I do not and never have had a cell phone of my own. I have nothing against charity. You do not get charity from the state or from the ‘politicians’, as Francis put it.
People should be able to buy things and to make things and to sell things without the government or some other entity being able to use force to stop them and to enforce monopolies.
Using the rule of law, the state should allow people to buy and sell legal products freely. There is nothing immoral about you selling me an apple, a purchase that both buyer and seller are happy with.
It doesn’t matter if the legal product is an apple, a robe, a Bible or a car. There is nothing immoral about people voluntarily trading with each other. If the Pope does not agree with this he is out to lunch.
This does not contradict in any way with charity. This does not impede charity in any way.
If the Pope is calling on the state, politicians, to create a charity state that gives everything to everyone, then he asking the government to put us all in comfy prisons.
“If the Pope is calling on the state, politicians, to create a charity state that gives everything to everyone, then he asking the government to put us all in comfy prisons.”
And I would agree with you - except that everything the pope is saying is predicated on a love for Christ. There is only freedom in Christ.