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Letter from the Editor

MICHAEL: a work of education

MICHAEL is a very important work of educa- to each what is due to him, then, according to Eco-
tion these days, both spiritually and economically. nomic Democracy, as taught by C.H. Douglas and
For example, confusion is so widespread in society Louis Even, justice is to say that what is due to each
today that we no longer distinguish between good is a social dividend, based on the inheritance of nat-
and evil, and even go so far as to call good what is ural wealth and the inventions of past generations
evil (see page 4). Saint Paul even speaks of a time to (see page 16).
come “when men will no longer endure sound doc- Economic Democracy, or Social Credit, is a
trine” (2 Tim 4:3). Speaking of the end of times, Sis- great light, which would put an end to today’s eco-
ter Lucia of Fatima affirms that the two last remedies nomic problems and guarantee economic security
for the present times are the Holy Rosary and devo- for every individual. One Australian Social Crediter
tion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary (see page 32). goes so far as to say (and explain) that “the future of
It is often said that we must act according to our Christian civilization depends on those who under-
conscience. This is indeed true, but only on con- stand Douglas’ idea” (see page 18).
dition that our conscience is well formed, in other To bring about this change in the financial
words, subject to the system, we need to
truth (see page 4). And educate people about
who can tell us what is money. Everyone needs
right? It is God, who is to understand that all
truth itself, and whose the money in existence
Word—His Son—became comes from loans from
flesh and came to earth commercial banks, and
to save us and teach us must necessarily return
His Father’s will. to the bank with inter-
And who can convey est. In other words, if no-
to us this will of God, this body borrowed from the
message of Christ? It is banks, there would be no
His Church, His apostles, money in circulation at
His ministers. As Saint all. This gives people the
Paul writes, “How can we unacceptable choice of
believe unless we first going into debt or starv-
hear? And how can we ing (see page 25).
hear without a preach- Both the Quebec and
er?” (Rom 15:14) For the Ottawa governments have
Faith to be passed on, it The founders of MICHAEL — Gilberte Côté-Mercier, just announced record
must first be taught. It is a Gérard Mercier, Louis Even. Photo taken in 1969. deficits. Louis Even ex-
great asset for a nation to still have Catholic schools plains that what’s absurd in all this is to record as
(see page 20), whereas public schools have driven debt what the people themselves have done (see
God away, forming generations of little unbelievers. page 26).
Still on the subject of knowing what is right or For Economic Democracy to become a real-
wrong, the Vatican has just published an important ity, there must be genuine political democracy,
document, Dignitas infinita, which recalls every- i.e. citizens must be able to obtain results from
thing that goes against human dignity and is un- their elected representatives, so that the latter no
acceptable in the eyes of God (see page 6), even longer give in to pressure from Financiers, but in-
if sometimes these are things that are legalized by stead serve the interests of the people. This will be
parliaments but cry out to Heaven for vengeance, achieved by educating the people, to form a pub-
like the horrible crime of abortion (see page 11). lic opinion that is powerful enough to make the
In his recent Wednesday catecheses on the vir- people listen to their elected representatives (see
tues, Pope Francis reminds us what the virtues of page 28). Enjoy your reading! v
justice and strength are (see page 12). If, accord-
ing to Saint Thomas Aquinas, justice is to render Alain Pilote, Editor

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