Want an example of false freedom? Take a trip to the cereal aisle!

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There's been a great amount of discussion lately about freedom and equality, so these topics are worth our consideration now. There's a pervasive myth that true equality and unrestricted freedom are both worthy ends. This couldn't be further from the truth, says Fr. Hugh.

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Absolute equality is rooted in a false premises about what people really want and need, and it threatens the diversity of human life that lends society much of its richness and beauty. Similarly, libertarian freedom is a practically meaningless one: freedom is not a greater number of things to choose from, Fr. Hugh and Fr. Ambrose note, but the ability to choose the good. Instead of giving credence to the unhelpful benchmarks of progress that dominate political discourse, Fr. Hugh reminds us that dignity and respect and charity are more valuable measures of a productive and well-ordered society, since these are the things which draw us closer to God.

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This is the fourth video in a five part series on Catholic Political Thought. Learn more and see other episodes here.

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