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To: JSteff

John Paul II ‘destroyed’ communism because it denied the sacredness of human life.

So can a consumer driven culture like ours.


101 posted on 12/06/2013 1:19:06 PM PST by michaelmas
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To: michaelmas
Here is some words closer to what I believe.

"No economic system in history has alleviated more poverty, generated more opportunity, and helped more formerly poor people become rich than capitalism,"

"The essence of capitalism goes to the core of Catholic teaching: the personal freedom of every person. Capitalism is freedom to risk, freedom to work, freedom to save, freedom to retain the fruits of one's labors, freedom to own property and freedom to give to charity."

Napolitano says that, contrary to the Pope's view, free markets are too stifled by government control and regulation. He adds that arguments for the redistribution of wealth go against traditional Catholic social teachings that call on believers to "become our brothers' keepers" through personal charity."

"The Pope seems to prefer common ownership of the means of production, which is Marxist, or private ownership and government control, which is fascist, or government ownership and government control, which is socialist. All of those failed systems lead to ashes, not wealth," he writes."

"What shall we do about the Pope and economics? We should pray for his faith and understanding and for a return to orthodoxy. That means the Holy Mother Church under the Vicar of Christ — saving souls, not pocketbooks."


"Andrew Napolitano. former New Jersey Superior Court judge and senior judicial analyst for Fox News "

As a consrvative that makes more sense to me than what the Pope said.
How about?
Marxism will not bring us closer to curing what is wrong with the world and our country... capitalism has and always will. The founders knew it before there as a Marxism as a religion held by so many in the world who are misguided. Marxism has killed far more than capitalism has ever helped.
109 posted on 12/06/2013 5:04:23 PM PST by JSteff (It was ALL about SCOTUS.. We are DOOMED for several generations. . Who cares? Dem's did and voted!)
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