This interesting commentary by Dr. Samuel Gregg points out, in regard to the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church recently released by the Vatican:
"Any fair reading of the Compendium will suggest that a proper attention and a positive evaluation of business has been firmly cemented into Catholic social teaching..." citing in part #344 from the Compedium:
“The roles of business owners and management have a central importance from the viewpoint of society, because they are at the heart of that network of technical, commercial, financial and cultural bonds that characterizes the modern business reality”