_const_19651207_gaudium-et-spes_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Gaudium et Spes)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/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_6 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_6\">\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\/National-health.jpg\" alt=\"national health care\" \/><\/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=\"\/universal-healthcare\/\">Universal Healthcare<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">US health care is, in many ways, <strong>the envy of the world<\/strong>. Would <strong>universal<\/strong>, <strong>or<\/strong> <strong>national, healthcare<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>improve it?<\/strong> See how Catholic social teaching can inform the discussion!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/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_7 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_7\">\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\/2019\/04\/icon-8-1.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=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/2024\/12\/euthanasia\/\">Euthanasia<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p>Without a Christian perspective, the world often seeks to avoid suffering at all costs and strives to make death as painless as possible. It is then that \u201c<strong>[w]e must accompany people towards death, but not provoke death<\/strong>\u00a0or facilitate any form of suicide.\u201d\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/audiences\/2022\/documents\/20220209-udienza-generale.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Francis)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_button_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button et_pb_more_button\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/2024\/12\/euthanasia\/\">Click Here<\/a><\/div>\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_8 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_8\">\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\/The-family.jpg\" alt=\"The Family is the answer to the poisons destroying our society.\" \/><\/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=\"\/the-family\/\">The Family<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The answer<\/strong> to the dangers to our society.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cThe<strong>\u00a0<b>future of humanity<\/b>\u00a0passes <\/strong>by way of the family.\u201d<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/john-paul-ii\/en\/apost_exhortations\/documents\/hf_jp-ii_exh_19811122_familiaris-consortio.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 86)\u200b<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/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_9 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_9\">\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\/Marriage.jpg\" alt=\"marriage\" \/><\/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=\"\/the-family\/\">Marriage<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">The<strong> foundation of the family.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\"[T]ranscends the feelings <\/strong>and momentary needs of the couple\u201d. It is born \u201cfrom the<strong> depth of the obligation\u00a0<\/strong>assumed by the spouses\".<strong><i> <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/apost_exhortations\/documents\/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20131124_evangelii-gaudium.html\" rel=\"noopener\">(Pope Francis, 66)<\/a> <\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CLICK <\/strong>to read more.<\/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_10 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_10\">\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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AI-icon.png\" alt=\"Climate Change is a real issue and must be met with dialog, faith, and science, ordered toward the common good.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AI-icon.png 1080w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AI-icon-980x980.png 980w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AI-icon-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-57654\" \/><\/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=\"\/category\/all-articles\/artificial-intelligence\/\">Artificial Intelligence<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do we ensure that digital systems, like AI, remain ordered to the human person, to authentic work, to truth, and to the common good?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/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_11 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_11\">\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\/2019\/04\/icon-7.png\" alt=\"Climate Change is a real issue and must be met with dialog, faith, and science, ordered toward the common good.\" \/><\/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=\"\/dignity-of-work\/\">Dignity of Work<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\"We were\u00a0<strong>created<\/strong>\u00a0with a vocation<strong>\u00a0to work<\/strong>.\"<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/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_12 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_12\">\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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gun-control-icon-1_v1_r3.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gun-control-icon-1_v1_r3.png 1080w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gun-control-icon-1_v1_r3-980x980.png 980w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gun-control-icon-1_v1_r3-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-53069\" \/><\/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=\"\/gun-control-pros-and-cons-and-self-defense\/\">Gun Control<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><strong>It is one of the most divisive and painful issues in the United States.<\/strong>\u00a0Gun ownership is an issue where there is legitimate diversity of opinion. How does the Church reconcile self-defense with the sacredness of human life?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/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_13 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_13\">\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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Overpopulation-icon-Draft-4.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Overpopulation-icon-Draft-4.png 1080w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Overpopulation-icon-Draft-4-980x980.png 980w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Overpopulation-icon-Draft-4-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-56825\" \/><\/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=\"\/overpopulation\/\">Overpopulation<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\">From the Church\u2019s perspective, <strong>the problem was never people themselves. <\/strong>The real question is not how many people the Earth can hold, but how we understand the human person.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/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_14 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_14\">\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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CAPP-Prison-Icon.png\" alt=\"Climate Change is a real issue and must be met with dialog, faith, and science, ordered toward the common good.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CAPP-Prison-Icon.png 500w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CAPP-Prison-Icon-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-52440\" \/><\/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=\"\/the-death-penalty\/\">The Death Penalty<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Church's historical teaching, the changes Pope Francis made, and what the Church teaches now.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/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_pb_with_border et_d4_element et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_15 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_15\">\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\/Covid.jpg\" alt=\"Covid-19 is tearing families, communities, and nations apart. Catholic social teaching can guide us through it.\" data-et-multi-view=\"{&quot;schema&quot;:{&quot;attrs&quot;:{&quot;desktop&quot;:{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/capp-usa.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/02\\\/Covid.jpg&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Covid-19 is tearing families, communities, and nations apart. Catholic social teaching can guide us through it.&quot;},&quot;phone&quot;:{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/capp-usa.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/01\\\/CAPP_CrisisInfog-2004_Icons_medical-supplie.png&quot;}},&quot;target&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;hover_selector&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;et_pb_slide&quot;}\" \/><\/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=\"\/covid19\/\">COVID-19<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">The <strong>Crisis and<\/strong> <strong>the Cure<\/strong>: How does Catholic social teaching evaluate governments\u2019 response?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/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_16 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_16\">\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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/The-Common-Good.png\" alt=\"The Family is the answer to the poisons destroying our society.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/The-Common-Good.png 720w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/The-Common-Good-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 720px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-49168\" \/><\/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=\"\/the-common-good\/\">The Common Good<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Common Good is\u00a0<strong>not<\/strong> a principle, but an aspirational <strong>result<\/strong>: \u201cthe sum total of social conditions which allow people, either as groups or as individuals, to reach their fulfillment more fully and more easily\u201d.\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/ENG0015\/__P6K.HTM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1906)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/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_17 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_17\">\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\/Our-Physical-Environment.jpg\" alt=\"God has called us to be stewards of this world, our physical environment and common home.\" \/><\/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=\"\/physical-environment\/\">Physical Environment<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p>This is <strong>about more than<\/strong> <strong>\u2018just\u2019 protecting<\/strong> the environment. There are profound spiritual dimensions involved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/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_18 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_18\">\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\/Integral-Ecology.jpg\" alt=\"Physical and human environments are linked and only integral ecology can care or them both.\" \/><\/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=\"\/integral-ecology\/\">Integral Ecology<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p>The <strong>solution to all<\/strong> our environmental problems!<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/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_19 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_19\">\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-environment.jpg\" alt=\"How many talk about the serious destruction of our human environment where we grow, live, and work?\" \/><\/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-environment\/\">Human Environment<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201c[W]e must also mention <strong>the more serious destruction<\/strong> of the human environment, something which is by no means receiving the attention it deserves.\u201d\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/john-paul-ii\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_jp-ii_enc_01051991_centesimus-annus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 38)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/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_20 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_20\">\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\/Danger-societi.jpg\" alt=\"The Church has identified four dangers to society, pathologies, eating away at our culture.\" \/><\/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=\"\/pathologies-overview\/\">The Four Dangers to Society<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Church identifies the major \u2018risks and problems\u2019 eating away at our cultural, economic and political systems. <strong>What are they?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/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_21 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_21\">\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\/Consumerism.jpg\" alt=\"Consumerism is a terrible affliction of the developed world and an affront to human dignity.\" \/><\/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=\"\/consumerism\/\">Consumerism<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p>Having and wanting <strong>a lot of \u2018stuff\u2019 is at the heart of several of society\u2019s ills<\/strong>. Which ones? Why does this limit our freedom?<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/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_22 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_22\">\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\/Environmental-Degradation.jpg\" alt=\"Our environments, both our physical and human (moral), are in peril, in more ways than you likely realize\" \/><\/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=\"\/environmental-degradation\/\">Environmental Degradation<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Yes! The environment is in danger. But, <strong>it is actually worse<\/strong> (and, more complicated) <strong>than you think<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/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_23 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_23\">\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\/Alienation.jpg\" alt=\"alienation\" \/><\/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=\"\/alienation\/\">Alienation<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Society and individuals are alienated! We are \u201cmarked by <strong>a \u2018globalization of indifference\u2019<\/strong> that makes us\u2026closed in on ourselves.\u201d\u00a0<a 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\"><span class=\"alternate-link\"><em>(Pope Francis, 1)<\/em><\/span><\/a> \u00a0The consequences are devastating!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/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_24  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_24\">\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\/Radical-Secularism.jpg\" 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\">Radical Secularism<\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>[COMING SOON]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201cThe greatest challenge of our time\u201d!<\/strong>\u00a0<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><strong>Why?<\/strong> Radical secularism holds that there is no such thing as an objective truth. But, \u201cWithout truth, without trust and love for what is true...social action ends up serving private interests and the logic of power.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20090629_caritas-in-veritate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Pope Benedict XVI, 5)<\/em>\u200b<\/a>\u00a0Sound familiar?<\/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_25 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_25\">\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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CAPP-Politics-Icon-v2.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CAPP-Politics-Icon-v2.png 500w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CAPP-Politics-Icon-v2-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-52428\" \/><\/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=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/catholic-social-teaching-voting\/\">How to Vote<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Participation in politics is a Christian obligation: <\/strong>\u201cWe, Christians, cannot \u2018play Pilate\u2019 and wash our hands\u2026We must participate in politics because politics is one of the highest forms of charity\u201d. <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2013\/june\/documents\/papa-francesco_20130607_scuole-gesuiti.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Pope Francis)<\/em>\u200b<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CLICK <\/strong>to read more.<\/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\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_42  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_column_empty\">\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>\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_25 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_29  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_43  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_46 mosaic_width  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>Why These Issues Matter<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_47 mosaic_width  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>Catholic social teaching informs our consciences and requires action from us, the lay faithful. \u201cWorking for a just distribution of the fruits of the earth and human labor is not mere philanthropy. <strong>It is a moral obligation.<\/strong><br \/>\nFor Christians, the responsibility is even greater: <strong>it is a commandment.<\/strong>\u201d<\/h5>\n<h5><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_48 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\"><a class=\"alternate-link init\" href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2015\/july\/documents\/papa-francesco_20150709_bolivia-movimenti-popolari.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pope Francis<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_4 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_26  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_30 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_gutters1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_44  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column et_pb_column_empty\">\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_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_45  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_slider et_pb_slider_1 three-principles et_animated et_pb_slider_fullwidth_off et_pb_slider_show_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_26 et_clickable  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center et-pb-active-slide\" data-slide-id=\"et_pb_slide_26\">\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\/2019\/06\/3-Key-principle-icons-resized.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=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/catholic-social-teaching-principles\/\">Three Key Principles<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\">Catholic social teaching is built on three foundational principles -<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Human Dignity<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Solidarity\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Subsidiarity.\u00a0<em>Human Dignity<\/em><\/strong>, embodied in a correct understanding of the human person, is the greatest. The others flow from it. Good governments and good economic systems find ways of fostering the three principles: \u201cThe State must contribute to the achievement of these goals both directly and indirectly. Indirectly and according to the<em>\u00a0principle of <strong>subsidiarity<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/em>by creating favorable conditions for the free exercise of economic activity, which will lead to abundant opportunities for employment and sources of wealth. Directly and according to the\u00a0<em>principle of <strong>solidarity<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/em>by defending the weakest\u201d <em><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" style=\"color: #054368;\" href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/john-paul-ii\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_jp-ii_enc_01051991_centesimus-annus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 15)<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/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_27 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_27\">\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\/2019\/03\/human-dignity-1.jpg\" 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\">Human Dignity<\/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. This is \u201cthe basis not only of the unity of the human family but also of our inviolable <strong>human dignity<\/strong>\u201d (Pope Benedict XVI) and it is in this beginning that human rights are grounded.<\/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_28 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_28\">\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\/2019\/03\/solidarity-1.jpg\" 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\">Solidarity<\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Solidarity<\/strong> 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 <span style=\"color: #eb7425;\"><em><a class=\"alternate-link\" style=\"color: #eb7425;\" href=\"http:\/\/w2.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><\/em><\/span>. Love of God and love of neighbor are, in fact, linked and form one, single commandment. \u201cWe cannot believe in God the Father without seeing a brother or sister in every person, and we cannot follow Jesus without giving our lives for those for whom he died on the cross.\u201d<span class=\"alternate-link\" style=\"color: #eb7425;\"><em><a style=\"color: #eb7425;\" href=\"https:\/\/m.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2015\/july\/documents\/papa-francesco_20150708_bolivia-benvenuto.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/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_29 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_29\">\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\/2019\/03\/subsidiarity-1.jpg\" 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\">Subsidiarity<\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Subsidiarity<\/strong> identifies how decisions in society need to be taken at the lowest competent level. \u201cIt is 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. So, too, it is an injustice and at the same time a grave evil and a disturbance of right order to transfer to the larger and higher collectivity functions which can be performed and provided for by the lesser and subordinate bodies\u201d. <span class=\"alternate-link\" style=\"color: #eb7425;\"><a style=\"color: #eb7425;\" href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/pius-xi\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_p-xi_enc_19310515_quadragesimo-anno.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Pope Pius XI, 79)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/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\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_46  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column 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