What’s interesting in doing a search about this man everyone seems to be using the same sentence about him distancing himself from the liberation theology.
As if that is a current PR campaign.
Maybe he did distance himself from it.
I completely understand why a preacher, or minister or priest or cardinal or pope would say the following:
“”We live in the most unequal part of the world, which has grown the most yet reduced misery the least,” Bergoglio said during a gathering of Latin American bishops in 2007. “The unjust distribution of goods persists, creating a situation of social sin that cries out to Heaven and limits the possibilities of a fuller life for so many of our brothers.””
But it still sounds like some kind of Marxist thought.
Which certainly is a symptom of socialist centrally-planned economies.
I do to. I also understand why some would wish to paint the pope as a marxist.
The church has a different calling than government. Problem arises when either confuses itself with the other.
"I think the trick is figuring out how do we structure government systems that pool resources and hence facilitate some redistribution because I actually believe in redistribution, at least at a certain level to make sure that everybody's got a shot." - Big Brother O
Unequal distribution could also be speaking to the virtue of Charity. That many people are doing very well now, but the poor are still being forgotten by those who are tasked to give willingly... Not that the government should be the one doing the distributing, mind you.
I keep in mind that translation - I assume he was either speaking in Spanish, or Latin - can lead to the translator picking a word that isn’t necessarily the intent the speaker wished to convey.
These things are completely biblical.
We run into trouble when we try to use Caesar as an equalization agent.
I notice conservatives do tend to become uncomfortable talking about the poor with respect to Scripture just as liberal do when confronted with abortion. As a Christian, though, I must keep the Word of God, and not political ideology, as my primary beacon even if that upsets some.