The Summa/Manifesto of Catholic Libertarianism
Posted by Starrk-Enjoyer@reddit | Libertarian | View on Reddit | 6 comments
Thought it could be interesting for any roman catholic here,and an overall fun read.
https://thelibertariancatholic.com/summa-of-the-libertarian-catholic/
Busy_Mycologist9893@reddit
The fuel injection that slipped into the stream of “democracy” in 1787 was the teaching that Congress had no right to make or pass laws that affected a religious establishment; that plainly applied to the con-duct, beliefs, and rights of local churches. This amend-ment is number one, and although it became invalid in 1964 (the Civil Rights Acts), it kept America from a Catholic dictatorship and from a communist police state for nearly 200 years. The local church happened to be the Bible unit. When the framers of the Constitution said “religion,” they had to include the local churches, for according to all unsaved politicians, churches have to do with “religion.” Thus, America became the first country in the history of the world and the first country in “church history” to grant religious freedom to ANTI-CATHOLICS. (Ruckman 59–60)
Ruckman, Peter . The History of the New Testament Church. Vol. 2, Bible Baptist Bookstore, 2000, pp. 59–60.
Chris_The_Guinea_Pig@reddit
Wouldn't caltholic libertarianism just be in favour of libertarian policies while attempting to convince others to willingly live in a catholic way? is this not just all libertarians but substituting catholic with their own personal beliefs???
DamageInformal2405@reddit
I won’t speak for OP but as a Catholic libertarian, I don’t believe the government should force religious beliefs on anybody. Despite what you’ll hear from a lot of Catholic Redditors, the Vatican has promoted the importance of religious liberty since at least the 1960s.
But as your neighbor in a free society, I’ll absolutely try to convince you of my Catholic worldview. Whether or not you take me up on that is up to you as a free-thinking individual.
befrao@reddit
I wasn't aware of the existence of more libertarian catholics, good to know
DamageInformal2405@reddit
From a Catholic, this is a refreshing take — especially at a time when Catholic Reddit is filled with trad bros that want the US government to carry out another crusade lol
Starrk-Enjoyer@reddit (OP)
Oh yeah,absolutely! Most catholic on reddit are wary of libertarianism because the Church's condenmation of unrestricted capitalism,but most other points get brought up in that article and dismantled very good.