I believe the Pope is speaking to some people (I know of) who make $300,000 annually with $600,000 in bonuses whose families’ lives are in shambles because they work so much and for what end result? More stuff?
He’s speaking to countries whose people’s lives are so enslaved to their government with no freedom and no access to anything but another day of misery.
He’s asking people to change their hearts. To reflect on what is TRULY important in life. To love our neighbor as ourselves or MORE stuff?
He's also asked for Gov'ts to adopt policies to allow for more "equality".
If he were just calling on individuals to give to the poor I'd be all for it. But he's asking for MORE activist Gov't...which is just what Obama wants.
His statements are straight from the marxist handbook.
But because the pope said it, all the catholic pollyannas thinks he means something else.
This constant effort to twist the plain language of this marxist is telling.
Why should anyone listen to a catholic? They can't be honest and the meaning of words changes in a Clintonian fasion.