Speaking about the lack of catechesis, the Pope addressed the following words in April. Justice and truth demands we study his words carefully and give assent. I for one, cannot see any defect in his words. Hatred, dishonesty, corruption in business are indeed great evils, as are immoral thoughts, so rightly spoken of by the Pope. Let us continue to pray for the Pope.
In consequence of this ignorance, they do not consider it a crime to excite and nourish hatred against their neighbor, to enter into most unjust contracts, to do business in dishonest fashion, to hold the funds of others at an exorbitant interest rate, and to commit other iniquities no less reprehensible. They are, moreover, ignorant of the law of Christ which not only condemns immoral actions but also forbids deliberate immoral thoughts and desires...thereby multiplying their sins above the number of the hairs of the head.
These persons are found, we deem it necessary to repeat, not merely among the poor of the people...but also among those in the higher walks of life. The immense multitude of the non-owning workers on the one hand and the enormous riches of certain very wealthy men on the other establish an unanswerable argument that the riches which are so abundantly produced in our age of "industrialism," as it is called, are not rightly distributed and equitably made available to the various classes of the people.
Therefore, with all our strength and effort we must strive that at least in the future the abundant fruits of production will accrue equitably to those who are rich and will be distributed in ample sufficiency among the workers.
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Rich coming from him—one of the most corrupt, sinful popes in history.
*The curse of our time is neo-liberalism and predatory capitalism.* Gunter Grass. *Everything uttered out of this man's mouth is bile.* There is no nuance in the remark by Vox Cantoris, no respect for moral discourse. He views this papacy in simplistic black and white terms, almost Manichean and thus anti-Christian terms. Whittaker Chambers, a prophetic anti-communist voice, would not have used the term *communist* in such a careless fashion; Vox Cantoris sounds as if he belongs in the Joe McCarthy camp. Pope Francis may well have been influenced by Liberation Theology which Pope John Paul II condemned, but John Paul himself spoke out about predatory capitalism, poverty, and the erosion of workers' rights etc. And I think John Paul would have agreed with Gunter Grass.
Mr. Haggerty, I suggest you take back your accusations.
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