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Pope F speaks against "economic practices built on exclusion... attitudes that view persons as disposable."
This comes from his encyclical Evangelii Guadium
In Our Sunday Visitor a Catholic newspaper, an article says that Pope Fr's critique of [as practiced?] market capitalism falls squarely within the Church's Tradition of social teaching.
In that enclyclical, the pope deplored "an economy of exclusion..." noting that "such an economy kills." How can it be news that the stock market loses 2 points but not that an old man dies from the cold?
That last is not in quotes, by the way (written by OSV writer [as is much of the following]).
Some of the claims in this work had a frosty reception from some... who argue that the pope is adopting a left-wing view... The pope claims the trickle down theory has not been proven.
But opponents say that as wealth grows, poverty declines. In 3rd world countries poverty has declined from 24% to 12% from 1990 to 2013.
Conservative [I am one!] say the problem is not market capitalism but the lack of it...
The pope says the disparity between rich and poor has increased, but as we who follow the news know, that is the fault of the LEFTIES in charge in the Administration. Median income has declined by $3000/yr in this country (USA). There are almost twice as many people on food stamps now compared to the years b4 Pres O..
The pope says that when money becomes an idol men and women are reduced to mere instruments of a social and economic system... huge numbers [of people]... are cast aside
Who can argue with that?
The pope cannot accept a passive view that the market will resolve of its own accord the challenge of poverty, says that "markets...cannot enjoy an absolute autonomy." He speaks of "programs, mechanisms... geared to a better distribution of resources, to job creation... and to improving the lot of those who are excluded."
This is what causes suspicion [with yours truly as well] that the pope advocates for more state intervention in the economy (hopefully not in the USA??). He speaks of how the environment is affected as well [?] but says that his concern has nothing to do with ideologies that see mankind itself as the problem.
He speaks of 3 examples of trying to destroy nature:
Amen to that
He says
"The gospel does not condemn the rich but the worship of wealth--that idolatry which renders people deaf to the cry of the poor."
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This comes from his encyclical Evangelii Guadium
In Our Sunday Visitor a Catholic newspaper, an article says that Pope Fr's critique of [as practiced?] market capitalism falls squarely within the Church's Tradition of social teaching.
In that enclyclical, the pope deplored "an economy of exclusion..." noting that "such an economy kills." How can it be news that the stock market loses 2 points but not that an old man dies from the cold?
That last is not in quotes, by the way (written by OSV writer [as is much of the following]).
Some of the claims in this work had a frosty reception from some... who argue that the pope is adopting a left-wing view... The pope claims the trickle down theory has not been proven.
But opponents say that as wealth grows, poverty declines. In 3rd world countries poverty has declined from 24% to 12% from 1990 to 2013.
Conservative [I am one!] say the problem is not market capitalism but the lack of it...
The pope says the disparity between rich and poor has increased, but as we who follow the news know, that is the fault of the LEFTIES in charge in the Administration. Median income has declined by $3000/yr in this country (USA). There are almost twice as many people on food stamps now compared to the years b4 Pres O..
The pope says that when money becomes an idol men and women are reduced to mere instruments of a social and economic system... huge numbers [of people]... are cast aside
Who can argue with that?
"Let us seek to build a society where the good of human beings rather than money is at the center."
The pope cannot accept a passive view that the market will resolve of its own accord the challenge of poverty, says that "markets...cannot enjoy an absolute autonomy." He speaks of "programs, mechanisms... geared to a better distribution of resources, to job creation... and to improving the lot of those who are excluded."
This is what causes suspicion [with yours truly as well] that the pope advocates for more state intervention in the economy (hopefully not in the USA??). He speaks of how the environment is affected as well [?] but says that his concern has nothing to do with ideologies that see mankind itself as the problem.
He speaks of 3 examples of trying to destroy nature:
- nuclear weapons
- genetic manipulation
- gender theories that fail to respect the created order
Amen to that
He says
"The gospel does not condemn the rich but the worship of wealth--that idolatry which renders people deaf to the cry of the poor."
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