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In an EWTN "World Over Live with Raymond Arroyo" show aired a just few days ago, Cardinal Raymond Burke, who now works over in the Vatican with Pope Francis, said (in reference to another statement made by Pope Francis) that the Pope’s statements are “not altogether easy to interpret”, and I believe that comment would apply equally as well to this latest series of statements Pope Francis has now made about Marxists and Marxism. Here's what Cardinal Burke said:

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Asked how he’d interpret that, Cardinal Burke, the head of the Vatican’s highest court, the Apostolic Signatura, responded that that the Pope "doesn't state that," admitting however that the Pope’s statements are “not altogether easy to interpret.” (Source)

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(See video directly here -- Raymond Arroyo Interview with Cardinal Raymond Burke -- begins at 14:54 of the video.)

Keeping an open mind, my own view is that Pope Francis is looking at Marxists knowing that God has converted Marxists in the past and they've become "former Marxists / good Christians", and God can convert current Marxists in the future and they will also become "former Marxists / good Christians", which are the good kind of Marxists. (This could apply as well to all sinners, murderers, Muslim terrorists, democrats, atheists, mainstream mediacs, etc.)

That said, it was unfortunate that Pope Francis used the term "trickle-down", as we heard the demonrats call Reagan's economic program "trickle-down" economics for more than eight years. Reagan's economic program ultimately lowered unemployment, and provided increased opportunities for Americans, but did not (and could not) guarantee economic equality for all Americans, as Americans must choose to grab hold of their opportunities and take full advantage of them -- they are not forced upon them.

(This is just like Pope Francis being able to offer everyone the opportunity to become good Christians, but he cannot force them to all become good Christians -- they have to personally grab hold of the opportunities presented to them, and take advantage of those opportunities themselves to become good Christians.)