Rerum Novarum

Usury: Understandings of Just Lending

By John R.P. Russell July • 2013http://holydormition.blogspot.com/2013/07/1-usury-understandings-of-jus… an Afterword by Michael HoffmanThe Church’s constant condemnation of usury, which has its origins in the teaching of Jesus Christ, excellently exemplifies the nature of Catholic social teaching as contrasted with dogmatic teachings. In the interest of social justice, the Church must always respond to social realities.