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Pope Francis’s ‘holy war’ on capitalism and toxic inequality [Revelation 16]
Market Watch ^ | Nov 18, 2014 | Paul Farrell

Posted on 06/18/2015 3:49:10 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski

Big first-year anniversary for anticapitalist, anticonservative, socialist Pope Francis. Fortune magazine ranks him first among the “World’s 50 Greatest Leaders.” Tenure unlimited. Now he’s in an ideological war with U.S. Senate Majority boss Mitch McConnell’s Big Oil backed GOP as well as conservative ideologues. At war in America’s unstable, endlessly fickle, myopic, rigged political arena.

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Yes, Pope Francis is celebrating his one-year anniversary since laying down his anticapitalism manifesto for his army of 1.2 billion Catholics worldwide. He’s also been removing conservative cardinals and bishops from leadership roles. He’s hell-bent on changing the world fast. And his mandate is unwavering and unequivocal. He’s drawing clear moral and political battle lines against repressive capitalism, excessive consumerism, rigid conservatism. Listen:

“Inequality is the root of social ills ... as long as the problems of the poor are not radically resolved by rejecting the absolute autonomy of markets and financial speculation and by attacking the structural causes of inequality, no solution will be found for the world’s problems or, for that matter, to any problems.” Yes, it sure sounds like a declaration of war: The anticapitalist Pope Francis versus America’s self-destructive amoral capitalism. Bet on Mitch?

(Excerpt) Read more at marketwatch.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: catholic; freemarket; globalwarming; poverty; socialism; wealth
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Revelation 16: 13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. 15 Behold , I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. 16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

Pope Francis' call for global governance to redistribute wealth and combat climate change is demonic. The South American Liberation Theology Marxist is marrying the gospel of envy and totalitarianism (socialism) with the gospel of Jesus Christ. He is a false teacher and false prophet who is neither qualified to lecture the world on economics nor Christianity. He could very well be the religious figure spoken of in Revelation 16 & 13 called the "False Prophet" that will support and pave the way for the Anti-Christ to come.

Milton Freidman, architect of the American economy after World War II was an American Jew who used simple biblical principles to guide his development of American economic policy (i.e. thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not covet). The free market principles that he espoused brought unprecedented growth to America and the entire world. In his writings and presentations, Freidman consistently identified the enemy of wealth creation and free markets as socialism.

Free Markets allow for the common man to accumulate wealth as he serves his fellow man. Big government socialism prevents the common man from accumulating wealth by pooling the wealth in the hands of bureaucrats to decide who the money is distributed to (typically their wealthy friends - e.g. Soviet Experiment)

Global Socialists have desired to build their worldwide totalitarian utopia for the last 150 years. Perhaps now they have a Pope to help unite the religious in this cause...

1 posted on 06/18/2015 3:49:10 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski
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To: Jan_Sobieski

He will burn as will all who disobey the Creator


2 posted on 06/18/2015 3:51:15 PM PDT by bestintxas (every time a RINO loses, a founding father gets his wings.)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

3 posted on 06/18/2015 3:51:44 PM PDT by Alex Murphy ("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
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To: Jan_Sobieski; Alex Murphy

In before ...


4 posted on 06/18/2015 3:51:52 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: Alex Murphy

8 seconds too late!


5 posted on 06/18/2015 3:52:12 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: SaveFerris; Jan_Sobieski

I wonder how many Catholics will be converted to the cause of global warming, as a result of this encyclical?


6 posted on 06/18/2015 3:54:09 PM PDT by Alex Murphy ("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
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To: Jan_Sobieski

There are two places in the encyclical where Pope Francis says this is all open to debate.

So was anything settled? I doubt it.


7 posted on 06/18/2015 3:54:39 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Alex Murphy

They must be, or they are not Roman Catholic. The Pope is infallible!


8 posted on 06/18/2015 3:56:20 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Salvation

How can this be open to debate? The Pope is infallible, the Vicar of Christ on earth!


9 posted on 06/18/2015 3:57:35 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Salvation

Didn’t he declare that global warming was caused by man?


10 posted on 06/18/2015 4:00:43 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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I wonder how many Catholics will be converted to the cause of global warming, as a result of this encyclical?

3 out of 4 vote Democrat. No conversion needed.

11 posted on 06/18/2015 4:01:38 PM PDT by SpeakerToAnimals (I hope to earn a name in battle)
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To: bestintxas

Peter the Roman working hard.....


12 posted on 06/18/2015 4:02:06 PM PDT by HarleyLady27 (Get the USA out of the UN then get the UN out of the USA; send bamaboy back to Kenya ASAP!!!!)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

This is not a matter of ffaith or morals — on which the Pope can speak ex cathedra (from the chair.)

This is merely his opinion, just like you have an opinion.

Look for the word “debate” in the document. He said the whole matter is open to debate.

And get the truth from Catholic sites, not something like Market Watch.


13 posted on 06/18/2015 4:02:12 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: SpeakerToAnimals

Read the encyclical!


14 posted on 06/18/2015 4:02:53 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Salvation

The fact that he is even spouting his beliefs on the subject shows his heart!


15 posted on 06/18/2015 4:04:36 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Never thought I’d see the day in which a Catholic pope would actually be a hostile entity to this country.

Does anyone else find it rather murky that he decided to air this manifesto as this country’s election cycle is ramping up?


16 posted on 06/18/2015 4:09:29 PM PDT by ScottinVA (The election of Obama was a hate crime.)
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To: Salvation
Look for the word “debate” in the document. He said the whole matter is open to debate.

He can say that twenty times in the document, but you know as well as anyone on this forum that that will not be mentioned in any of the various media that many Americans use for receiving information. It will not be mentioned on CNN, MSNBC, The Daily Show, Saturday Night Live, or any of a number of sit coms and chat shows. The American Soviet Media will push the theme that The Pope says that Global Warming is real and it is the fault of Humans (especially, the eeeeeeevil rich, and most especially eeeeeeevil rich Americans). It will be pushed on sit coms, the Big Three evening news programmes, all the various daytime chat shoes, and shows like The Daily Show.
17 posted on 06/18/2015 4:20:00 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Jan_Sobieski; Salvation
There are two places in the encyclical where Pope Francis says this is all open to debate. So was anything settled? I doubt it.

This is merely his opinion, just like you have an opinion....He said the whole matter is open to debate. And get the truth from Catholic sites, not something like Market Watch.

Read the encyclical!

Sounds like we may have our first convert, Jan!

Seinfeld Lie

18 posted on 06/18/2015 4:21:53 PM PDT by Alex Murphy ("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
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To: Alex Murphy

If the Bible is correct (which I believe it is), he will not be alone. The entire world will fall under this spell...(except the faithful remnant)


19 posted on 06/18/2015 4:24:49 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Army Air Corps
What does this Pope have to do to prove that he is a bad guy? Promote homosexuality? (he has done that). Claim Allah is the same God as the Christian God? (he has done that). Promote Global Governance? (he has done that!) Expound the evils of free markets and the virtues of socialism? (he has done that!)

If you will not be honest about this, what can you be honest about?
20 posted on 06/18/2015 4:27:50 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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