▁higher ▁w ages ▁that ▁in ▁turn ▁led ▁to ▁greater ▁benefits ▁for ▁society . ▁ ▁Based ▁on ▁his ▁writ ings , ▁one ▁can ▁infer ▁that ▁Smith ▁would ▁support ▁a ▁living ▁w age ▁comm ens ur ate ▁with ▁the ▁overall ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁economy . ▁This , ▁in ▁turn , ▁would ▁lead ▁to ▁more ▁happiness ▁and ▁joy ▁for ▁people , ▁while ▁helping ▁to ▁keep ▁families ▁and ▁people ▁out ▁of ▁pover ty . ▁ ▁Political ▁institutions ▁can ▁create ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁liberty ▁for ▁individuals ▁to ▁ensure ▁opportunity ▁for ▁higher ▁w ages ▁through ▁higher ▁production ▁and ▁thus ▁stable ▁growth ▁for ▁society . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁Pope ▁Leo ▁XIII ▁issued ▁a ▁pap al ▁b ull ▁entitled ▁R er um ▁nov ar um , ▁which ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ' s ▁first ▁expression ▁of ▁a ▁view ▁support ive ▁of ▁a ▁living ▁w age . ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁recognized ▁that ▁w ages ▁should ▁be ▁sufficient ▁to ▁support ▁a ▁family . ▁ ▁This ▁position ▁has ▁been ▁widely ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁church ▁since ▁that ▁time , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁re aff ir med ▁by ▁the ▁pap acy ▁on ▁multiple ▁occasions , ▁such ▁as ▁by ▁Pope ▁P ius ▁XI ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁Qu ad rages imo ▁anno ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁by ▁Pope ▁John ▁XX III ▁writing ▁in ▁the ▁en cyc lic al ▁M ater ▁et ▁mag istra . ▁More ▁recently , ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁wrote , ▁" H ence ▁in ▁every ▁case ▁a ▁just ▁w age ▁is