Hoje, eu li a indicação do livro do padre Maciej Zieba, que faz um resumo da Doutrina Católica para economia desde a "Carta Magna", Rerum Novarum.Não sei se o livro ressalta o Distributismo (doutrina econômica surgida a partir do Rerum Novarum), mas certamente é um livro para se comprar, para que se pare de dizer asneiras sobre a Igreja quando se trata de questões econômicas. Apesar de eu achar que o livro não irá acabar com o debate entre aqueles que puxam a Igreja mais para o socialismo e aqueles que puxam a Igreja para o libertarianismo (tese liberal extrema).
Vejam a análise do livro pelo padre e historiador John McCloskey:
Papal Economics Condensed
Book review of Papal Economics
by Father C. John McCloskey, Register Everybody is interested in economics, for the simple reason that the state of the economy has an important effect not only on individuals but also on the basic building block of society, the family. Even Joseph and Mary must have noticed if the shekel lost value or the crops were not distributed fairly by the Romans, making it more difficult to feed and clothe their special Child.
The Catholic Church, too, is concerned with the whole human person,
including not only the faithful’s salvation, but also their earthly
well-being — and the state of the economy plays its part in that
well-being. Even the early Fathers of the Church preached on the proper
use of earthly goods, and in the Middle Ages, the theologian,
St. Thomas Aquinas, also wrote about the economy and the serious sin of
debasing the currency (what we call inflation).
The title of this book says it all. Father Maciej Zieba, who was close
to the soon-to-be canonized John Paul II, has written perhaps the most
condensed explanation of the Church’s teaching on economics, covering
all the papal social encyclicals, from Pope Leo XIII’s Rerum Novarum in 1891 up to and including Pope Benedict XVI’s Caritas in Veritate in 2009. However, Father Zieba focuses primarily on Centesimus Annus in this book, explaining:
"Centesimus Annus provides the most comprehensive answer to a
deceptively challenging question: What is the Church’s position on
democratic capitalism? For decades the Catholic commentators of all
stripes have tried to enlist Catholic social teaching in their cause,
arguing that it is variously pro-left-wing or right-wing or
pro-socialist or pro-capitalist. This book aims to correct the
misconceptions about the Church’s teaching on economics. Although the
teaching evolved in certain important respects over more than a century,
the social encyclicals display a continuity many observers have missed.
As early as Rerum Novarum in the nineteenth century, popes rejected socialism as wrong in its core."
He goes on to write, "It is clear that a democratic state characterized
by the rule of law and endowed by a market economy in which human
freedom can find expression deserves praise and respect."
I direct the reader particularly to Chapter Four, on "The Primacy of
Culture," which was at the heart of John Paul’s hope for humanity. As he
put it:
"All human activity takes place within a culture and interacts with
culture. For an adequate formation of culture, the involvement of the
whole man is required, whereby he exercises his creativity, intelligence
and knowledge of the world and of people. Furthermore, he displays his
capacity for self-control, personal sacrifice, solidarity and readiness
to promote the common good."
This book is an invaluable tool for anyone who values religious liberty and a healthy culture for the family.
(Agradeço a indicação do livro ao site New Advent).
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