[Sundaycommunity] FW: Pope Francis, Jordan Peterson - There is nothing Christian about Social Justice. Redemptive salvation is a matter of the individual soul.

[David Walsh]

Here is an interesting piece on Pope Francis & Jordan Peterson - re social justice
Jordan Peterson tweeted:
There is nothing Christian about #SocialJustice<https://twitter.com/hashtag/SocialJustice?src=hashtag_click> . Redemptive salvation is a matter of the individual soul.
Also, Paul Ryan - he was 20 years in Congress, four of which he was Republican Speaker of the House
- here are quotes from his interview: - The Great Both/And of Catholic Social Teaching - Word on Fire<https://www.wordonfire.org/articles/barron/the-great-both-and-of-catholic-social-teaching/> - solidarity & subsidiarity


Pope Francis, Jordan Peterson, and Social Justice
Dr. Christopher Kaczor: Is Jordan Peterson's disagreement with Pope Francis simply verbal, or is it substantial? It depends on how exactly we define the term "social justice."
Dr. Christopher Kaczor - on Pope Francis & Jordan Peterson
 If they are to follow Jesus, Christians must be mindful of the poor in body and in spirit. According to the Gospel of Matthew in chapter 25, there is an intrinsic connection between the salvation of the individual soul and the care of the vulnerable. Christ "the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'" If Peterson disagrees with this, and I doubt he does, his beef is not with Pope Francis but with Jesus.

On the other hand, "social justice" as the term is used at universities typically means an endorsement of a very specific set of political policies to care for the hungry, thirsty, and vulnerable. At universities, it is often assumed that to be for "social justice" is to be for socialism.
Christians of good will can and do disagree about what specific policy proposals help those in need. Some may think raising the minimum wage by three dollars helps the poor because it gives them more take-home pay. Others may think raising the minimum wage by three dollars harms the poor because it will result in fewer jobs, and fewer jobs means less opportunity to gain the experience needed for better jobs.
Catholic social teaching includes the principle of subsidiarity<http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/para/1883.htm>, according to which "a community of a higher order should not interfere in the internal life of a community of a lower order, depriving the latter of its functions, but rather should support it in case of need and help to co-ordinate its activity with the activities of the rest of society, always with a view to the common good." Indeed, "The principle of subsidiarity is opposed to all forms of collectivism<http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/para/1883.htm>. It sets limits for state intervention." So, social justice according to Catholic social thought differs radically from a socialist conception as found on many university campuses. For this reason, as a matter of official teaching, the Catholic Church rejects Marxist liberation theology<https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_19840806_theology-liberation_en.html>.
Is Jordan Peterson's disagreement with Pope Francis merely verbal or actually substantial? The answer to this question depends in part on how exactly we define the term "social justice."
Dr. Christopher Kaczor is Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University and the St. Thomas Aquinas Fellow for the Renewal of Catholic Intellectual Life at the Word on Fire Institute. His fifteen books include Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity: The Search for a Meaningful Life<https://bookstore.wordonfire.org/products/jordan-peterson>, and his research on issues of ethics, philosophy, etc.

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