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The Church teaches the Universal Destination of Goods—the earth’s resources are meant for everyone. Private property is a right but secondary to the needs of the poor. Franciscan Approach: Francis took this literally, renouncing ownership entirely. In the modern world, Franciscan ethics asks us to practice detachment . It challenges consumerism not just because it is "greedy" (vice), but because it distracts us from the love of God and neighbor. catholic and franciscan ethics: the essentials
In many ethical systems, the intellectual mind leads the will. In Franciscan thought, the heart leads the head. The Franciscan Tradition