The fact is, Americans have ALWAYS had a “place at the table” for the less fortunate, and certainly needn’t be lectured on that regard by somebody who runs one of the world’s most affluent and successful business operations. Perhaps less artwork and guilded architecture in his own operation would allow for more charity worldwide in that regard.
The problem here in America is that we have a decreasing percentage of the population able and willing to work for a living and
1) an increasing percentage of people who either outright refuse to do so and are deteremined to live on the forced charity of others,
2) people who sneak across our borders and earn a living here while not contributing towards the social security safety net funded by working citizens, and
3)those who have lost their jobs due to the failure of government to create an atmosphere more conducive towards retaining American jobs in America.
Nonetheless, we still manage to adequately feed, cloth, house and educate the overwhelming mass of our population.
We can’t do this for the entire world even though American charity overseas far exceeds that of most other nations by far.
The College of Cardinals selected one of the very least qualified candidates to occupy the Chair of St. Peter in many a decade.
Good point. I'd venture a guess that the Pope's remarks - and the Democrats' mantra - about the need for "social justice" or reducing the "wealth gap" are less relevant to the United States than just about any other country in the world. The poor in America generally enjoy a higher standard of living than in any other country in the world - which is a major reason why the US is so attractive to Third World immigrants.