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beckychandler · F
Both are liberal enlightenment theories. Democracy is political and Capitalism is economic. It has become poplar in the post-war liberal era to talk about "democratic capitalism"
Democracy often becomes a cult of proceduralism. As Pope John Paul II wrote:
[i]“Democracy cannot be idolized to the point of making it a substitute for morality or a panacea for immorality....Fundamentally, democracy is a system and as such is a means and not an end. Its moral value is not automatic, but depends on conformity to the moral law.”[/i]
Something similar can be said of Capitalism.
Democracy often becomes a cult of proceduralism. As Pope John Paul II wrote:
[i]“Democracy cannot be idolized to the point of making it a substitute for morality or a panacea for immorality....Fundamentally, democracy is a system and as such is a means and not an end. Its moral value is not automatic, but depends on conformity to the moral law.”[/i]
Something similar can be said of Capitalism.