Pope slams Capitalism, Economic inequality...

[Humanist_Activist]

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/01/01-4

Pope Benedict XVI said in his New Year’s peace message today that the world was under threat from unbridled capitalism.

The pope said "hotbeds of tension and confrontation caused by the growing inequality between rich and poor and the prevalence of a selfish and individualistic mentality also expressed by unregulated financial capitalism."

The 85-year-old Catholic Church leader spoke at a New Year's Day Mass in the Vatican, then greeted a crowd of tens of thousands outside St Peter's Basilica. The Catholic Church marks its World Day of Peace on New Year's Day with events around the world.

Oh wait, sorry, wrong Pope, this is the BAD one.

[Enthusiast]

1. But he was right about this.

[Humanist_Activist]

2. Yeah, but I distinctly don't remember people thinking he was the best thing since sliced bread...

because he said it, contrast with how the current Pope is treated.

[Enthusiast]

3. You have to look at everything he said.

The current Pope expressed the need for more tolerance and other things more in keeping with the 21st Century.

[Humanist_Activist]

4. What tolerance? He reiterates the same shit as the last pope and the Catechism of the...

Catholic church, how is that more keeping with the 21st century? Has he apologized for his past actions, advocating against the civil rights of people, has he changed his OWN positions on various social issues(LGBT rigthts, women's rights, choice, contraception)? If not, then what fucking tolerance?

[Vashta Nerada]

5. Look at that.

"Oh, Pope Francis is better than the last one!!!!!! 111111elevens"



They're the same.

But what do I know. I'm just part of the DU Pope Haters League.

[SidDithers]

6. But Ratz didn't drive a Renault...

and he sat in a big chair. So he's completely different than Francis.

Completely.

Sid

[RainDog]

7. tomato, tomahto

however, if the current Pope is selling his image as a reformer and right-wingers are taking offense, that's better than being ignored, I suppose.

at least this Pope's pronouncement has made it into the media vomitorium and, essentially, publicly denounced Paul Ryan, professional catholic politician™

Catholics who try to attach their belief to right wing economic policy are involved in heresy, since the words of this Pope were a "mission statement" for his papacy.

That means those Catholics, like Paul Ryan, who promote unregulated capitalism are in direct violation of the pope's divine mission on earth.

I can't wait to hear how they reconcile their justifications for other political positions if they refuse to accept this statement of how a catholic should live in this world.