The Catholic Church has railed against Communism for literally centuries, and for good reason. The following books reveal the fundamental defects with these forms of government. The first one is the clearest exposition I have ever seen on the flaws of Socialism which I think anyone with a high school education or I believe even and 8th grade education can understand. It is available in book, CD and audio book form. It is available in book, CD and audio book form on amazon.com and in book form also off Abe Books (https://www.abebooks.com/). The second is by the famous and popular catholic writer Bishop Fulton J. Sheen and touted by some to be one of the best books ever written, critical of communism. The last one is by a catholic English “street preacher” from last century named F. J. Sheed and for me has been one of the clearest explainers of Catholic thought and theology for the common man (at least in my opinion) I have ever read. None carry a Nihil Obstat or Imprimatur probably because they deal mainly with the simply understandable philosophical defects (as well as practical defects) of communism, written to convince a secular audience of its dangers and problems for the goal of discouraging its adoption in the west to prevent overall loss of freedom but most of all to prevent loss of religious freedom.
“The Problem with Socialism” by Thomas J. DiLorenzo
Publisher : Regnery (July 18, 2016)
ISBN-10 : 9781621575894
ISBN-13 : 978-1621575894
“Communism and the Conscience of the West” by Fulton J. Sheen
Publisher : TAN Books (October 4, 2022)
ISBN-10 : 1505123259
ISBN-13 : 978-1505123258
Finally, “Communism and Man” by F.J. Sheed (I have a 1938 version but a newer reprint is available and that is the info below).
Publisher : Hassell Street Press (September 9, 2021)
ISBN-10 : 1013767594
ISBN-13 : 978-1013767593
Traditional Thomistic Catholic 