Posted on 11/27/2013 3:29:16 PM PST by navysealdad
In a far-ranging 50,000 word statement released by Pope Francis on Tuesday, he illustrated that he is sympathetic to the tenets of liberation theology and hostile to capitalism.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
Jeez, and he started off so well.
I definitely hope this is not true.
State-controlled economies cause poverty and suffering.
Bet you my last five dollars that he just gave the IDIOTS a reason to start liking him.
Chances that anyone here will read all 50, 000 words to find out? Chances that someone here will claim they’ve read all 50, 000 words?
No capitalism,no church.
He should move the Vatican to North Korea I guess.
“While the earnings of a minority are growing exponentially, so too is the gap separating the majority from the prosperity enjoyed by those happy few. This imbalance is the result of ideologies which defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation. Consequently, they reject the right of states, charged with vigilance for the common good, to exercise any form of control. A new tyranny is thus born, invisible and often virtual, which unilaterally and relentlessly imposes its own laws and rules. Debt and the accumulation of interest also make it difficult for countries to realize the potential of their own economies and keep citizens from enjoying their real purchasing power. To all this we can add widespread corruption and self-serving tax evasion, which have taken on worldwide dimensions. The thirst for power and possessions knows no limits. In this system, which tends to devour everything which stands in the way of increased profits, whatever is fragile, like the environment, is defenseless before the interests of a deified market, which become the only rule... With this in mind, I encourage financial experts and political leaders to ponder the words of one of the sages of antiquity: “Not to share one’s wealth with the poor is to steal from them and to take away their livelihood. It is not our own goods which we hold, but theirs”.
” Welfare projects, which meet certain urgent needs, should be considered merely temporary responses...We can no longer trust in the unseen forces and the invisible hand of the market. Growth in justice requires more than economic growth, while presupposing such growth: it requires decisions, programmes, mechanisms and processes specifically geared to a better distribution of income, the creation of sources of employment and an integral promotion of the poor which goes beyond a simple welfare mentality. I am far from proposing an irresponsible populism, but the economy can no longer turn to remedies that are a new poison, such as attempting to increase profits by reducing the work force and thereby adding to the ranks of the excluded.
205. I ask God to give us more politicians capable of sincere and effective dialogue aimed at healing the deepest roots – and not simply the appearances – of the evils in our world! Politics, though often denigrated, remains a lofty vocation and one of the highest forms of charity, inasmuch as it seeks the common good.[174] We need to be convinced that charity “is the principle not only of micro-relationships (with friends, with family members or within small groups) but also of macro-relationships (social, economic and political ones)”.[175] I beg the Lord to grant us more politicians who are genuinely disturbed by the state of society, the people, the lives of the poor! It is vital that government leaders and financial leaders take heed and broaden their horizons, working to ensure that all citizens have dignified work, education and healthcare...
... Indeed, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find local solutions for enormous global problems which overwhelm local politics with difficulties to resolve. If we really want to achieve a healthy world economy, what is needed at this juncture of history is a more efficient way of interacting which, with due regard for the sovereignty of each nation, ensures the economic well-being of all countries, not just of a few.”
For anyone who wants to read it.
I'm not too sure about that. People think Jesuits are conservative because they wear black cassocks (and know how to pronounce "nuclear"). They aren't. I thought this Pope was going to be interesting, right from the get-go.
Liberation theology is Satan getting a toe in the tent
Pope Francis will do great damage in the world. He will serve as an inspiration to economic leftists across the globe. It is sad that some good men, like Pope Francis, are so ignorant when it comes to economics. It is truly regrettable that Pope Francis doesn’t understand that free markets are what pull people out of poverty, NOT government social welfare programs.
who translated it?
Possibly product of Argentina. Very left wing country.
The Pope will find the left become even more rabid about him embracing gays, women priests etc.
He and the rest of the Catholic hierarcy. Bunch of socialists who are too short sighted to understand which side their bread is buttered on.
Jeez, and he started off so well.
Barnhardt Knew....
Just read up on her take on the pope when he first came on board...
People who have never been in business are seldom competent to advise busines. but do it anyway. (
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