“I think when the Pope denounces the ‘idolatry of money’, he is talking about the exact people that liberals love - pop singers who buy multi-million dollar mansions, pay $20k for a bottle of champagne, etc.
He is merely pointing out that, while Jay-zee enjoys blinging it up, he has completely forgotten that there are people in near starvation poverty all over the world.
In other words, he is ‘guilting’ people into being more charitable.”
The problem with this spin is that Francis urged politicians to solve the problem. He’s not talking about charitable, free-will offerings here.
“I beg the Lord to grant us more politicians who are genuinely disturbed by the state of society, the people, the lives of the poor.”
All Christians should be alert that the principles of charity do not get replaced by principles of socialism in their church. I believe many churches are walking a fine line with some having gone over. Once socialism replaces charity, it is that much easier for people to replace the perfect and loving God with a tyrannical government. Golden calf anyone?
But couldn’t that last statement be interpreted to mean “I pray for fewer drug lord narco states?”
I’m really not trying to be an apologolist for the Pope. It just ticks me off that some 60 year old aging hippie who never saved money for his retirement thinks that the Pope is talking about him.