Posted on 02/06/2018 8:50:32 AM PST by NRx
The chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences praised the 'extraordinary' Communist state
“Right now, those who are best implementing the social doctrine of the Church are the Chinese,” a senior Vatican official has said.
Bishop Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, praised the Communist state as “extraordinary”, saying: “You do not have shantytowns, you do not have drugs, young people do not take drugs”. Instead, there is a “positive national conscience”.
The bishop told the Spanish-language edition of Vatican Insider that in China “the economy does not dominate politics, as happens in the United States, something Americans themselves would say.”
Bishop Sánchez Sorondo said that China was implementing Pope Francis’s encyclical Laudato Si’ better than many other countries and praised it for defending Paris Climate Accord. “In that, it is assuming a moral leadership that others have abandoned”, he added.
He accused US president Donald Trump of being “manipulated” by global oil firms, and said that, as opposed to those who follow “liberal thought”, the Chinese are working for the greater good of the planet.
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Does not surprise me one bit
the best possible interpretation is that this leftist @$$hole is simply deceived by his own ignorance, when in fact he actually knows nothing about reality in China
That's not surprising since China is a totalitarian state and the people have no voice in either the economy or politics. This "priest" is a fascist.
“This spirit of love and compassion make us different from other social workers. The Church’s charitable activity is a contemplation of the presence of Jesus, who made Himself present, in the hungry, in the naked, in the sick and the homeless. That’s why, Mother Teresa said to her Missionaries of Charity,- “We are not social workers, we are really contemplatives right in the heart of the world, for we are touching the body of Christ — twenty-four hours.”
Francis and his administration have gone too far.
Welcome to our post-modern world, where Communism passes for Catholicism.
That is why the social doctrine of the church is horrible. When the RC ruled central Italy the Papal States were a synonym for corruption and backwardness. This is coming a Catholic.
Here are some words:
"One child" policy.
Compulsory abortion.
Reeducation camps.
None of these things are compatible with Catholic social doctrine.
Well then, I’m sure the Church won’t object to being taxed.
I especially like their policy toward national identity, borders, and illegal migration. If you really want to there mon signor.
Sooo China’s “One-Child Policy” and Forced Abortions squares with the Catechism? Really?
What a moron.
How much of the Catholic church has gone over to the other side? The pope, obviously, but how much of the hierarchy?
Listen, you men in dresses, read Divini Redemptoris! Are you too stupid to do that?
What an indictment of Catholicism.
And the little girl in that picture is holding what looks like a smart phone.
Some truths in his words, but have nothing to do with “implementing the social doctrine of the Church” .
It's not an indictment of Catholicism. It's a false statement. Anyone with a brain, and the ability to read, will have no trouble understanding that.
Chinese Christians who were executed would tend to... disagree...
Yeah, I noticed that. How odd!
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