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Caritas in Iustitia Distributiva

By ADF Alliance Alert

Gabriel E. Vidal writes at the Mises Institute Blog regarding Pope Benedict XVI's latest Encyclical, Caritas in Veritate: "From a classical-liberal, Austrian, and free-market perspective, many will agree with the general framework that the Pope has outlined above, particularly those who accept an Aristotelian, Thomistic, and Rothbardian approach to the ethical foundations of voluntary exchange. However, when Benedict transitions from a philosophical framework to specific economic analysis and policy recommendations, particularly as he tries to carefully maintain a 'middle of the road' approach to the logic of the market and economic crises, many will take exception . . . I speculate that, in his deep concern to respond to the current worldwide economic depression, Benedict surrounded himself with advisers who believe in using political power to redistribute income and resources . . . "

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on July 31, 2009 (boomark / email).