It IS a strange message isn’t it?
I get it ... Jesus led by example & stressed matters of the heart & soul over material comfort.
He instructed us to help the poor.
While many assume this help is usually financial - it also involves seeking the root attitudes & behaviors causing the poverty.
Capitalism is not perfect but has done far more to alleviate poverty than any other economic system.
Maybe a better idea will come along some day.
Until then - it appears our Pope is rejecting the most useful tool in alleviating the misery of the poor.
And the more the world demonizes & attacks capitalism - the less relief will be provided by the producers.
The poor masses are more easily controlled, especially if the government is the ones who have the food and money.
People who are independent and successful on their own have no need to depend on the government and are less likely to be willing to trade their freedom for necessities.