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The Reinstatement of Personal Rights



            The  following  excerpts are from a  talk by     prison, dreadful misery or poverty in which we
        Louis Even at the “Vers Demain” and MICHAEL          might find ourselves. God gives His grace there
        congress held at Three Rivers, Quebec, on Sep-       also, but salvation is more difficult in such set-
        tember 1, 1957.                                      tings. We do not have the right to impose such
            Social Credit would see the reinstatement        conditions upon people. A Christian cannot set-
        and restoration of personal rights. People are       tle for disorder.
        unique and each has a destiny to fulfill. While on
        earth, we must have an environment amenable                   Free access to books and
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        establishing the political, economic and social
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        person’s rights? According to Pope Pius XII in                  Free issue — Spread the word   At the Service of Producers and Consumers
                                                                     Who are the TRUE
                                                                                            Let us study with Louis Even
        his radio message on June 1, 1941, they are as              rulers of the world?   the cause of poverty amidst plenty
        follows:                                                        Special issue
            “Material goods have been created by God
        to meet the needs of all men, and must be at
        the disposal of all of them, as justice and char-
        ity require.”
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        Credit, which says that goods are meant for each             Economic
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        one. Trying to solve social problems through
        employment takes people on the wrong track as
                                                                    Seen in the Light of The
        wages cannot provide everyone with an income.              Social Doctrine of the Church
        Let those who insist on everyone having a job
        tell us how a child will be put to work so that his
        rights are honoured. How will the elderly find a
                                                                  Pius XI  Pius XII  John XXIII  Paul VI  John Paul II
        job?                                                        A study prepared by Alain Pilote
             Technological advances result in a form of           Published by  the Pilgrims of St. Michael, Rougemont, Canada
        progress that decreases  the  need  for  salaried
        workers.  More leisure  time  should  allow  us to        Who are the real masters of the world
        take better care of our cultural life and to prepare           An efficient financial system
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        need to work more.                                                  In this Age of Plenty
            Pope Pius continued: “Every man indeed, as                    From Debt to Proserity
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