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PART 1: Explaining Rerum Novarum

Timothy Gordon Rules for Retrogrades Podcast

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Understanding Rerum Novarum: Rights and Misconceptions

This chapter introduces Rerum Novarum, highlighting its opposition to socialism and defense of private property as natural rights within Catholic doctrine. It explores the philosophical contributions of thinkers like Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, and John Locke, emphasizing the alignment of Leo XIII's teachings with Lockean theory on property rights. The discussion critiques misconceptions about Catholic social teachings and underscores the importance of a moral foundation for the common good in addressing labor and capital conflicts.

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