The Vatican has had a “Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace” for decades, so that junk is no longer fringe, unfortunately.
Catholic social teaching really starte with Pope Leo, it was a response to Marxism, to which it was totally opposed.
The liberals in the church have pushed that envelope to the point where we find ourselves with a boutique Catholic College hosting a terrorist for what...balance?
Half of Morage is probably to the left of Ayers, give me a break.
I hope the current Pope will be able to fix the things that need fixing.