I studied Communism at a university for about 3 years. One of the profs somehow got out of the Soviet Union in the mid 70’s—he was my favorite professor and explained how communism worked (actually, how it didn’t work) from a first person perspective.
I’ve found that people who support communism really have no idea how it really works in practice. Clearly, the Pope falls into this category....
What is a Communist? A person who reads Marx and Lenin.
What is an Anti-Communist? A person who understands Marx and Lenin.