Comments on: Caritas in Veritate

By: R.A. Landbeck

R.A. Landbeck — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:01:36 +0000

“The encyclical is based on “a virtue-ethics that comes from Aristotle and Aquinas.”

While the pope draws from Greek philosophy and theology for his inspirations, human in their very origin, a new moral conception, based upon a perfect virtue-ethic has been described by the first wholly new interpretation for two thousand years of the moral teaching of Jesus the Christ.

“This new teaching delivers the first ever religious claim of insight into the human condition, that meets the Enlightenment criteria of verifiable and ‘extraordinary evidence’ based truth embodied in action. For the first time in history, however unexpected, the world must now measure for itself, the reality of a new moral tenet, offering access by faith, to absolute proof for its belief.”

This is ‘religion’ without need of any of the conventional trappings of tradition. An individual, virtue-ethical conception within a single moral command, this new interpretation defines the foundation of all moral conduct and the single Law finds expression within a new covenant of marriage.

The manuscript of this new teaching is a free PDF from a growing number of sites. Examine nd download it from:
http://www.energon.org.uk

Revolutionary is the least of what it is!

By: Is Blog Stipes Est In Latin « Around The Sphere

Is Blog Stipes Est In Latin « Around The Sphere — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:18:15 +0000

[...] Nathan P. Origer at Post Right: The modern-day soi-disant Catholics — the Bill O’Reillys, Sean Hannitys, and Newt Gingriches, not to mention the Pelosis and Kennedys, who exist in a dimension so distant from our own as to require, one should think, theological-breathing apparatuses — may not heed this, but there are those of us — Catholic, but also Orthodox, Protestant, non-Christian, irreligious — who will appreciate the veritatis splendor in Pope Benedict’s proclamation and continue to build and to sustain local cultures and societies that place duty to God, family, and community before the idolization of stuff, that focus on economies (Kunstler: “Community is economy.”), rather than some silly abstraction called “the economy” that has more to do with the Gross Domestic Product than domestic productivity. [...]

By: The Save Jersey Blog

The Save Jersey Blog — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:32:39 +0000

Caritas in Veritate, Pope Benedict XVI’s Gift to The World…

By Jesse O. Kurtz | 7 July, MMVIIIIPope Benedict XVI(Photo Credit – http://lonewolflibrarian.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/pope-benedict-xvi.jpg)Popes promulgate encyclical letters on varying occasions. The encyclicals are a response to an area of the …

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caritas in veritate — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:46:45 +0000

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By: Thomas G.

Thomas G. — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:13:06 +0000

I think I’ll put my money with Richert. I expect a reminder from the seat of Peter that placing economics at the center of a worldview is to replace God with Mammon. Seen from this perspective, both Laissez Faire and Socialism make the same fundamental error. Economics is just one or many means for serving a greater end, the love of God, each other, and Creation.

“When Jesus heard this he said to him, “There is still one thing left for you: sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have a treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
But when he heard this he became quite sad, for he was very rich.” – Luke 18: 22-23 NAB

I think that those looking for an endorsement of any specific economic philosophy will be disappointed. Like the parable of the rich young man, they will walk away sad. Just like I do every time I read this passage…

By: Nathan P. Origer

Nathan P. Origer — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:54:21 +0000

I hope not!

Which is to say that, as much as I lean heavily toward the Distributist side of things, we need allies.

Maybe Caritas in Veritate will just plagiarize Röpke.

By: T. Chan

T. Chan — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:12:50 +0000

Catholic distributists and such aren’t the only ones waiting for the encyclical — the paleolibs and Catholic members of the Austrian school are waiting to see what the Holy Father will say. Will the encyclical be sufficient to endorse one position rather than another?

By: Polis, Character, Localism « The Other Right

Polis, Character, Localism « The Other Right — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:35:26 +0000

[...] 18, 2009 Like Nathan, I’m also curious what the next encyclical will have to say… Undoubtedly it’ll [...]

By: Lewis McCrary

Lewis McCrary — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:54:53 +0000

“In the economy as well, justice is established only if there are just persons. And these persons are assembled through the conversion of hearts.”

This quote from Benedict seems right on. If we assume that the conversion of hearts is most likely to occur within real communities built on personal and sustained relationships, the most just economic activities would naturally be those taking place on a smaller scale.

Thanks for the great quotes and thoughtful post.

By: E.D. Kain

E.D. Kain — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:32:04 +0000

Well said, Nathan. I look forward to it as well.