Social Evils Attacked
through Examination of Monetary Systems

Let the monetary systems of the world come under closer scrutiny. The use of money is a presently necessary evil, and therefore it should be kept under the microscope of man's focused attention in order to determine where it is hindering the expression of a more perfect civilization upon earth.

While preparing this encyclical, I made such an investigation and found the financial systems of the world of such a nature as to almost defy probing, especially as to the far-reaching effects these systems have upon human affairs. Upon discovering a great measure of the causes and effects involved, I discovered with the facts that so much confusion would be introduced by revealing these matters in their entirety that they were better left unsaid for the time being. I therefore recommend that mankind, who created these conditions, ought to bite off little by little as many of the pieces of the economic puzzle as they can reasonably and properly digest, correcting their ills as rapidly as possible and thus ending the root cause of most other social and moral evils upon earth. Men of good will, accept the challenge!