When He said Blessed are the poor
You’re joking - right? That quote has NOTHING to do about wealth.
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:3)
Oh, man; have you stepped in it.
Liberation Theology and Marxist leanings will NOT do you well on Free Republic. And I don’t care whether the broad Jesuit arse occupying the Papal throne is currently advocating it.
The First Beatitude: “And seeing the multitudes, He went up into a mountain, and when He was set down, His disciples came unto Him. And opening His mouth, He taught them, saying: Blessed are the poor IN SPIRIT; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5: 1-3
What’s a` matter with you? This misunderstanding is of recent phenom, spurred by a conscientious perversion of the meaning of the verse by Marxist infiltrators beginning in the 20th century. Between homosexuals and Marxists the Church is being trashed and subverted!
Most people read this verse and see the words “blessed” and “poor” and think that Jesus is saying that poor people are morally superior to rich people. You can see why Marxists love it.
Jesus isn’t teaching that poor people are superior to others. Far from it. What He is saying is that a person who is uses money like a tool, doesn’t value it above doing what it right and just and is willing to “push their chips all-in”, to use a poker metaphor, is truly blessed. So, given this, ANYONE within the wealth spectrum, rich or poor, can possess this virtue.
You got it now?