[gddlelvy] Catholic humanism

The philosophy of Catholicism is perhaps uniquely interesting in that it has had thousands of years to consider the practical and philosophical aspects of the human condition.  Many very bright people, some granted insulated positions suited for deep comtemplation, have participated and written down a lot of things.  Arguably even large scale "social experiments" been performed, as the hierarchical power structure can issue decrees and record what happens over centuries.

How can the fruits of this philosophical intellectual effort benefit those outside of the religion?  (AI: Apply natural language processing and formal methods?) Other religions can contribute, too. Surely they cannot have come to incompatible conclusions, as the human condition is constant regardless of religion.

A sticking point might be we want to keep religion out of public education.  Is there a line between philosophy versus evangelism and indoctrination?

Half-cynically, priests sexually abusing altar boys with bishops looking the other way cannot be new in the long history of the Catholic Church.  This must have occurred and been deeply examined before.  What was thought over the centuries?  Certainly what to do about the human tendency to do despicable and shameful things succumbing to their basest desires is at the heart Catholic philosophy.