Canada's Catholic Bishops and the Economy: A Theological Ethical Analysis

In the current Canadian debate on economic issues and policies, it is important to recognise that, despite the deployment of scientific terms and technical prognostications, what is really at stake are particular human values and interests. This has been pointed out by many people, but in doing so none has generated the kind of public response evoked by the statement published in 1983 by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), entitled 'Ethical Reflections on the Economic Crisis'. Convinced that Canadian economic realities and policies reveal a 'moral disorder' of values, the bishops called for a certain priority of values and strategies to inform economic policy, and for a 'real public debate about economic visions and industrial strategies involving choices about values and priorities for the future direction of this country.’ The document, upon release and since then, has stimulated widespread public debate, not only about economic policies and values, but also about the role of the Church in speaking to socio-economic issues.

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