Review: "A Catechism for Business" | National Catholic Reporter by MSW. MGB: As a catchism, its lacks are thos which are present in doctrine. There are some things lacking. On the living wage, the market cannot fund a family size sensative wage, but that does not mean such a wage should not be paid so that each family has the same standard of living, dependent on its size. The employers should not make these decisions, however - the government should and should fund additional subsidies to families (even if it is paid through wages). Making more children lead to a lesser life style encourages both contraception and abortion - two words that this review did not mention. The Church itself should endeavor to pay such a family size sensative wage - even before the public credits for having children are expanded. I would also go so far as to say that it should excommunicate Catholic shareholders and business owners who do not demand such provisions and pay them if they can. As for Abela's essay on stock holding, Abela is correct and MSW is wrong. It is better to have influence - but then one must use it.
As for businesses buying care for gay partners or spouses - health care should be provided - and probably must be. This is in no way an evil thing (although it would be unneccasary if single payer health care were enacted. I don't expect the authors, however, to give the right answer because they are searching for the truth in doctrine - which is in ERROR on this issue. I would refer them to Fagothy's Right and Reason (edition 6) and the discussion on homosexual unions. The authors only side with the Church because they are theistic - which means that they must obey the Church and let this decide for them rather than sticking to natural law solutions, which would favor gay marriage.
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