CCC 2246
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It is a part of the Church's mission "to pass moral judgments even in matters related to politics, whenever the fundamental rights of man or the salvation of souls requires it. the means, the only means, she may use are those which are in accord with the Gospel and the welfare of all men according to the diversity of times and circumstances." GS 76 # 5.
Read the full chapter 2. You Shall Love Your Neighbor as Yourself ¶2196–2557
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- ¶2246 Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church(426)Questions(Whether the State should be Catholic)