Christian Democracy
Centrist current that applies Christian values to democratic politics, defending the social market economy, family, solidarity, and the common good as the foundation of free and pluralist institutions.
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Centrist current that applies Christian values to democratic politics, defending the social market economy, family, solidarity, and the common good as the foundation of free and pluralist institutions.
EDITORIAL SUMMARY
I want a pluralist democracy guided by Christian values, with a social market economy that sustains the family and the common good.
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This position is 32.5 points from the median of the 257 ideology profiles in this collection.
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A French Catholic philosopher, Maritain renewed Christian thought and influenced Christian democracy, defending human rights, integral humanism, and the compatibility of faith, reason, and democratic freedom.
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Branch that unites conservatism and environmental protection, defending the preservation of nature as part of the tradition and heritage to be passed on to future generations, with prudence toward change.
Current that values community bonds, traditions, and the common good above individualism, holding that justice and identity arise from life in community and the responsibilities people share.
Branch that combines the defense of workers and social justice with Christian values, promoting labor rights, solidarity, and social protection within democracy, inspired by the social doctrine of the Church.
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