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Douglas Carpenter

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Thu Dec 5, 2013, 09:14 AM Dec 2013

WorldNetDaily Ties Pope Francis To The KGB [View all]

Earlier this week, WorldNetDaily argued that Pope Francis’ criticism of capitalism is making Jesus Christ “weep in heaven.” Now, the conservative outlet is trying to use the new pope’s social justice teachings to tie him to the KGB. Of course, social justice has been a core teaching of the Roman Catholic Church — among other Christian denominations — since long before Francis became pope. In a column entitled “Communism and the Pope,” WND’s Ileana Johnson Paugh writes that she “traces Francis’ thinking to KGB-influence in S. America” and argues that social justice is not connected to the teachings of Jesus Christ but actually a “Soviet communist-led idea” that helped the KGB “infiltrate” the Catholic Church. -


The Latin American pope from Buenos Aires spoke for the masses that are still waiting for “social justice.” Yet the United States always pledges and helps when tragedy strikes; Americans give generously of their wealth, time and expertise. “Social justice” is an entirely different manufactured creature. According to Lt. Gen. Ion Pacepa, the Soviet communist-led idea of “social justice” was infiltrated successfully by the KGB into Latin America’s Catholic Church as a religious movement called “liberation theology.” The goal was to “incite Latin America’s poor to rebel against the ‘institutionalized violence of poverty’ generated by the United States.” (Lt. Gen. Ion Mihai Pacepa, “Disinformation,” WND Books, 2013) From the government’s point of view, what kind of “social justice” are the masses waiting for when pining for socialism and communism? They are waiting to vote again and again for the same individuals and socialist or communist governments that brought them to poverty and kept them perennially downtrodden. They are waiting for socialist governments to give them welfare and free minimal health care through Castro clinics while they stay home and procreate more dependents. They are waiting for the redistribution of wealth from productive citizens. They are enslaved to their governments that decide their daily lives, yet they are told their enslavement is the United States’ fault.
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WorldNetDaily Ties Pope Francis To The KGB [View all] Douglas Carpenter Dec 2013 OP
I have conservative Catholic friends bitchkitty Dec 2013 #1
The word has gone out from those that pay the bloggers, spread hate for this pope. Ikonoklast Dec 2013 #15
This is precisely why we must look upon this as an opportunity Vietnameravet Dec 2013 #17
Agree. ananda Dec 2013 #19
Wasn't World Nut Daily okay with the former Nazi Pope? zbdent Dec 2013 #2
There seem to be a clear and ancient tradition regarding this particular point: struggle4progress Dec 2013 #3
"The eye of a needle" olegramps Dec 2013 #5
So what's... thc420 Dec 2013 #7
No, not hardly. You must have never read my posts. It is just a point of interest. olegramps Dec 2013 #27
I wonder how someone knows yesphan Dec 2013 #10
Actually, archaeologists have found no evidence for such a place. Rozlee Dec 2013 #12
I appreciate everyone's comments. olegramps Dec 2013 #29
I have heard that nonsense my whole life. But it is not true. Jesus meant what he said Douglas Carpenter Dec 2013 #18
That is revisionist interpretation of that passage. zeemike Dec 2013 #21
Weep tears of joy, more likely... Hayabusa Dec 2013 #4
With a source like WorldNetDaily writing about it ... meegbear Dec 2013 #6
Weeklyworldnews is better. L0oniX Dec 2013 #14
So stupid. Larabee9898 Dec 2013 #8
URP Augiedog Dec 2013 #9
I say give the Insane Right more rope! Rex Dec 2013 #11
This is so cool. This forces Catholics to choose sides. Katashi_itto Dec 2013 #13
Finally, a pope who walks the walk and what? he's an evil communist?! Not Sure Dec 2013 #16
The RW Rabbit-hole grows ever deeper. nt CJCRANE Dec 2013 #20
knr Douglas Carpenter Dec 2013 #22
COMMIE POPE A KGB DOPE! JaneyVee Dec 2013 #23
This will be fun to watch Gothmog Dec 2013 #24
It is rumored that he was actually born in Argentina, not Italy KamaAina Dec 2013 #28
Lol, so WorldNutDaily thinks the Pope is a 'commie'. He sure is upsetting all the 'Right' people. sabrina 1 Dec 2013 #25
this WND-FrontPage-P2-WACL axis says EVERYONE is a Commie: MisterP Dec 2013 #26
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