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Quotes from Cartias in Vertitate — Pope Benedict XVI

1927–2022 Germany

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Nature expresses a design of love and truth.

Cartias in Vertitate (2009)

In and of itself, the market is not, and must not become, the place where the strong subdue the weak.

Cartias in Vertitate (2009)

Every economic decision has a moral consequence.

Cartias in Vertitate (2009)

The market does not exist in the pure state. It is shaped by the cultural configurations which define it and give it direction.

Cartias in Vertitate (2009)

The primary capital to be safeguarded and valued is man, the human person in his or her integrity

Cartias in Vertitate (2009)

Rights presuppose duties, if they are not to become mere licence

Cartias in Vertitate (2009)

One of the greatest challenges facing the economy is to achieve the most efficient use — not abuse — of natural resources

Cartias in Vertitate (2009)

Projects for integral human development cannot ignore coming generations, but need to be marked by solidarity and inter-generational justice

Cartias in Vertitate (2009)

Uncertainty over working conditions caused by mobility and deregulation, when it becomes endemic, tends to create new forms of psychological instability, giving rise to difficulty in forging coherent life-plans, including that of marriage.

Cartias in Vertitate (2009)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Pope Benedict XVI (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.