Through an even darker glass: On knocking the popes for socialism.... (Catholic Caucus)

Catholic Culture ^ | July 7, 2015 | Jeff Mirus

[ex-snook]

"The word “socialism” has a clear and specific meaning. It refers to a system in which all things are held in common. In practice, this always means that the State owns all the means of production and private property is denied. "

I though that was communism.

[bufferina]

Pope Francis seems Marxist to me. And he is the reason why I am no longer Catholic.

Taking my stuff and giving to other people is socialism, isn’t it?

If I want to give my stuff to other people, that’s up to me.

I help my neighbor. He’s been out of work for a long time now (2 years?) and has no income. Lost unemployment. When I go to the store, I buy extra and tell him I overbought. I don’t want to make him feel small. This is up to me.

If someone took it from me and gave it to him or anybody else, that would be socialism.

No?

I wish Pope Francis would retire!

[NYer]

Pope Francis seems Marxist to me. And he is the reason why I am no longer Catholic.

You mean to say that Pope Francis is your excuse for abandoning the church founded by Christ. As Catholics, we follow Church teaching, not the pope's comments.