I wonder why the media isn’t reporting this paragraph :)
“One possible approach to development aid would be to apply effectively what is known as fiscal subsidiarity, allowing citizens to decide how to allocate a portion of the taxes they pay to the State. Provided it does not degenerate into the promotion of special interests, this can help to stimulate forms of welfare solidarity from below, with obvious benefits in the area of solidarity for development as well.”
Also there is a great slam on environmentalists in section 48.
I believe strongly in helping the poor (although I believe that it is the job of the individual and the church and not to be done with the force of law).
In any case, I can understand his desire to help the poor.
What I can’t understand is him calling for a global economic authority. It is the prerequisite for one of the best-known and feared prophecies in all of the Bible.