The Agrarian's Lament: We are not absolute owners, but custodians of a legacy.

The Agrarian's Lament: We are not absolute owners, but custodians of a le...: Although the Church recognizes and defends the right to private property, it should always subject to a social obligation: the land and its ...

We are not absolute owners, but custodians of a legacy.

Although the Church recognizes and defends the right to private property, it should always subject to a social obligation: the land and its fruits have been given by God to sustain all of humanity. We are not absolute owners, but custodians of a legacy.

Pope Francis XIV in Argentina.