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RED FRANCIS: Commie Pope Blames Wealthy Nations for Plight of the Poor
Gateway Pundit ^ | June 15, 2015 | Jim Hoft

Posted on 06/16/2015 11:59:24 AM PDT by QT3.14

Pope Francis blames wealthy nations for the plight of the poor in his anticipated encyclical on Global Warming junk science.

Red Francis also says Global warming is real and wealthy countries must do more to save the planet. The National Journal reported:

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


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: catholic; climatechange; communism; globalwarming; globalwarminghoax; pope; popefrancis; regligion; socialism
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To: QT3.14
Pope didn't get many compliments in the thread's comment section.

This Pope is sitting on how much in treasure in Vatican City?

21 posted on 06/16/2015 12:17:08 PM PDT by IYAS9YAS (Has anyone seen my tagline? It was here yesterday. I seem to have misplaced it.)
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To: Maris Crane

Same here Maris C.

And welcome to Free Republic.


22 posted on 06/16/2015 12:17:38 PM PDT by sneakers
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To: QT3.14

23 posted on 06/16/2015 12:18:09 PM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: QT3.14

Maybe the Pope ought to stick to matters of religion, and not delve into the areas of politics and economics as he has done...because he doesn’t know what the Hell he’s talking about. Marxism has been proven to be an utter failure, so FORCED sharing of the fruits of one’s labor should be off the table. Further, many of those poor people wouldn’t even be alive but for advances in medicine and sanitation made by the rich nations. Simple laws of economics dictate that over time those who are willing to work for less (i.e. the poor) will get more jobs and begin to enjoy the fruits of their OWN labor. This is ALREADY happening - look at how the wealth and income of the average Indian (south Asian variety) and Chinese person has increased over the last 20 years, as rich, Western nations have shifted production to those nations (among many others). Give it time, Francis, and go back to your basic Economics texts - preferably not those written by those who hate Capitalism.

I’m not Catholic, but didn’t Jesus say words to the effect that the poor will always be with us? If that’s the case and this guy is a believer (and one would hope that the head of this rather large and long-standing religious organization IS a believer), then it shouldn’t bother him so much that he puts his and his organization’s credibility on the line with such drivel.

To quote a line from a movie, “Lighten up, Francis.”


24 posted on 06/16/2015 12:18:29 PM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: Arm_Bears
How many billions of dollars is the Catholic Church sitting on?

Me thinks you got the spelling wrong. Replace "b" with "tr" and the question should be correct.

25 posted on 06/16/2015 12:18:33 PM PDT by rjsimmon (The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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To: Maris Crane

Maris I will pray for you. No matter the churches doctrine there is only One who is infallible. Go to Him in prayer and rely on Him in this dark time.


26 posted on 06/16/2015 12:20:23 PM PDT by sarge83
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas
I'm reserving judgement until this encyclical is published.

Fair enough. But even if the Pope has been wildly mistranslated, why he is even spending a second's worth of time on global warming? Of all the things to publish an encyclical on, why publish one on that?

27 posted on 06/16/2015 12:20:35 PM PDT by vbmoneyspender
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To: BenLurkin

The Pope could also order the auctioning off of the hundreds of billions of dollars worth of art work, jewelry, etc., with the proceeds to be used to feed the poor, educate them, etc. Much of that was basically extorted from poor peasants over the last 1,500 or so years anyway - why not return it to their descendants?


28 posted on 06/16/2015 12:21:50 PM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: Farmer Dean
How much does this Pope talk about the Church’s mission of bringing people to Christ?

Never. His response, "eh, who am I to judge?" says it all. Don't forget, he told atheists that they can go to heaven...the heaven they don't believe exists.

29 posted on 06/16/2015 12:21:54 PM PDT by pgkdan
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To: QT3.14

This “red pope” hasn’t familiarized himself with the history of Vatican mixing politics into religious decree, has he? Any wonder the church’s vulnerability grows under this order?


30 posted on 06/16/2015 12:22:06 PM PDT by wtd
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To: QT3.14
as a Catholic, the only defense I can offer is,

He's from Barcelo....er, Argentina



31 posted on 06/16/2015 12:23:13 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: QT3.14
The Catholic Church has SOO much money...it's in the trillions!!

perhaps the pope should practice what he preaches and share some the dollars he controls..

He's the godfather!!

32 posted on 06/16/2015 12:23:31 PM PDT by SGCOS
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To: BenLurkin

Property rights.
Rule of law.
Free markets.
Free minds.


33 posted on 06/16/2015 12:24:30 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks ("If he were working for the other side, what would he be doing differently ?")
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To: SMARTY

The quote is ‘love of money...’ not money...’ and it’s from Scripture. I’m sure God knows all there is to know about both human beings and the nature of evil. Eric Hoffer, on the other hand has much to learn.


34 posted on 06/16/2015 12:24:31 PM PDT by pgkdan
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To: QT3.14

wow.

It is a fallacy that some are poor because others aren’t. I think even most leftists in this country will admit that.


35 posted on 06/16/2015 12:24:50 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: BatGuano

I never met the guy. :)


36 posted on 06/16/2015 12:25:04 PM PDT by SMARTY ("What is freedom? To have the will to be responsible for one's self. "M. Stirner)
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To: QT3.14

We should ALL be starving apparently

That would be so much better

lol


37 posted on 06/16/2015 12:25:18 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: Maris Crane
But, what the Church teaches, the tenets of the religion, are what I truly believe.

Try just believing what God the Holy Spirit has said in Holy Scripture. You will avoid all the lies, sexual deviancy, greed, elitism, etc. promulgated by your church throughout the ages.

And Poop Frank wouldn't know God if God Himself, wearing an "I AM GOD" t-shirt, surrounded by a billion-voice heavenly choir singing "He is God", picked Frank up by the collar and bellowed "I AM GOD" in his face.

38 posted on 06/16/2015 12:25:37 PM PDT by Dr. Thorne (The night is far spent, the day is at hand.- Romans 13:12)
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To: Arm_Bears
How many billions of dollars is the Catholic Church sitting on?

The New York Times and Time Magazine report the value of the entire Vatican City-State at $10-$15 billion. The Vatican administers a flock of 1 billion people.

In comparison, the Harvard University endowment is $35 billion.

Does the current pope have socialist sympathies? It sure seems that way.

These old encyclicals might make you feel better:

On Atheistic Communism (1937)
On Socialism (1878)
On the Doctrines of the Modernists (1907)

Encyclicals are pastoral letters written to the bishops of the Church and are not regarded as infallible.

39 posted on 06/16/2015 12:26:12 PM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: Farmer Dean

“Social Justice” is a big Catholic thing. I had to take SJ classes while at a Catholic uni.


40 posted on 06/16/2015 12:29:49 PM PDT by Veto! (Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
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