Archbishop Naumann on Welfare and the State

This quote popped up on my Facebook newsfeed and I have to say that I see a lot of truth in this.  

 

"Part of my concern, which I expressed at the bishops’ meeting, is that people—who have good intentions and motivations—have too often looked to massive government programs to help the poor, yet we have a history now of almost 50 years with these programs and we don’t have fewer poor and we don’t have more people empowered. But we do have a weaker family life and weaker public morality. And so we have to look at it and ask, “Are these really the best ways to go about addressing the problem?' "

—Archbishop Naumann on welfare and the state.


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