The other day he said something to the effect that progressivism is evil.
Which is it Mr. Pope?
Capitalism is neither good nor evil, people are good or evil...Capitalism is nothing but a tool.
Socialism is ALWAYS evil.
All systems have their pitfalls, but some are better than others. The best ones will create personal opportunity that results in a larger measure of personal liberty. In turn, that allows each person to freely give more in support of those with true need who are not able to help themselves.
The Pope is an easy target and I think we should all be careful about knee jerk reactions to these statements he is (and in some cases isn’t making). I think he is wrong-minded when it comes to the degree of government intervention into the problem of poverty. In fact, I think the more the government intervenes, the worse the problem will become. He is not wrong-minded when it comes to asking for people step up and do what the can to help those truly in need.