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Top candidate to be next Pope has ties to creation of global economic system
2/13/2013, 11:43:02 AM · by SkyPilot · 75 replies
Examiner ^ | 11 Feb 13 | Kenneth Schortgen Jr
On Feb. 10, the world was shocked to hear that Pope Benedict would step down from his Papal office on Feb. 28, and become the first leader of the Catholic church to resign from office in over 500 years. However, speculation for his replacement is already under way, and the front runner to become the next Pope has strong ties to the creation of a global economic system, as well as being a prime candidate to an ancient Catholic prophecy suggesting he would help lead the world into a new order. “The front runner to be the next pope...

The Council for Inclusive Capitalism with the Vatican, A New Alliance Of Global Business Leaders, Launches Today
12/8/2020, 9:44:26 PM · by marshmallow · 7 replies
Yahoo Finance ^ | 12/8/20
THE COUNCIL ANSWERS THE CHALLENGE BY POPE FRANCIS TO APPLY PRINCIPLES OF MORALITY TO BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT PRACTICES ORGANIZATIONS COMMIT TO CONCRETE ACTION TO CREATE A MORE EQUITABLE, SUSTAINABLE AND TRUSTED ECONOMIC SYSTEM NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Council for Inclusive Capitalism with the Vatican (”the Council”), a historic new partnership between some of the world’s largest investment and business leaders and the Vatican, launched today. It signifies the urgency of joining moral and market imperatives to reform capitalism into a powerful force for the good of humanity. Under the moral guidance of His Holiness Pope Francis...

Here’s What Happened When Reid Hoffman and Other Tech Bigwigs Went to the Vatican to Talk Morality
10/2/2019, 9:28:47 PM · by marshmallow · 3 replies
Fortune ^ | 9/26/19 | Eric J. Lyman
Ask Internet entrepreneur and Silicon Valley venture capitalist Reid Hoffman how he decides which companies to invest in, and he’ll tell you he has a simple litmus test to determine whether to give the idea a closer look. “I want to invest in companies that play to one or more of the seven deadly sins,” Hoffman said. For those a bit rusty, those sins would be: lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride. Hoffman, best known as co-founder of LinkedIn, says the business-professional networking-platform most embodies the deadly sin of greed. “In the end, LinkedIn is helping someone earn...

Pope: Market capitalism has failed in pandemic, needs reform
10/4/2020, 7:07:52 PM · by G Larry · 87 replies
Fox Business ^ | 4 Oct. 2020 | Associated Press
ROME — Pope Francis says the coronavirus pandemic has proven that the “magic theories” of market capitalism have failed and that the world needs a new type of politics that promotes dialogue and solidarity and rejects war at all costs. Francis on Sunday laid out his vision for a post-COVID world by uniting the core elements of his social teachings into a new encyclical aimed at inspiring a revived sense of the human family. “Fratelli Tutti” (Brothers All) was released on the feast day of his namesake, the peace-loving St. Francis of Assisi.