Common Good Forum

The Common Good Forum is where CACG will post and archive articles by prominent Catholic scholars and analysts, newsmakers and pastors, on the subject of the Common Good.  What does the Common Good mean?  How can it be applied in the current political context?  What claims does the Common Good make on our policy and our Church?  What kinds of policies advance it and what kinds hinder it? 

The Common Good Forum, February 22, 2012

Too often in the U.S. today, the public face of the Catholic Church wears a neo-conservative smirk. George Weigel, Michael Novak, Robert George, these are the people the networks call to get the “Catholic view” on important issues. Funny, they never seem to discuss Pope Benedict’s prophetic and powerful statements about the economy. This week, Fred Rotonadaro fills them in on the best kept secret in the Church today: Pope Benedict XVI is no neo-con!

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