Usury: Are Interest Bearing Investments Ethical? | Jerod Frank
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The nature of the sin called usury has its proper place and origin in a mutuum contract. Jerod Frank, a financial advisor and recent Catholic convert, shares his personal journey of grappling with the concept of usury within the context of ethical and moral investing. We answer questions such as should there be limits to profits? Jerod delves into the distinction between mutuum and societas loans, emphasizing the potential for perpetual indebtedness as the defining factor of usury. He also ra...
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