The right to private property does not abolish the universal destination of goods. The seventh commandment forbids theft. Theft is the usurpation of another's goods against the reasonable will of the owner. Every manner of taking and using another's property unjustly is contrary to the seventh commandment. The injustice committed requires reparation.
Commutative justice requires the restitution of stolen goods.
The moral law forbids acts which, for commercial or totalitarian purposes, lead to the enslavement of human beings, or to their being bought, sold or exchanged like merchandise. The dominion granted by the Creator over the mineral, vegetable, and animal resources of the universe cannot be separated from respect for moral obligations, including those toward generations to come. They may be used to serve the just satisfaction of man's needs. She is concerned with the temporal common good of men because they are ordered to the sovereign Good, their ultimate end. 2459 Man is himself the author, center, and goal of all economic and social life.