Jul 9, 2009 / 02:08 am
The founder of the Catholic Business Journal has responded to Pope Benedict’s latest encyclical “Caritas in veritate,” characterizing it as a useful and practical “roadmap for all of humanity” that should be read by all business professionals.
Karen Walker, founder and manager of the Catholic Business Journal.biz, discussed the encyclical in an email interview with CNA.
“From a purely business perspective, this document is a godsend,” she said. In her view, the encyclical brings “revealed and natural truths” to bear on the social and political issues of our day, ranging from finance, sustenance, the market economy, socialism and the differences between charitable and for-profit entities.
She said Pope Benedict makes it “uncompromisingly clear” that to separate from these basic principles any entity, like a business entity, or any proposed political, social or economic solutions is to endanger both the men women and children to be served and also harms “the fabric of local, national and global societies.”