I cannot say what Pope Francis personally thinks. But the Church does not condone socialism, nor does it condone crony capitalism.
My point was not to defend what appears to be an endorsement of some kind of redistributionist policy that's even more egregious than what we have now. My point is exactly what I stated: That Savage should not criticize until he has all the information.
That is not the same thing as saying he is not intelligent. But intelligence alone is not enough - quite a few inside the Beltway and in our finest Universities are intelligent. But look at what they say; what they believe - and what they burden us with as a result. Many of them cannot even control their own emotions. So ‘intelligence’ is not always enough.
Incidentally, I am not attacking Mr. Savage personally either. In fact I have a couple of his books (one nutrition) and listen to him when I can. I do not have an ax to grind with him.
“That Savage should not criticize until he has all the information.”
He was responding to the very widespread media reports of the pope’s words. He had every right to discuss the news and criticize as fiercely as he wishes.
When someone uses the word “should”, it implies there is an authority that regulates his action or inaction. There is no such authority.
Don’t should on others.
I’m glad we agree on the deplorable message of the pope.