Posted on 01/14/2015 6:40:23 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Wow! Venezuela bishops tell Pope Francis the downside of socialism and communism
Pope Francis, a native of Argentina, has established himself as a critic of capitalism, but now he has received a statement from the bishops of Venezuela offering some insight on that Latin American nation’s experience with socialism and Marxism. I am not an expert on the internal workings of the Catholic Church, but this strikes me as an extraordinary move. Writing in Investor’s Business Daily, Monica Showalter lays out the message the bishops delivered:
Venezuela's bishops Monday blamed "Marxist socialism" and "communism" by name for the horrors and chaos gripping their country, according to a story in El Universal.
The bishops said the long lines of people trying to buy food and other basic necessities and the constant rise in prices are the result of the government's decision to "impose a political-economic system of socialist, Marxist or communist," which is "totalitarian and centralist" and "undermines the freedom and rights of individuals and associations."
The Venezuelan bishops specifically stated that the private sector was critical for the well being of the country. The document, read by Monsignor Diego Padron in Spanish, said the country needs "a new entrepreneurial spirit with audacity and creativity."
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Died at age 93 after a long and colorful life that included 35 yrs. in a Filipino mission. Spent the war in a Japanese internment camp. Picked up the habit of chewing tobacco which he did all his life. When he died at 93, New York State could not resist listing “tobacco use” as a contributing cause of death on his death certificate.
How much misery has been brought to the world by those who proclaim themselves to be indefatigable advocates for the poor.
Fr. Joseph Fessio
Please. It was Benito Mussolini who was a Fascist. Adolf Hitler was a National Socialist.
Not that there's a whole lot of difference between the two, but distinctions are important.
I’m sure that to the purist, there are many differences.
And, to the realist, there are many similarities: near complete (complete?) control of commercial and industrial resources, complete seizure of political authority, summary imprisonment of dissidents, war making foreign policy, etc.
It’s close enough for me, thanks.
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