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Catholics and classical liberals, yesterday and today

February 03, 2020 • by Alejandro A. Chafuen

Catholics and classical liberals, yesterday and today

In many countries, debates we had 40 years ago are starting to be rehashed: can one be both a Catholic and a classical liberal? It’s good to remember some of the arguments that liberal Catholics used then to justify their positions. Continue Reading...

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