Catholicism
Social doctrine of the Catholic Church, combining traditionalist morality and defense of life with concern for social justice, subsidiarity and worker dignity, under the hierarchical authority of the papacy and canon law.
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In one sentence
I want a society of traditional morality and defense of life, with social justice and subsidiarity under the authority of the papacy.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Strong · Unitary
Structure
- Leaning · Autocracy
Representation
- Leaning · Security
Power
- Leaning · Assimilation
Immigration
- Strong · Pacifist
Diplomacy
- Leaning · Non-interventionist
Intervention
- Leaning · Public
Economy
- Leaning · Planning
Control
- Leaning · Protectionism
Trade
- Strong · Religious
Religion
- Strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Leaning · Biology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Religion
Leans further toward religious than 86% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 55This ideology 15
Of all the axes, Religion is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Trade
On Trade, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 63This ideology 63
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Thomas Aquinas
A Dominican friar and the foremost systematizer of medieval scholasticism, Thomas Aquinas fused Aristotelian philosophy with Christian theology in the Summa Theologica, arguing for natural law as the basis of moral and political order, the authority of the Church and the Christian monarch, and hierarchy as the earthly reflection of divine order.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyPope Leo XIIIReligious leader96%
SociallySayyid QutbIslamist theorist98%
EconomicallySimón BolívarMilitary leader99%
Other compatible profiles
ReligionAbraham Isaac KookChief rabbi and theologian95%
PoliticsViktor OrbánStatesman93%
PhilosophySocratesPhilosopher93%
ReligionAgostinho de HiponaTheologian and bishop93%
ReligionMuhammad AbduhGrand Mufti and Islamic reformer93%
PoliticsBenjamin DisraeliStatesman92%
ReligionMartin LutherProtestant reformer91%
Religion13th Dalai Lama (Thubten Gyatso)Religious leader and head of state91%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Vatican City
Clerical theocratic monarchyA city-state governed by the Holy See, the Vatican combines religious sovereignty, an absolute elective monarchy, and clerical administration, functioning as the institutional center of the Catholic Church and a global diplomatic actor.
Other close countries
Bhutan
Buddhist-conservationist monarchyA small Himalayan kingdom, Bhutan combines a Buddhist constitutional monarchy, strong protection of traditional culture and nature, and Gross National Happiness as its compass of government, with cautious openness to the outside world.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyIndonesiaDevelopmentalist-plural republic93%
SociallyHungaryNational-illiberal republic95%
EconomicallyFranceSocial-republican republic98%
The most distant
Papal States
756–1870Temporal state of the Papacy, the Papal States united spiritual and political authority under the Pope, applying canon law and clerical government over central Italy for centuries.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyAncient Egyptc. 3100–30 a.C.89%
SociallyCrown of Aragon1137–171695%
EconomicallyGran Colombia1819–183198%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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- Right
Paternalistic Conservatism
Conservative tradition that accepts social reforms and protection for the poorest to preserve national cohesion, seeing elites as responsible for the people's welfare and for harmony between classes.
- Right
Moderating Monarchism
Nineteenth-century constitutional monarchy model in which the monarch exercises a fourth Moderating Power above the Executive, Legislative and Judiciary, arbitrating conflicts and guaranteeing stability over an agrarian economy.
- Right
Christian Conservatism
Current that grounds politics in Christian morality and tradition, defending family, life, and religious values within democracy, with emphasis on preserving the people's customs and cultural heritage.
Closest in other spectrums
- Center
Socratism
Socrates' dialectical method, examining beliefs through rational questioning and the pursuit of virtue, distrustful of mass politics and the rhetoric of demagogues, yet respectful of the city's rule of law.
- Far-Right
Jewish Theocracy
Government ruled by the Torah and halakha, with rabbinical courts, judges or kings under religious authority, Judaism as the state religion and rejection of assimilation, inspired by the biblical kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
- Far-Right
Aristocratism
Doctrine of the rule of the best, entrusting power to a minority qualified by virtue, education or birth, rejecting political equality and majority rule as surrendering the city to incompetence.
The most distant ideology
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