I say the Pope is an idiot on economics, and that he should shut up about it, as he is driving away people who otherwise might be open to the Church.
Somebody is confusing capitalism with cronyism, don’t know if it’s the Pope or the writer, but for damn sure, if it continues, it will result in a blood bath without ever touching the true oligarchs and their cronies.
That’s how it always works when people who should know better peddle the politics of greed.
When you ask governments to steal from the rich to aid the poor, you presume a benevolence foreign to mankind.
The rulers will use the power to destroy their enemies and purchase the loyalty of his beneficiaries. All the while enriching themselves and preserving their power.
This is the definition of tyranny.
Religious freedom will die in this environment.
Obama's Church: Gospel of Hate
Kathy Shaidle, FrontPageMag.com
Monday, April 07, 2008
In March of 2007, FOX News host Sean Hannity had engaged Obama’s pastor in a heated interview about his Church’s teachings. For many viewers, the ensuing shouting match was their first exposure to "Black Liberation Theology"...
Like the pro-communist Liberation Theology that swept Central America in the 1980s and was repeatedly condemned by Pope John Paul II, Black Liberation Theology combines warmed-over 1960s vintage Marxism with carefully distorted biblical passages. However, in contrast to traditional Marxism, it emphasizes race rather than class. The Christian notion of "salvation" in the afterlife is superseded by "liberation" on earth, courtesy of the establishment of a socialist utopia.
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=30CD9E14-B0C9-4F8C-A0A6-A896F0F44F02
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Catholics for Marx [Liberation Theology]
By Fr. Robert Sirico
FrontPageMagazine.com | Thursday, June 03, 2004
In the days when the Superpowers were locked in a Cold War, Latin America seethed with revolution, and millions lived behind an iron curtain, a group of theologians concocted a novel idea within the history of Christianity. They proposed to combine the teachings of Jesus with the teachings of Marx as a way of justifying violent revolution to overthrow the economics of capitalism.
The Gospels were re-rendered not as doctrine impacting on the human soul but rather as windows into the historical dialectic of class struggle. These "liberation theologians" saw every biblical criticism of the rich as a mandate to expropriate the expropriating owners of capital, and every expression of compassion for the poor as a call for an uprising by the proletarian class of peasants and workers.
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=460782B7-35CC-4C9E-A2C5-93832067C7CD
In my youth I spent many a long afternoon in a great lump of limestone that was our local library, courtesy of a rich man, a super rich man by any measure, Andrew Carnegie.
He was able to fund all the gifts he did because he was rich and over time he did far more for the poor than all the soup kitchens ever did.
The Pope simply does not understand what feeding sheep really entails.
The only actual quote I see in this propaganda piece is the one of Bill Cosby’s.
Nice try, commie.
If every single bit of all wealth were to be suddenly redistributed tomorrow so that all people had the same share, it would take no more than six months for things to return to exactly the way they are now.
I love Pope Francis; I think his heart’s in the right place, but hasn’t he heard the parable of teaching a man to fish?
"Yo Don Ciccio (Eytie for Father Frankie) ma che cazzo fai?"
Two fairly recent related articles from the Washington Times...
What Bible is Pope Francis reading?
http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/reawakening-liberty/2013/dec/18/what-bible-pope-francis-reading/
An American Catholic responds to Pope Francis
http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/edge-precipice/2013/dec/28/american-catholic-responds-pope-francis-i/
OK, what does taking care of the poor really mean? In all the pomp and robes the Church shows off, taking care of the poor is our responsibility. What I mean by this is, you have a neighbor who is out of work and can’t feed his family even on UE, you help him and his family. Or another neighbor needs to fix a fence and can’t afford 100 dollars for materials, go buy them and help him apply them. The LW’s ideal of taxation because Jesus wanted that is ridiculous because nowhere in Scripture can that be found. Jesus did feed the poor, but He also delivered a message if repentance and Salvation to the needy. They had to respond. So, if we are going to feed the masses, we have the same responsibility Jesus had and that is to preach the Gospel, and offer them the plan of salvation. Liberals want us to give our food and money and pay for “administrators” to distribute the food and get a paycheck and benefits for doing it. And the administrators for the most part live and eat better than the givers and the poor. Jesus would call them money changers, and curse them. Liberals wouldn’t want that you know. Just sayin’
this writer is as delusional as the pope is…..
The author is warping the words of Pope Francis. Progressives will always warp someones words to their own benefit, and the Pope is not above their secular craziness. Whatever the Pope believes about capitalism, or whether he fully understands economics, is irrelevant. He has stated unequivocally that the marxist ideology is intrinsically wrong, and he has spoken out mostly against cronyism or greed commonly observed in capitalism. That is always misconstrued by weak-minded, foolish progressives as anti-capitalist sentiment; it is not.
Part of the ever escalating “war” against all Christians, whether Catholic or Protestant.
I say-first consider the qualifications of the “journalist” as to his/her ability to accurately paraphrase whatever the Pope has actually said.
As a recent parable-Tina Fey, a female comedian on a TV show, while mocking Sarah Palin, was accurately and correctly quoted as saying “I can see Russia from my house”.
That “quote” is falsely attributed to Sarah Palin, based on sheer repetition of a satire.
I say - I would very much prefer to have a conversation with the Pope, than I would with the "Tina Fey" types.
I can’t remember having these problems with previous Popes.
Perhaps Francis talks too much.
does this mean I can get part of the govt workers pension?....I mean they can “share” can’t they?
Really?
“I don’t like it. No sir, I don’t like it at all!”
"In America, nearly 1 in 4 children go to bed hungry every night," her letter continued. "Due to neglect, our neighborhoods are crumbling and millions of individuals who are homeless seek but do not find shelter each day.
"In the U.S. Congress, the CBC continues to be a voice for the voiceless, and your compelling calls for economic and social justice reflect our own. You are prompting the world to see that if we do not act with urgency, we will all endure the consequences of an indelibly fractured world. We stand with you in your appeal against complacency, and we admire your courage in working to make sure the Catholic Church is deeply engaged in the most pressing issues of our time." In an interview, Fudge said she sent the letter because she believes it's important for the Pope to know "there are a lot of people who agree with and support what he's doing," as he continues to make his mark
do you know of any brilliant economists or democratic governmental leaders from Argentina???....you still don’t