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Top 10 Pope Leo XIII Quotes on Private Property<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

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Pope Leo XIII Quotes on Private Property<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n


With the landmark encyclical Rerum Novarum<\/a> Pope Leo XIII ushered in the modern application of Catholic social teaching. Here are<\/span>\u00a0our<\/em> top 10 Pope Leo XIII quotes on the right of private property.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. \"Private Ownership is\u2026in accordance with the law of nature<\/strong>\u2026is derived from nature, not from man.\"\u00a0(Rerum Novarum, 9)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. \"The authority of the divine law<\/strong> adds its sanction, forbidding us in severest terms even to covet that which is another\u2019s.\"\u00a0(Rerum Novarum, 11)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  3. \"The practice of all ages has consecrated the principle of private ownership\". (Rerum Novarum, 11)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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  4. \"For, every man has by nature the right to possess property<\/strong> as his own.\" (Rerum Novarum, 6)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  5. \"The first and most fundamental principle<\/strong>, therefore, if one would undertake to alleviate the condition of the masses, must be the inviolability of private property.\u201d\u00a0(Rerum Novarum, 15)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  6. \"Redistribution and State ownership of property is \u201cemphatically unjust\u201d<\/strong> as it would \u201crob the lawful possessor, distort the functions of the State, and create utter confusion in the community.\" (Rerum Novarum, 4)<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Private property contributes<\/strong> \"in the most unmistakable manner to <\/strong>the peace and tranquility<\/strong> of human existence.\" (Rerum Novarum, 11)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  8. \"The fact that God has given the earth for the use and enjoyment of the whole human race can in no way be a bar to the owning of private property.\" (Rerum Novarum, 8)<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>
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  9. Socialism<\/strong>, he said, is \"emphatically unjust\"<\/strong> for it \"would rob the lawful possessor, distort the functions of the State, and create utter confusion in the community.\"\u00a0(Rerum Novarum, 4)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  10. \"The State is bound to protect natural rights<\/strong>, not to destroy them\". (Rerum Novarum, 51)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    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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