The Vatican's social and economic teachings have never as far as I know been elevated to the standard of a dogma obligatory for all Catholics. They are recommended, but optional. Otherwise, a lot more liberation theology priests (and radical right-wing priests) would have been defrocked than have been.
--- On Mon, 4/20/09, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
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> Which means overlooking the fundamental dogma of
> Catholicism, right? It's an organized hierarchical religion,
> not an affinity group for people who think it's all
> suggestive and symbolic.
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