You admit the failure of capitalism, yet deny the right to an earnest body of men to confiscate private property and usher in an era of happiness to mankind.
I can see the evils of to-day, but they are not the result- of the God-given right to…
God’s providence gives enough for all. Why should there be such destitution?
God’s providence has not failed. He provides enough for all, but He does so in general, leaving it…
God gave Manna to the Jews in the desert. Those who gathered little had sufficient; those who gathered much had but enough. Was not that socialism?
No. It was the provision by God of a miraculous food for the Jews in crossing the desert,…
When He multiplied bread He did not sell the loaves and reap profit. He gave them away.
His distribution of the bread has no reference to the matter under discussion. Firstly, it cost Him no…
Was Christ a socialist when He said, “Our Father9 give us our bread” instead of saying, “My Father, give Me My bread”?
No. Those words have no reference to any particular civil or economic structure of society. Radio Replies Volume…
Then in that case, any form of government, even socialistic, is law* ful as far as the Catholic Church is concerned.
That does not follow. A socialistic form of government may be quite wrong n itself, as violating the…
Cardinal Gibbons says that your Church can function under any form of government. Is that correct?
It can function in any state, whatever its form of civil government, provided of :ourse that the government…
Will you apply these same questions to capitalism?
Capitalism is the economic system in which industry, production, distribution, and exchange are controlled by individuals who possess…
Is socialism a religion, a form of government, or a state of society?
For some socialists it is all three. For others, it is a form of government leading 😮 a…