{"id":19946,"date":"2025-09-25T13:19:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T13:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/?p=19946"},"modified":"2026-07-03T06:29:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T06:29:16","slug":"catholics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/catholics\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Must Catholics Donate to Science in 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"scien-906083876\" class=\"scien-before-content scien-entity-placement\"><style>\r\n.amazon-support-link {\r\n    display: inline-flex;\r\n    align-items: baseline;\r\n    gap: 0.3rem;\r\n    padding: 0.35rem 0.55rem;\r\n    color: inherit;\r\n    font-size: 0.88rem;\r\n    line-height: 1.2;\r\n    text-decoration: none;\r\n    opacity: 0.72;\r\n    white-space: nowrap;\r\n    transition: opacity 0.2s ease;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.amazon-support-link:hover,\r\n.amazon-support-link:focus-visible {\r\n    opacity: 1;\r\n    text-decoration: underline;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.amazon-support-link small {\r\n    font-size: 0.65rem;\r\n    opacity: 0.7;\r\n}\r\n\r\n@media (max-width: 900px) {\r\n    .amazon-support-link small {\r\n        display: none;\r\n    }\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<a class=\"amazon-support-link\"\r\n   href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/?tag=vpf04-20\"\r\n   target=\"_blank\"\r\n   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\r\n   aria-label=\"Shop on Amazon and support World Science DAO\">\r\n    Shop on Amazon <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2197<\/span>\r\n    <small>affiliate link<\/small>\r\n<\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong><em>Should Catholics support science directly through donations?<\/em> <\/strong>In 2026, questions like this about the role of faith in a rapidly changing technological world have become pressing. This may not sound like a traditional form of charity, but Catholic theology and social teaching provide strong reasons why supporting scientific research\u2014and especially new, more just funding models such as AI Internet-Meritocracy \/ Science DAO\u2014is not only reasonable but a moral imperative.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/catholics\/#Stewardship_of_Creation\" >Stewardship of Creation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/catholics\/#Science_as_a_Path_to_Truth\" >Science as a Path to Truth<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/catholics\/#The_Common_Good_and_the_Preferential_Option_for_the_Poor\" >The Common Good and the Preferential Option for the Poor<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/catholics\/#Correcting_Structural_Injustice\" >Correcting Structural Injustice<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/catholics\/#Technology_and_Ethical_Responsibility\" >Technology and Ethical Responsibility<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/catholics\/#Charity_with_Long-Term_Impact\" >Charity with Long-Term Impact<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/catholics\/#Call_to_Action_Support_Just_Science_in_2025\" >Call to Action: Support Just Science in 2025<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stewardship_of_Creation\"><\/span>Stewardship of Creation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Catholic teaching affirms that creation is entrusted to humanity as stewards, not owners (Genesis 1:28; <em>Catechism of the Catholic Church<\/em> \u00a7373). Pope Francis in <em>Laudato Si\u2019<\/em> (2015) emphasizes the responsibility to \u201ctill and keep\u201d the Earth, which requires both reverence and knowledge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Science provides the tools to understand and protect creation\u2014whether through ecological research, medical innovation, or sustainable Catholics technologies. Supporting science, therefore, is a way of exercising responsible stewardship over God\u2019s world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"837\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-14.png\" alt=\"Catholics\" class=\"wp-image-21084\" title=\"Catholics\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-14.png 837w, https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-14-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-14-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-14-575x324.png 575w, https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-14-380x214.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 837px) 100vw, 837px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Science_as_a_Path_to_Truth\"><\/span>Science as a Path to Truth<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Catholic intellectual tradition regards faith and reason as complementary rather than opposed. Pope John Paul II\u2019s encyclical <em>Fides et Ratio<\/em> (1998) teaches that truth can be reached through both faith and scientific inquiry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Science is a discipline of reasoned exploration. Supporting it affirms the dignity of the human mind and its capacity to discover truths about the <a href=\"https:\/\/catholiclegacy.com\/articles\/should-catholics-donate-their-bodies-to-science-a-look-at-funeral-planning-and-faith\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/catholiclegacy.com\/articles\/should-catholics-donate-their-bodies-to-science-a-look-at-funeral-planning-and-faith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">natural <\/a>order\u2014truths that can, in turn, serve the common good.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Common_Good_and_the_Preferential_Option_for_the_Poor\"><\/span>The Common Good and the Preferential Option for the Poor<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Catholic social teaching insists on solidarity and the pursuit of the <em>bonum commune<\/em>\u2014the common good (<em>Gaudium et Spes<\/em>, Vatican II, \u00a726). Breakthroughs in medicine, Catholics technology, and environmental protection save lives, reduce suffering, and lift entire communities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Further, the \u201cpreferential option for the poor\u201d (see <em>Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church<\/em>, \u00a7182) demands that those most marginalized receive priority. Yet in science, many brilliant researchers\u2014particularly in poorer nations or outside prestigious institutions\u2014remain underfunded. New models like <strong>AI Internet-Meritocracy<\/strong> propose decentralized, fairer distribution of resources, Catholics ensuring that overlooked voices can contribute. Supporting such initiatives aligns directly with Catholic commitments to justice and equity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Correcting_Structural_Injustice\"><\/span>Correcting Structural Injustice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Catholic tradition emphasizes the principle of subsidiarity (<em>Quadragesimo Anno<\/em>, Pius XI, \u00a779\u201380): decisions and resources should be managed at the most local and just level possible. Current science funding is dominated by bureaucratic and corporate monopolies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>By contributing to decentralized science funding platforms, donors help correct these imbalances, empowering individuals and small communities rather than concentrating power in elite institutions. Catholics This is a practical application of subsidiarity to modern knowledge production.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Technology_and_Ethical_Responsibility\"><\/span>Technology and Ethical Responsibility<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pope Francis has repeatedly warned against the dangers of unregulated technological power. In <em>Laudato Si\u2019<\/em> (\u00a7104), he notes that technological progress without ethical grounding risks becoming destructive.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Large language models and AI are products of data contributed by billions of people. They raise deep ethical questions about ownership, justice, and distribution. Supporting transparent, fair governance models for AI and science\u2014as proposed by Science DAO\u2014is a way to ensure that technological power serves humanity, not narrow interests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Charity_with_Long-Term_Impact\"><\/span>Charity with Long-Term Impact<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Catholic charity has traditionally emphasized direct aid: feeding the hungry, healing the sick, clothing the poor (cf. Matthew 25:35\u201336). Yet science directly enables such works of mercy on a global scale. Vaccines, agricultural improvements, renewable energy\u2014all are fruits of research.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supporting science is therefore not an abstract luxury but a long-term form of mercy: addressing root causes, preventing future suffering, and building structures of life and dignity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Call_to_Action_Support_Just_Science_in_2025\"><\/span>Call to Action: Support Just Science in 2025<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgflip.com\/8k3y98.jpg\" alt=\"Catholics \" style=\"width:328px;height:auto\" title=\"Catholics \"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Catholic theology makes clear that reason and faith, stewardship and solidarity, subsidiarity and justice all converge on a call: support the pursuit of knowledge for the common good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, Catholics have a historic opportunity to help shape a more just future of science through <strong>AI Internet-Meritocracy \/ Science DAO<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49 Learn more: <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/ai-internet-socialism\/\">AI Internet-Meritocracy project<\/a><br>\ud83d\udc49 Make a donation: <a href=\"\/ru\/one-time-donation\/\">Support Science DAO directly<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supporting science in this way is not only a gesture of generosity, but a faithful response to the Catholic call to protect creation, seek truth, and serve the common good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"scien-1415387786\" class=\"scien-after-content scien-entity-placement\"><section>\r\n\r\n<h2>Support Independent Science<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>Supporting independent science is not only a matter of fairness to researchers whose expertise and work are often underfunded. It is also essential for addressing <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/who-are-science-marketers\/\">systemic failures in scientific publishing<\/a> that delay discoveries and leave important results unnoticed. In science and software, even one missing component can prevent an entire system from working.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Help valuable research and open-source infrastructure move forward.<\/strong> Please <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/donation\/\">make a donation<\/a><\/strong> to support <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/amateur-scientists\/\">independent scientists<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/free-software\/\">free software developers<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n\t\tOur flagship product is <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/meritocracy\/\">AI Internet-Meritocracy<\/a> - an app, that unlike universities distributes money directly to researchers and open source developers, without bureaucracy.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section><\/div><div id=\"scien-1355501164\" class=\"scien-after-content-2 scien-entity-placement\"><div data-nosnippet style=\"max-width: 800px\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">Ads:<\/p>\r\n<style>\r\n    \/* Compact Table Styling *\/\r\n    .amazon-ad-table {\r\n        width: 100%;\r\n        max-width: 800px;\r\n        border-collapse: collapse;\r\n        margin: 10px auto;\r\n        font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\r\n        border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\r\n    }\r\n    .amazon-ad-table th {\r\n        background-color: #f3f3f3;\r\n        padding: 8px;\r\n        text-align: left;\r\n        border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd;\r\n        font-size: 0.9em;\r\n    }\r\n    .amazon-ad-table td {\r\n        padding: 8px 5px;\r\n        border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\r\n        vertical-align: middle;\r\n    }\r\n    \/* Column sizing *\/\r\n    .col-image { width: 15%; 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