30 - The Person and Society: Authority, freedom, subsidiarity

What is a society? What's more important: my individual rights or the common good? Do all societies need authority figures? In this episode, we begin our discussion of the social doctrine of the Catholic Church. This episode covers Part Three, Section One, Chapter Two, Articles 1 and 2 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (pts 1877-1917). ⁠Donate via PayPal⁠:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=6WSCLFHLCDXH2Support us on ⁠Patreon⁠!Contact the podcast: [email protected].⁠Instagram⁠:https://www.instagram.com/crashcoursecatholicism/References and further reading/listening/viewing:The Catechism of the Catholic Church, Pts. 1877-19481 Corinthians 13The Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church.Pope Leo XIII Rerum NovarumPope Pius XI, Quadragesimo AnnoPope John XXIII, Mater et Magistra and Pacem in Terris.Pope Paul VI, Populorum Progressio and Octogesima AdveniensPope John Paul IILetter to FamiliesLaborem ExercensSollicitudo Rei SocialisVatican II, Gaudium et SpesBishop Robert Barron "Pope Francis and Our Responsibility for the Common Good." YouTube."Social Justice and Evangelisation" YouTube.Australian Catholic University. The Principles of Catholic Social Thought & The Common Good.Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. "The Common Good"Charles De Koninck, On the Primacy of the Common Good.Dir. Jessie Nelson, I Am SamWilliam Golding, The Lord of the FliesDir. Darren Ashton. Razzle DazzleThe Catholic Encyclopedia, "Civil Authority"The Catholic Encyclopedia "Society"Catholic Relief Services, Catholic Social Teaching 101.Fleet Foxes, “Helplessness Blues”Elizabeth Gaskell, North and SouthUnited Nations, Universal Declaration of Human RightsWe Can Be Heroes: "Ja'mie King"Mary Ann Glendon, Seth D. Kaplan, "Renewing Human Rights", First ThingsJohn Finnis, "Human Rights and the Common Good", and Natural Law and Human RightsSamuel Moyn, Not Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal World Michael Novak, Paul Adams, Elizabeth Shaw. Social Justice Isn't What You Think It Is