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ORIGIN AND MEANING
- 171.
- “Among the numerous implications of the common good, immediate significance is taken on by the principle of the universal destination of goods.”
- 172.
- “The universal right to use the goods of the earth is based on the principle of the universal destination of goods.”
- John Paul II, Encyclical Letter Laborem Exercens, 19: AAS 73 (1981), 525.
- John Paul II, Encyclical Letter Sollicitudo Rei Socialis, 42: AAS 80 (1988), 573.
- Pius XII, Radio Message for the fiftieth anniversary of Rerum Novarum: AAS 33 (1941), 199.
- Paul VI, Encyclical Letter Populorum Progressio, 22: AAS 59 (1967), 268.
- 173.
- “Putting the principal of the universal destination of goods into concrete practice, according to the different cultural and social contexts, means that methods, limits and objects must be precisely defined.”
- 174.
- “The principle of the universal destination of goods is an invitation to develop an economic vision inspired by moral values that permit people not to lose sight of the origin or purpose of these goods, so as to bring about a world of fairness and solidarity.”
- 175.
- “The universal destination of goods requires a common effort to obtain for every person and for all peoples the conditions necessary for integral development, so that everyone can contribute to making a more humane world.”
THE UNIVERSAL DESTINATION OF GOODS AND PRIVATE PROPERTY
- 176.
- “By means of work and making use of the gift of intelligence, people are able to exercise dominion over the earth and make it a fitting home.”
- John Paul II, Encyclical Letter Centesimus Annus, 31: AAS 83 (1991), 832.
- Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes, 71: AAS 58 (1966), 1092-1093.
- Leo XIII, Encyclical Letter Rerum Novarum: Acta Leonis XIII, 11 (1892), 103-104.
- Pius XII, Radio Message for the fiftieth anniversary of Rerum Novarum: AAS 33 (1941), 199.
- Pius XII, Radio Message of 24 December 1942: AAS 35 (1943), 17.
- Pius XII, Radio Message of 1 September 1944: AAS 36 (1944), 253.
- John XXIII, Encyclical Letter Mater et Magistra: AAS 53 (1961), 428-429.
- John Paul II, Encyclical Letter Centesimus Annus, 6: AAS 83 (1991), 800-801.
- Leo XIII, Encyclical Letter Rerum Novarum: Acta Leonis XIII, 11 (1892), 102.
- 177.
- “Christian tradition has never recognized the right to private property as absolute and untouchable.”
- John Paul II, Encyclical Letter Laborem Exercens, 14: AAS 73 (1981), 613.
- Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes, 69: AAS 58 (1966), 1090-1092.
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2402-2406.
- Leo XIII, Encyclical Letter Rerum Novarum: Acta Leonis XIII, 11 (1892), 102.
- “Private property, in fact, regardless of the concrete forms of the regulations and juridical norms relative to it, is in its essence only an instrument for respecting the principle of the universal destination of goods; in the final analysis, therefore, it is not an end but a means.”
- 178.
- “The Church’s social teaching moreover calls for recognition of the social function of any form of private ownership.”
- John XXIII, Encyclical Letter Mater et Magistra: AAS 53 (1961), 430-431.
- John Paul II, Address to the Third General Conference of Latin American Bishops, Puebla, Mexico (28 January 1979), III/4: AAS 71 (1979), 199-201.
- Pius XI, Encyclical Letter Quadragesimo Anno: AAS 23 (1931), 191-192, 193-194, 196-197.
- Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes, 69: AAS 58 (1966), 1090.
- “The universal destination of goods entails obligations on how goods are to be used by their legitimate owners.”
- 179.
- “The present historical period has placed at the disposal of society new goods that were completely unknown until recent times. This calls for a fresh reading of the principle of the universal destination of the goods of the earth and makes it necessary to extend this principle so that it includes the latest developments brought about by economic and technological progress.”
- “New technological and scientific knowledge must be placed at the service of mankind’s primary needs, gradually increasing humanity’s common patrimony.”
- 180.
- “If forms of property unknown in the past take on significant importance in the process of economic and social development, nonetheless, traditional forms of property must not be forgotten. Individual property is not the only legitimate form of ownership. The ancient form of community property also has a particular importance.”
- “An equitable distribution of land remains ever critical, especially in developing countries and in countries that have recently changed from systems based on collectivities or colonization.”
- 181.
- “To the subjects, whether individuals or communities, that exercise ownership of various types of property accrue a series of objective advantages.”
THE UNIVERSAL DESTINATION OF GOODS AND THE PREFERENTIAL OPTION FOR THE POOR
- 182.
- “The principle of the universal destination of goods requires that the poor, the marginalized and in all cases those whose living conditions interfere with their proper growth should be the focus of particular concern.”
- John Paul II, Address to the Third General Conference of Latin American Bishops, Puebla, Mexico (28 January 1979), I/8: AAS 71 (1979), 194-195.
- John Paul II, Encyclical Letter Sollicitudo Rei Socialis, 42: AAS 80 (1988), 572- 573.
- John Paul II, Encyclical Letter Evangelium Vitae, 32: AAS 87 (1995), 436-437.
- John Paul II, Apostolic Letter Tertio Millennio Adveniente, 51: AAS 87 (1995), 36.
- John Paul II, Apostolic Letter Novo Millennio Ineunte, 49-50: AAS 93 (2001), 302-303.
- 183.
- “Human misery is a clear sign of man’s natural condition of frailty and of his need for salvation.”
- 184.
- “The Church’s love for the poor is inspired by the Gospel of the Beatitudes, by the poverty of Jesus and by his attention to the poor. This love concerns material poverty and also the numerous forms of cultural and religious poverty.”
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2444.
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2448.
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2447.
- Saint Gregory the Great, Regula Pastoralis, 3, 21: PL 77, 87: “Nam cum qualibet necessaria indigentibus ministramus, sua illis reddimus, non nostra largimur; iustitiae potius debitum soluimus, quam misericordiae opera implemus”.
- Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, Decree Apostolicam Actuositatem, 8: AAS 58 (1966), 845.
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2446.
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2445.
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