Posted on 07/07/2009 8:39:18 AM PDT by vivalaoink
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict on Tuesday called for a "world political authority" to manage the global economy and for more government regulation of national economies to pull the world out of the current crisis and avoid a repeat.
The pope's call for a re-think of the way the world economy is run came in new encyclical which touched on a number of social issues but whose main connecting thread was how the current crisis has affected both rich and poor nations.
Called "Charity in Truth," parts of the encyclical appeared bound to upset conservatives because of its underlying rejection of unbridled capitalism and unregulated market forces, which he said had led to "thoroughly destructive" abuse of the system.
The pope said every economic decision has a moral consequence and called for "forms of redistribution" of wealth overseen by governments to help those most affected by crises.
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36-41 are the areas i’m concerned about
“Some forms of world political authority are already in place.”
No, actually it isn’t - at least not on a formal basis.
I would say they’re the same thing, although our sin can prevent us from seeing that. Just thought I’d throw an irritating response at you for fun.
Why, the UN, the World Bank, the IMF all are such authority. So are the transnational bankers.
Man is God ever setting the stage for the return of His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. World economies in shambles, Verichip i.e., the "digital angel" is going full bore in their program to chip the masses for "security" and for "protection of their identity". Also... no cash or credit cards to get lost or stolen... and now the pope calls for a one world government to control the monetary system to clean up the mess and to do it all... how concenient!
God has told us all how it all works out in the end. He has a plan and nothing in heaven or on earth will thwart it.
Some of these posts are comical. Do you actually have reading comprehension, or do you exist solely on Reuters-provided capsulizations of the news?
Nowhere does the pope call for a one world government. He’s calling for someone to effing clean up the mess because developed economies are currently in an embrace of death, i.e., there’s nothing one country can do to resolve it without gravely harming another, and that harm ultimately trickles down disporportionately to poorer nations that will get cut out of assistance when TSHTF. It’s going to require a central authority that can coordinate and get the system back to a point where countries like the United States can’t be at the mercy of, say, CHINA, who owns more of our treasuries than any other entity on earth. How do you like having the Chinese with a loaded weapon at our head because of the complete breakdown of oversight across the globe? Do you like the fact that, collectively, the world could destroy our economy in a heartbeat by flooding the markets with our treasuries and driving interest rates through the roof?
For all the fear and misinformation being spread (willingly) about this encyclical (and at the bidding of outfits like Reuters!), I find it incredible that no one here sees the irony in flying into an outrage over an encyclical from Rome suggesting the economic crisis is too big for one nation or a handful of nations to resolve independently, while our own gov’t factually sells out our sovereignty, nullifies the Monroe Doctrine, and thinks the right solution to the economic crisis is government control of all vital services.
Frankly, the way things are going, we might be begging for outside help with the destruction of our Constitution in full swing.
Maybe He doesn't recognize the Antichrist as we do.
From the encyclical: The articulation of political authority at the local, national and international levels is one of the best ways of giving direction to the process of economic globalization.
Do you understand what he's saying? He wants government, at all levels, to join together to participate in redistribution.
In this sense here is the meaning of his use of "articulation": 2 a: the action or manner of jointing or interrelating b: the state of being jointed or interrelated
See my post above. He calls for "The articulation of political authority at the local, national and international levels is one of the best ways of giving direction to the process of economic globalization."
Not just at the national level but at the local levels.
“Why, the UN, the World Bank, the IMF all are such authority. So are the transnational bankers.”
No, they are forerunners of a true global government.
Just as the League of Nations was a forerunner of the UN.
Remember, the Pope want a political world authority with TEETH.
Chilling.
“I would say they’re the same thing, although our sin can prevent us from seeing that. Just thought I’d throw an irritating response at you for fun.”
I appreciate the irritating response!
But they are not the same thing at all. The Kingdom of God is the ultimate good for man, but the political phrase “the common good” is a much more pedestrian and one dimensional idea.
On this front too, there is a pressing moral need for renewed solidarity, especially in relationships between developing countries and those that are highly industrialized[118]. The technologically advanced societies can and must lower their domestic energy consumption, either through an evolution in manufacturing methods or through greater ecological sensitivity among their citizens. It should be added that at present it is possible to achieve improved energy efficiency while at the same time encouraging research into alternative forms of energy. What is also needed, though, is a worldwide redistribution of energy resources, so that countries lacking those resources can have access to them.
Yuk, this advocating stealing.
“forms of redistribution of wealth”
Dear Pope: You First!
Someone is coming who will "clean up the mess" as you have said, his name is the Antichrist and the pope is basically helping set the stage for his arrival on the world scene as the "white knight" who will "clean up the money mess" with a whole new way of doing business/buying and selling: nothing without the mark of the Beast.
The pope is baciaclly saying: "We need him!"
Like I said, the pope needs to read his Bible. If he did, this whould be the last thing in the world he would be pushing for and advocating!
I think it is a self-evident statement, that globalization is to be restrained on all political levels; especially on the national and local level, while we still have a national industrial base left.
So chill.
If certain people become wealthy, that is because they have generated wealth. Having generated it, they are perfectly entitled to spend the resulting huge economic and intellectual resources to satisfy their own desires.
At least, that is the conclusion one reaches if one rejects communism.
It is not a "dogma" -- it is simply a description of the result when the commandment "Thou shalt not steal" is rigidly observed (understood to encompass a prohibition against seizing control of thy neighbor's property while leaving nominal ownership in his hands).
It’s all that money being syphoned from the retired priests’ fund into the pedophile priest fund.
Redistribution. Hmmm. He must have talked with Obama already.
“So chill.”
Friend, I am not anti-catholic.
I am just as freaked out by a big name evangelical (Rick Warren) speaking to Muslims and calling all religions to “come together” for the “common good.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2287249/posts
Paul promised a “Great Apostasy” would occur before the Lord’s return and there are signs on ever hand that we may be living through it.
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