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This essay examines the connection between a right that is held in contemporary society, namely the right to participate in its workings and to share power, and the duty to contribute soberly, with a communitarian understanding of goods held in common, by means of an ethical, responsible use of money in times of crisis, especially as regards the banking and financial sector. The social teachings of the Church, especially those formulated under the last three popes, provide ethical directions and orientations that are fundamental to these issues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]