ABSTRACT

The recent interest of secular law on the theme of the commons is the product of a different idea of politics and its forms, capable not only of giving people a voice, but of building new subjectivities, and even of redistributing powers. What comes to light is an anthropocentrically well-founded attention, according to which the ownership of goods is not fundamental but the instrumental purpose to the satisfaction of the fundamental rights of the person. In this context, the Magisterium of the Catholic Church is inserted, enriching it, with arguments of Social Doctrine that are always timely because they draw nourishment from natural law. La Pira's intuitions on the role of cities as living entities in the integral development of people and the more current contribution of the Church of Francis on these issues are worthy of reflection.