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Time Inc. to Host Global Forum Featuring Pope Francis
TIME ^ | 9/6/16 | Staff

Posted on 09/07/2016 4:30:39 PM PDT by marshmallow

The December event will culminate in a special address at the Vatican

Time Inc. will host a forum in Rome on the global economy, culminating in a special address by Pope Francis at the Vatican, the company announced Tuesday.

The 2016 Fortune/Time Global Forum—the first of its kind— will take place Dec. 2 and 3 and aims to bring together Fortune 500 CEOs, members of the TIME 100 most influential people and other academic, religious and business leaders to discuss international economic issues, including creating jobs, eliminating poverty, solving the refugee crisis and broadening prosperity.

Pope Francis has regularly spoken out about global economic issues, raising concerns about the growing wealth gap and criticizing the “dictatorship of an impersonal economy lacking a truly human purpose.”

“Working for a just distribution of the fruits of the earth and human labor is not mere philanthropy,” he said in a speech in Bolivia last year. “It is a moral obligation.”

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1 posted on 09/07/2016 4:30:39 PM PDT by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

How dopey for the Popey to be doing this.

Geesh


2 posted on 09/07/2016 4:32:49 PM PDT by dforest
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To: marshmallow

I’m not sure there is enough cheap whiskey in the state to get me through that.


3 posted on 09/07/2016 4:34:37 PM PDT by NRx (A man of integrity passes his father's civilization to his son, without selling it off to strangers.)
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To: marshmallow
“Working for a just distribution of the fruits of the earth and human labor is not mere philanthropy,” he said in a speech in Bolivia last year. “It is a moral obligation.”

Yeah, Frank, and the METHOD is small business CAPITALISM.

4 posted on 09/07/2016 4:43:24 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: marshmallow

No global forum on Christian genocide,saving souls or murdering unborn babies??? Must not be real important then...


5 posted on 09/07/2016 4:59:51 PM PDT by Hambone 1934
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To: marshmallow

If he isn’t the Antichrist, it isn’t for lack of trying.


6 posted on 09/07/2016 6:15:12 PM PDT by Romulus
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To: marshmallow

Enough Pope trashing already. Please stop.


7 posted on 09/07/2016 7:16:25 PM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: dforest

Game, set, and match to John Courtney Murry & Henry Luce


8 posted on 09/08/2016 7:32:14 AM PDT by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
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