“The Pope is a Marxist”
“[C]oncern for the poor is in the Gospel, it is within the tradition of the Church, it is not an invention of communism, and it must not be turned into an ideology ... [C]oncern (for the poor). ... stems from the Gospel and is documented even from the first centuries of Christianity. If I repeated some passages from the homilies of the Church Fathers, in the second or third century, about how we must treat the poor, some would accuse me of giving a Marxist homily. ... St. John Chrysostom stated that ‘not sharing your goods with the poor means robbing and taking away their life.’”
- Pope Francis
Your comments do not speak to the subject of the thread.
If this Pope is buying into ‘Climate Change’ as a manmade phenomenon, he’s not only signing onto a marxist agenda, but he is defying the Bible, claiming that man is more powerful than God (in the form of nature).
The Pope doesn’t seem to be in favor of Personal Liberty.
The most charitable interpretation of his papacy is that Francis is similarly befuddled. But I doubt he is. He knows that first century Christians were not advocating what he is advocating, and he also knows that a few misplaced quotes about them will go a long way in convincing soft-headed morons that all he is interested in is a "preferential option for the poor."
Yes, "The Gospel" is talking directly to you, and "The Church"...not the US Taxpayers.
St. John Chrysostom stated that ‘not sharing your goods with the poor means robbing and taking away their life.’”
- Pope Francis
Right...so just how much gold and cash do you have laying around there in the Vatican, and why are you not buying the poor a bunch of Popophones?