02-02-2012, 06:34 PM
(02-02-2012, 06:30 PM)cgraye Wrote: OK. Where I was actually going with this is - if we have a duty to help the poor, does that then translate into a right to that help for the poor? In other words, does a poor person have the right to have his basic material needs met by someone else?
At first glance, I wouldn't think so. Charity goes beyond justice. We are called to be charitable to all people, but people are not actually owed charity.