Posted on 11/29/2013 8:20:56 PM PST by Impala64ssa
A spokesman for the liberal organization Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good (CACG) has posted on the group’s website a denunciation of what he states were “incendiary remarks about Pope Francis” by conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh on Wednesday.
Limbaugh said that Pope Francis was wrong in his apostolic exhortation released this week in which he appears to blame capitalism for the reason why people are poor in the world.
CACG’s Christopher Jolly Hale wrote on Wednesday:
Catholics of all political stripes are disturbed by Rush Limbaugh's incendiary comments this afternoon about Pope Francis. To call the Holy Father a proponent of "pure marxism" is both mean spirited and naive. Francis's critique of unrestrained capitalism is in line with the Church's social teaching. His particular criticism of "trickle down economics" strengthens what Church authorities have said for decades: any economic system which deprives the poor of their dignity has no place within a just society.
Contrary to what Mr. Limbaugh suggests, the Catholic Church isn't built on money, but on the firm foundation of Jesus Christ.
We call on Mr. Limbaugh to apologize and retract his remarks. We urge other Church organizations and leaders--both ordained and lay--to also condemn Mr. Limbaugh's comments.
We proudly stand with Pope Francis as he provides prophetic leadership for the Catholic Church and the entire world.
Following the release of the pope’s exhortation, entitled Evangelii Gaudium, Hale wrote:
Pope Francis's words have given new vigor to what the Church has been saying for decades: 'trickle down economics' and other economic agendas which work against the poor and promote inequality have no place in a just society. Pope Francis's words should have particular resonance here in the United States as we enter into next month's budget negotiations. of society... and the lives of the poor!"
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If this pope continues to shoot his mouth off I might end up going to the SSPX, much as I'd prefer not to.
The left bashes the Catholic Church every single day and then on one issue bashes those who disagree with the Pope.
Amazing.
It appears to me we have a socialist for a pope. Dammit the man only has one lung, yet it in no way diminishes his capacity to say stupid, unCatholic things. I really miss Benedict.
After saying the pope is in favor of gay marriage, that women can become priests, that abortion is OK, does it occur to some FREEPERS the press might of also gotten this pope’s message COMPLETELY WRONG YET AGAIN???
This pattern goes pre-dates my conversion to Catholicism from Evangelical Christian almost 20 years ago, but at least the media is consistent.
Apparently Rush does think the lamestream got it wrong:
RUSH: “I am receiving e-mails from people who are telling me that the pope, his economic writing, has been mistranslated. Now, my first reaction was, “Come on, this document is too big and massive for it to be mistranslated.” But then I caught myself, and this is exactly what the left does. If they had a chance to take somebody as influential and revered and beloved as the pope and put their words in his mouth, they would do it in a minute.
So now I’m gonna have to track this down, because I have to tell you, what has been attributed to the pope here doesn’t make sense, with 50 years of the Catholic Church. It doesn’t jibe. But it sounds exactly like what your average, run-of-the-mill leftist would say each and every day: unfettered capitalism, trickle-down doesn’t work. I don’t know this pope, but I don’t know that the bishop of Rome speaks in terms of trickle-down. One of the things they’re saying is that the pope didn’t say “trickle-down,” that the correct translation would be “spillover.” He didn’t say “trickle-down.” So there are people that are telling me, “Hey, Rush, the pope was mistranslated,” and my first reaction, “Come on, now.”
But then I had to catch myself. They are — by “they,” I mean the worldwide left — they are entirely capable of this, and they wouldn’t hesitate to do it, if they thought they could get away with it. Hell, they wouldn’t hesitate to do it even if they do get caught doing it because they know that the original phony translation they put out will be the one that survives. The truth takes a long time to catch up when the lie gets out of the gates first. So I can’t sit here and summarily reject the claim that the pope has been mistranslated. I know it sounds inconceivable.
The pope? He said something about homosexuals and later they said he was mistranslated? His original statement, he appeared to condone homosexuality, and then somebody said he was mistranslated. Well, there seems to be a pattern here, then, of the pope being mistranslated.”
It’s a Satanic organization out of Chicago, suprise suprise, and there’s plenty of info out there on how it’s Atheist, Communist, and has completely taken over Georgetown and Notre Dame since the 60s.
BTTT (old school!)
Anyone involved in politics knows that the democrat party owns the Catholic vote, ownership of that, is naturally an issue with the left.
Sights like those magnificent edifices were intermingled amongst quite humble abodes featuring tin or even thatched roof huts!
Obviously, the peasants donated out of their poverty, as I doubt that Spain sent thousands to construct these very ornate structures, featuring spires of pure gold!
My question then and now, did/does the Catholic Church think simple folk throughout the Yucatan area needed gilded cathedrals in which to worship God, or could they have better used the thousands it took to build them themselves?
Perhaps that's a question someone could ask of Pope Francis, since he is so concerned about Capitalism and excess.
But we should.
That's ok. drop it in the mail to any of the Newman schools . That is still giving to the church.
Good point.
Matthew 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Apparently these Catholics are liberal first Christians second.
The scripture says blessed are the poor in spirit not blessed are the poor,
Jesus never denounces getting wealth or having wealth but he does denounce loving wealth more than God.
Someone left the door open and the son of satan walked right in cash in hand
Bergoglio’s infallible wisdom does seem to be getting lost in translation a lot lately, doesn’t it? And by “a lot” I mean every single time he speaks on any matter of consequence.
Only a church that’s completely lost its way could have this man for its leader.
He’s “mis-translated” so often that such excuses are starting to ring false. What is it’s just protective coloring? Can’t he afford his own translator? Not buying your assertion.
Thanks for the statistical update. I get so sick of people blaming Catholics for every liberal cause in the universe. My family were staunch Irish-Catholics and they made me wear a Nixon button to first grade Catholic school in 1960. Talk about parental abuse!
And there are plenty of Protestant libs (I’m thinking especially of the Methodists) out there busily destroying the country.
It is not up to me to tell the Pope what to say, but IMO he should stick to what he knows.
He should guide me in what is right and wrong about my spiritual well being and leave world economics alone since he is so obviously Naïve about them.
And they know how to exploit the hell out of the Pope and all things Catholic.
They make my guts most powerfully queasy.
It’s not the economic system that deprives people of dignity. It’s the social culture that does that. Even during ardent Marxist anti-capitalism, many people kept their dignity.
Being poor isn’t undignified. Being lazy is undignified. Being a thief is undignified.
It’s apparent the more socialist a person is the less they know of dignity.
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