He is asking for genuine Charity.
Your only concern seems to be of the Spirit of "I earned it" and let others do the same even if they are not capable.
It' not up to us to Judge who is capable as long as we give in genuine care of others.
Even when we give to those who are scamming us it still builds up Christ if we do it without knowing this
I don't understand why professing Christians don't understand this!
Posts like yours are why I LOVE this Pope! Ohhhh, if only you knew the comedy gold of these reactions! I’ve been giggling my way through this whole thread!
Thank you Francis for being the pinko red diaper doper baby we all knew you were!
“He is asking for genuine Charity.”
No. He is specifically asking STATES to do it. He encourages us “...to ponder the words of one of the sages of antiquity: “Not to share one’s wealth with the poor is to steal from them and to take away their livelihood. It is not our own goods which we hold, but theirs”.
No. I didn’t TAKE anything from the poor. I worked, and saved, and was careful about my spending, and did some very un-fun jobs. I didn’t rob from the poor to make me rich, or even middle class. I worked. I married, and stayed married. I saved. I went without so I would have money to save.
I give, but I do not need or accept the idea of Nancy Pelosi telling who to give to, or how much. I cannot make many of the poor wealthier, because many are poor due to their lifestyle.
“We need to be convinced that charity “is the principle not only of micro-relationships (with friends, with family members or within small groups) but also of macro-relationships (social, economic and political ones)”.[175] 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! It is vital that government leaders and financial leaders take heed and broaden their horizons, working to ensure that all citizens have dignified work, education and healthcare...”
Charity is NOT government taking from me to give to people they like more than me.
I don’t understand why professing Christians don’t understand this!
Yes people should give to the needy, but if the needy needs to steal they should not turn the Government into a bunch of thieves.