Check the date. The Church has held this teaching since 1891 (at the earliest!)
It’s not what I’ve been hearing from pulpits and as a collective voice. The “give to the poor” has been mangled into a sympathy (at least) with socialism, if not an informal backing. The protestant churches I’ve attended don’t even veil their “redistribute the earnings” socialist message.
I know it’s old. The teaching has been around for 117 years. I posted it in news partly out of humor and partly to underscore the fact that most people are truly unaware of Catholic Church fundamental teachings (including many Catholics.)
I got tired of hearing the “I’m voting for Obama because he wants to help people” argument from Catholics, as if abortion was the only, albeit extremely important, difference.