Although the timing of its release may be a coincidence, Pope Benedict XVI’s recently published encyclical, “Caritas in Veritate” (Charity in Truth), sets the stage for his meeting on July 10 with President Obama. As readers around the world continue to reflect on the 30,000-word encyclical, many would like to read in it support for Obama’s all-out push for massive government intervention in the economies of the world’s nations. But the encyclical makes strong endorsements of the market-based economic principles necessary for people everywhere to enjoy economic freedom and growth. …
Senior Policy Analyst for the Heritage Foundation’s DeVos Center for Religion and Civil Society, Daniel Moloney shares his thoughts and predictions on Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the United States: The primary purposes of the Pope’s trip are to visit American Catholics as their pastor and to address the UN on the 60th Anniversary of the UN’s Declaration of Human Rights. I expect that he will give particular emphasis to the need to protect and promote religious liberty. As a religious leader you might expect the Pope to do this, …
