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Listed below (in the related links) is a discussion of the profit motive as seen by the Catholic Church, and the article on heroic virtue. Here is an extract from that conversation:
Catholic Social Doctrine says the profit motive is permissible, but does not, as far as I know, say that it is required of any anyone, and does not say that it is the highest motive that a Christian can have for his actions.
I read the old Catholic Encyclopedia's article on "Heroic Virtue." (Link below)
That article made it very clear to me that the profit motive is a very INFERIOR motive compared to the motive of love of God and/or neighbor. That article made it very clear to me that ALL Christians are called by God to develop themselves to the point wherein EVERYTHING they do is motivated SOLELY by motive of loving God and/or neighbor.
Thus, the only conclusion I can reach is that the profit motive, while acceptable, while not thrusting a soul out of the minimal State of Grace, nevertheless is a rather shallow, shabby, degraded motive in the scheme of things. A true holy Saint would NEVER let the profit motive be involved in his life in any fashion. And we are all called to be true holy Saints.
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What is the Catholic Church's stand on profit-motive?
The Church supports free enterprise and profits as long as the "profit motive" is not disordered. The Catechism of the Catholic Church in section 2424 teaches that the profit, in and of itself, is not a bad thing; however, when it becomes an object that enslaves a man and leads to the idolizing of money, then it is a problem.
What is the catholic church stand on profit motive?
The Church supports free enterprise and profits as long as the "profit motive" is not disordered. The Catechism of the Catholic Church in section 2424 teaches that the profit, in and of itself, is not a bad thing; however, when it becomes an object that enslaves a man and leads to the idolizing of money, then it is a problem.
What is catholic church stand on profit motive?
The Church supports free enterprise and profits as long as the "profit motive" is not disordered. The Catechism of the Catholic Church in section 2424 teaches that the profit, in and of itself, is not a bad thing; however, when it becomes an object that enslaves a man and leads to the idolizing of money, then it is a problem.
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