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A lot of people talk about Catholic Social Teaching (CST) in the same way they talk about Theology of the Body; that is, they seem to read what the others write; they don’t seem to scrutinize the original texts very closely.
I am no expert; these musings are not going to be footnoted or anything because they are just that, musings. The people I reference — the commentators — are just the general ones I see in published (online and print) arguments. They will know who they are by how inattentive they have been to these fundamental truths. Their inattention leads them to conclusions that are not compatible with freedom and the preservation of the true worth of the family: what ought to be its imperviousness to monetization.
So: the three things I notice that are not included in discussions that reference CST in the context, especially, of public policy proposed in the name of said teaching but along feminist/leftist lines (however “soft”):
FIRST — What or who is the subject who provides the just wage?
Continued below.
leilamarielawler.substack.com
I am no expert; these musings are not going to be footnoted or anything because they are just that, musings. The people I reference — the commentators — are just the general ones I see in published (online and print) arguments. They will know who they are by how inattentive they have been to these fundamental truths. Their inattention leads them to conclusions that are not compatible with freedom and the preservation of the true worth of the family: what ought to be its imperviousness to monetization.
So: the three things I notice that are not included in discussions that reference CST in the context, especially, of public policy proposed in the name of said teaching but along feminist/leftist lines (however “soft”):
FIRST — What or who is the subject who provides the just wage?
Continued below.
Three overlooked points about how Catholic Social Teaching regards the family
A lot of people talk about Catholic Social Teaching (CST) in the same way they talk about Theology of the Body; that is, they seem to read what the others write; they don’t seem to scrutinize the original texts very closely. I am no expert; these musings are not going to be footnoted or anything...
leilamarielawler.substack.com
