TITLE

The bishops's economic pastoral

PUB. DATE
March 1986
SOURCE
Commonweal;3/14/86, Vol. 113 Issue 5, p137
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
The problem with the Catholic bishops' claim that people have rights to economic goods, like food, shelter and employment, is not their embrace of the idea, but the lack of preparation they have given for employing it. They have not provided a political theology to support their claims.
ACCESSION #
8600002812

Tags: CATHOLIC Church

 

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