Catholic doctrine on the issue sounds pretty close to Bob's - see Rerum Novarum [1], Quadragesimo Anno [2], Populorum Progressio [3], Centesimus Annus [4], Cari

Catholic doctrine on the issue sounds pretty close to Bob's - see Rerum Novarum [1], Quadragesimo Anno [2], Populorum Progressio [3], Centesimus Annus [4], Caritas in Veritate [5], and Fratelli Tutti [6] for various expressions of the doctrine over the modern era. Or, if you want a shorter version see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_destination_of_goods https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_destination_of_goods [1]: https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_15051891_rerum-novarum.html https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/docum... [2]: https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xi_enc_19310515_quadragesimo-anno.html https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xi/en/encyclicals/docume... [3]: https://www.vatican.va/content/paul-vi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-vi_enc_26031967_populorum.html https://www.vatican.va/content/paul-vi/en/encyclicals/docume... [4]: https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_01051991_centesimus-annus.html https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/d... [5]: https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20090629_caritas-in-veritate.html https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/d... [6]: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20201003_enciclica-fratelli-tutti.html https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/docu...