Posted on 09/14/2015 7:00:17 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
In an interview with Portugal-based Radio Renascença aired yesterday, Pope Francis declared that the current refugee crisis in Europe is being caused by a “bad, unjust” socio-economic system that worships “the god of money.”
In the interview, where questions were posed in Portuguese and the responses were given by Pope Francis in Spanish, the pontiff said coveting money will bring about both human and ecological ruin:
“This is the tip of the iceberg. We see these refugees, these poor people who are escaping from war, escaping from hunger, but that’s the tip of the iceberg. But underlying that is the cause, and the cause is a socio-economic system that is bad, unjust, because within an economic system, within everything, within the world, speaking of the ecological problem, within the socio-economic society, in politics, the person always has to be the center. And today’s dominant economic system has removed the person from the center, and at the center is the god of money. It’s the fashionable god today. I mean, there are statistics. I don’t remember very well, but — this is not exact and I could be making a mistake— 17% of the population has 80% of the wealth.”
Pope Francis said that refugees from rural areas are being “deforested” and driven into big cities:
“Why are ‘favelas’ (shantytowns) formed in big cities?” It’s the people who come from the country because they have been deforested. They have made a mono-cultivation. They have no work, and they go to big cities.”
Ultimately, the world “is at war against itself, the Pope declared:
“Today, the world is at war, is at war against itself. That is, the world is at war -- as I say -- a war in parts, piecemeal. But it is also at war against the earth, because it’s destroying the earth, that is, our common home. The environment, the glaciers are melting. In the Arctic, the polar bear goes increasingly northward to survive."
Read full interview translated by the Catholic News Agency.
I guess Frances is ignorant of the fact that governments, primarily "redistributionist" governments, murdered 262 million of their own citizens in the 20th century alone.
https://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/20TH.HTM
Capitalism is the worst economic system, except for all the others.
Let me know when the Vatican liquidates it massive wealth to help the poor. I’m sure that will happen any day now. Otherwise Mr. Pope...STFU.
Funny ... I just blamed it on Islam.
I’d he said all this, there are about 10 preposterous statements in there.
Someone must apprise the Pope of the Muslim problem. He appears to be unaware.
Does he realize Christians are being murdered? I have not heard him address it.
Is it possible he has dementia or is drug addicted? Seriously.
Thank you.
I’ve been saying right along that besides being a staunch communist, he has dementia.
http://caritasetveritas.com/2013/03/the-myth-of-vatican-wealth-on-helping-the-poor/
The Vatican needs to send this guy’s ass back to Argentina. Marxist popes just don’t cut it. The whole world is coming apart so he runs over and joins the dark side. My old Army dog tags say Roman Catholic on them. I think I’ll take them to the Vatican and throw them over the fence. It worked for Hanoi Boi and his medals.
Really? He’s sitting on a goldmine.
I am so sick of this Pope. Where is Sinead O’Connor when you need her?
What a flaming idiot.
“Capitalism allows the individual other options beyond that of being poor.” — Captain Compassion
There didn't seem to be a problem coughing up the cash to pay off the sex abuse cases.
its quite possible that El Frankie is that WOLF in Sheeps clothing “ that we have all been waiting for”...
Hmmmmmmm, after reading his statements here, that's a tough question!
In related news, wild bears were seen using pay toilets at the local mall.
You do realize that perverts occur in the priesthood at the same rate as the general population and any profession you can name, including yours?
Francis is on the payroll of S0r0$?
This, coming from the wealthiest organization in the world, in rich.
Translation: if everyone ELSE wouldjust give part of what they own we could make the whole planet EQUAL but don't dare touch any of MY $$$
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.