Peace and security , protected by the public authority to ensure a just order. In an age of global interdependence, the Church recognizes a universal common good and affirms the need for international structures that can promote the just development of the human family across regional and national lines. The goods of this world are intended by God for the benefit of everyone. Therefore, there is a universal purpose of all created goods that exist to promote the right to life and the dignity of all. We are called to see a social mortgage that guides our use of the world s goods, and we are invited to be social trustees of the goods of the world for today and for the future.
Private property is the necessary means for the maintenance and success of self and family.
Therefore, each person has a right to private property. But this right is not absolute. The ownership of property carries a responsibility to use it in ways that are consistent with the common good. Moreover, political authorities have the duty to regulate the exercise of the right to private property for the purpose of promoting the common good. Use of the resources of the universe cannot be separated from respect for the integrity of creation and a commitment to its preservation.