Posted on 07/28/2019 8:46:23 AM PDT by bitt
The Jesuit flagship publication in the United States, America magazine, has published an article defending Marxism and comparing the murderous, atheist ideology to Christianity.
In “The Catholic Case for Communism,” America writer Dean Dettloff says that the militant atheism of Marxist politics is “understandable” because “Christianity has so often been a force allied to the ruling powers that exploit the poor.”
As a number of prospective presidential candidates from the Democrat party are openly donning the mantle of socialism, America took the issue one step further, suggesting that the negative reaction to “Bernie Sanders’s inspiring 2016 primary bid and the electoral success of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib” represents a “revival of socialist hysteria.”
Dettloff showcases Marxist priests “like Herbert McCabe, O.P., Ernesto and Fernando Cardenal, S.J., Frei Betto, O.P., Camilo Torres” who “have been inspired by communists and in many places contributed to communist and communist-influenced movements as members,” as if the corruption of Catholic clergy were grounds for supporting Marxism.
“Many of my friends in the Party for Socialism and Liberation, for example, a Marxist-Leninist party, are churchgoing Christians or folks without a grudge against their Christian upbringing,” Dettloff declares, “as are lots of people in the radical wing of the Democratic Socialists of America.”
The writer then describes Christianity as just another ideological “faction” alongside other factions, such as communism.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
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Always remember that the difference between a Jesuit and a Protestant is that the Protestant admits that they are not Catholic.
Helping those in need is NOT "Communism".
Providing disincentives that undermine individual responsibility is NOT "Catholic".
Not new, surprising, or interesting news, but the first time I’ve actually seen it in print.
The goal of communism is to create a worldly paradise. Such a thing can never exist until God makes the world part of his kingdom first. Until then, Satan is the god of this world, as Paul says in 2 Corinthians 4:4. But the real goal of communism is to replace God with the state, so that moral authority is no longer in God’s hands. The 10 Commandments also says “thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s goods”, which is the very essence of socialism and communism. Or can we just overlook God’s commandments in this case?
Amen x 100
There is NO case.
Communism by definition is atheistic.
Forced giving has no virtue attached to it.
Giving up your self determination is stupid.
Centralizing all power is FECKING stupid abd un American
Go away assholes.
A Jesuit who favors communism? Reminds me of the current Jesuit Pope.
Why do Jesuits love mass-murder of citizens by Communist governments?
https://hawaii.edu/powerkills/COM.ART.HTM
I’ve heard other things about the Jesuits: that they are a bastion for gays and now this about communism. The thing that disturbs me the most is that many Catholic authorities see world economics as a zero sum pie, not and an expanding pie. It’s an old view probably dating back to St. Thomas Aquinas. San Francisco has a big Jesuit community and attacks many of them from around the country. It’s not surprising that communism is in vogue: everything the devil vouches for becomes in vogue with certain Catholics.
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I assume you are not talking to me.
Don’t try to tag protestants with the blasphemous beliefs of the Jesuits. They are yours not ours.
The Jesuits have always been nominally Catholic, but the Catholic Church has always been clear on its condemnation of communism.
The Church takes the position that a culture and economy are not simply a struggle for primacy between labor and capital, but rather that the Church needs to be a third seat at the table to advocate for justice, family, and the inherent human rights that come with being created in the image of God. Unfortunately, like all institutions made up of flawed humans, the Church and clergy have not always acted accordingly.
It costs 6 bucks to visit Karl Marx’s grave.
A visit to Adam Smith’s is free.
Grifters gonna grift.
The “Catholic case for communism” is the same as the “Catholic case for violating ‘Thou shalt not steal’ and ‘Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s goods.’ “ ... i.e. ... “None”.
But I'd wager that He didn't mean what goes on (and has gone on) in North Korea,Venezuela,etc.
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