[catfish1957]

I didn't bother to read the article, because the term "wealth redistribution" pretty much doesn't need interpretation.

Blatant hypocrisy considering just the Vatican alone is supposedly worth $10-$15B

[tanknetter]

I didn't bother to read the article, because the term "wealth redistribution" pretty much doesn't need interpretation.

I agree.

But the thing is, the Pope said "economic benefits", not "wealth".

"Economic benefits" means that everyone has a fair shot in the economy and that there's a level playing field. While the Pope was probably speaking more against the behavior of the Third World plutocracies (which is downright abhorrent when it comes to economic matters), in the context of the US it can be seen as a firm statement against a bothersome little thing called "Crony Capitalism."

In fact, the functional implementation of "redistribution of economic benefit" can be seen as things like reduction in regulations, the ditching of the progressive income tax in favor of a flat tax, etc.

Now, I don't think the Pope was going that far. But I would submit that it's the natural end point of the direction he was pointing in.