[grania]

When did giving economics advice become part of the Pope's job description?

He's a head of state and he's Pope. Part of his job description is to have wisdom to convey Christian values.

Isn't part of what he's doing is to encourage discussion of his values? A discussion of greed is not inappropriate.

[from occupied ga]

A discussion of greed is not inappropriate.

From your use of the word "greed" and the pope's comments it appears that neither one of you knows jack about economics, wealth creation or human motivation.

[vbmoneyspender]

He talked about economic systems that he wants to change. If he wants to do that, he should resign as Pope and either run for political office in Argentina or become an economics professor.

And he might want to rethink the proposition that economic systems cause greed rather than human nature. When he says stuff like that he sounds like a foolish left-wing undergrad.