Mar 5, 2010 / 02:33 am
On Wednesday the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales released a pre-election document about Catholic Social Teaching intended to help the debate about the values and vision of modern Britain.
The bishops’ document, titled “Choosing the Common Good,” says that social issues cannot be left only to government to solve but are the responsibility of all, according to a press release.
Choosing the Common Good explains the concept of the common good as “the whole network of social conditions which enable human individuals and groups to flourish and live a full, genuinely human life.”
The document argues that a just and civil society can be achieved because “the desire for love and truth is innate in all women and men.”