“for the sake of the common good””
“Common good” is a catchword term dear tothe agendas of fascists and Communists.
The pope is a Communist!?
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““Common good” is a catchword term dear tothe agendas of fascists and Communists.”
Sure. That’s why we have four “commonwealths” in the USA - we’re a longstanding country of “fascists and Communists”, right?
You know, like the commie Thomas Jefferson said in his first inaugural address: “ but this being now decided by the voice of the nation, announced according to the rules of the Constitution, all will, of course, arrange themselves under the will of the law, and unite in common efforts for the common good.”
And that other commie, John Adams, wrote in 1776: “Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness of the people; and not for profit, honor, or private interest of any one man, family, or class of men; therefore, the people alone have an incontestable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to institute government; and to reform, alter, or totally change the same, when their protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness require it.”
And don’t even get me started on that arch communist, St. Thomas Aquinas: “Thus, since law is called “most of all” in relation to the common good, no precept concerning action has the nature of law unless it is ordered to the common good.”
Yeah, all commies and fascists!
Agree with you. An artist creates art for art’s sake, not for the common good -whatever that is.
Yup. “For the sake of the common good” is a phrase that should always raise a red flag. It’s disappointing, but not surprising, to hear it from the Vatican.