Rome, Italy, Apr 26, 2004 / 22:00 pm
According to a revealing study by Italian researchers Luca Diotavelli and Roberto Cipriani, the majority of the Catholic “intelligentsia” in Italy distrusts the market and believes the state should be the principal provider of social well-being.
This according to a new article to be published Wednesday on “L’Espresso” online by Vatican watcher Sandro Magister. Magister was allowed access to the results of the study, for which “a large section of the Italian Catholic intelligentsia” was surveyed.
According to Magister, in many respects this group represents European post-conciliar thought and “when questioned about politics and the economy, they reveal a markedly state-centered orientation.”
In fact, according to statistics Magister will publish in his weekly column, 44% of those questioned believe the state should obtain a job for them; 48% believe the labor market should be less regulated and less flexible.