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The incidence of scandal arising from ethical violations in
the business world has been increasing over the past several
years. At work, many managers who consider themselves to be
faithful are all too willing to “check their religion at the door,â€
often simply because they are unaware of the implications of
their faith for their business practices. The purpose of this book
is to help change this state of affairs by presenting the teachings
of the Catholic Church as they relate to specific questions in
business ethics.
Catholic social teaching has been called “the Church’s bestkept
secret.†This is especially true of its applications to business.
The Catholic Church over the years has developed extensive
guidance of great relevance to many areas of business, but
this guidance is often buried within lengthy Church documents
not easily accessible to the layperson. When faced with specific
ethical questions, Catholics may not know where to search for
answers—if they even know that such answers exist. The main
contribution of this book is to organize in one volume Church
teaching of relevance to business and economics by topic and
specific question.
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