Here is a comment from the left wing rag:
yurtsrcool 8 hours ago
Look at every nation/region of the world where the Catholic Church is the dominant institution and you’ll see rampant poverty, corruption, crime, hunger, destitution and limited social mobility.
They are a stain upon humanity and need to be excised from our world before it’s too late.
The Church goes where it is needed most. It did not cause the poverty and misery but it is there to help relieve it. Jesus ssid the poor eill be eith us always. The leftists need to take a good look at the misery in our inner cities, the direct result of leftist, racist policies.
All that stuff is caused by socialism
I suppose that France and Italy fall under this comment. Never noticed much poverty there other than in the ROP sections.