“I bet that passage in Acts where the disciples pooled what they had and shared all things in common, doesn’t sit well with you either”
That doesn’t mean they disavowed private ownership of property or the means of production. Barnabas still owned property, Ananias still owned property as did Mark’s mother. Contributions were raised as needed from people who worked like Paul, Priscilla and Aquilla.
They considered themselves stewards of what God had entrusted them with which concept is the basis of the Puritan work ethic. The tithe was a tax on the “increase” or profit, a capitalist term.
Agreed.
If anyone can find any official church documents which indicate that the Catholic Church is opposed to private ownership of property, I'd love to see them.
It's crazy that we should even be discussing this.