Would you say, then, that Catholicism does work with neoliberalism and ought to do so, that the two aren't in conflict and needn't be? It's an intriguing, potentially Straussian or cynical thesis which might make for a fruitful dialogue. Certainly, the Church makes a show of repudiating some liberal aspects of consumerism.
I'm also still not sure "centrist" is the right word for the institutional power you're talking about in those cases. Of course, powerful players can moderate the discourse and exclude "extreme" voices. But "centrist" becomes a euphemism. I wrote about this in the context of liberalism vs conservatism and the political "spectrum."
Maybe we could talk this over further by email. I sometimes like to post thoughtful exchanges on Medium, and it's annoying carrying on a dialogue in these comment sections. You can reach me by email via the contact form on my blog. Scroll down to the middle on the right, just below the author profile, in the web (non-mobile) version.
