Liberalism has always been condemned by the Church and today's libertarianism, gaining support among conservatives and even traditional Catholics, is still liberalism (under a modified name). Libertarian errors include a division between public and private morality, an absolute right to private property, that law is only meant to preserve personal rights, all is permitted to consenting adults, and the state may be abolished in favor of anarchy. It even degenerates into considering greed a virtue and justifying parental neglect unto infanticide. Many don't realize the field of economics was pioneered by Catholics and always considered a part of ethics, for it is oriented towards 'the just exchange of goods. The Church has always defended private property, the principe of subsidiarity, and free enterprise, all within due moral limits. Yet capitalism arose when Henry VIII destroyed the Church and stole all her goods. Great evils always result when we chose mammon over God.
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