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A Summary of<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

Pope Francis' Address to CAPP<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

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\"Pope<\/p>\n

Pope Francis addresses CAPP membership at the 2022 International Conference<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

I thank all of you for the work you do. I consider your contribution with regard to the social doctrine of the Church to be very important, first of all at the level of its reception, because you contribute to making it known and understood; but I would also say at the level of deepening it, because you read it \u201cfrom within\u201d the complex economic and social world, and therefore you can continually compare that doctrine with reality, a reality that is always in motion, that changes continually.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The theme of your conference\u2026brings to mind Saint Paul VI's Populorum Progressio, where he states: \u201cDevelopment \u2026 cannot be restricted to economic growth alone. To be authentic, it must be well-rounded; it must foster the development of each man and of the whole man\u201d. (Populorum Progressio, 14)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And so, here is our task, particularly yours as lay faithful: to \u201cleaven\u201d economic reality in an ethical sense. And you try to do this, starting from the vision of the Gospel. Because everything stems from how you look at reality.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

To look down on another person, is legitimate only in one situation: to help him or her to get up. This is the only moment when it is legitimate to look down from above.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Poverty is not fought with welfarism, no, in this way we \u201canaesthetize\u201d it but we do not fight it. As I have already said in Laudato si, \"Helping the poor financially must always be a provisional solution in the face of pressing needs. The broader objective should always be to allow them a dignified life through work\u201d. (Laudato Si, 128)<\/a> The doorway is work: the door to the dignity of a man is work.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dear friends, thank you for coming, and especially for the commitment that each of you offers, where you live and work, to promote inclusive growth and, more generally, knowledge of the social doctrine of the Church. From my heart I bless all of you and your families. And please, do not forget to pray for me. Thank you.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Three Key Principles<\/a><\/h2>

Catholic social teaching is built on three foundational principles -\u00a0<\/strong>Human Dignity<\/strong>,\u00a0Solidarity\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Subsidiarity.\u00a0<\/strong>Human Dignity, 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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Human Dignity<\/a><\/h2>

This means a correct understanding of the human person and of each person\u2019s unique value. All Catholic social teaching flows from this: the inherent dignity of every person that comes from being made in God\u2019s image.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Solidarity<\/a><\/h2>

Solidarity is not \u201ca feeling of vague compassion or shallow distress at the misfortunes of others. It is a firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the common good\u201d. (Pope St. John Paul II, 38)<\/a> Love of God and love of neighbor are, in fact, linked and form one, single commandment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Subsidiarity<\/a><\/h2>

Subsidiarity \u201cis a fundamental principle of social philosophy, fixed and unchangeable, that one should not withdraw from individuals and commit to the community what they can accomplish by their own enterprise and industry. 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. (Pope Pius XI)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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