[ek_hornbeck]

Pope Francis does seem to be taking his cues on many issues from the liberal wing of Roman Catholicism. Where Limbaugh is off the mark, however, is in assuming that criticism of laissez-faire capitalism by the Catholic Church is somehow unprecedented or restricted to a leftist fringe.

In fact, the Church has always emphasized communitarian values, charity, and social justice over individualism, and (in contrast to Calvinism, for instance) never equated acquisition of wealth with virtue. This is as much true of rightwing traditional Catholicism as it is of the renegade "liberation theology" Left. Distributism, social credit, and corporatism grew out of traditional Catholic social thought and criticism of laissez-faire.

[NYer]

Where Limbaugh is off the mark, however, is in assuming that criticism of laissez-faire capitalism by the Catholic Church is somehow unprecedented or restricted to a leftist fringe.

I take it you are a Rush listener. How many times over the years have we heard Rush comment on one of his purported quotes by the msm - "I never said that!". Yet, he had no compunctions in accepting "their" interpretation of what the pope said. Rush has been on holiday for the past few days ... time to research and absorb the catholic responses to his rant. Let's see how he responds tomorrow.