Ground Zero

When we examine our society, which is generally called capitalist (because of its methods of producing and controling wealth) and is bourgeois (because of prevailing concern for acquisition and material interests, and its emphasis on respectability and mediocrity), we find it far from God's justice:

in the arms race, which stands as a clear sign of the direction and spirit of our age. The arms race has extended the domain of destruction and the fear of annihilation, and denies the basic right to life. There is a direct connection between the arms race and destitution. "The arms race is an utterly treacherous trap, and one which injures the poor to an intolerable degree" (Vatican II).