by | December 3, 2013 · 7:54 am

Pope Francis is not a politician or an economist

2013_11 Pope Francis on economics

Source:
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/365197/little-flowers-pope-francis-bishop-james-d-conley/page/0/1

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3 responses to “Pope Francis is not a politician or an economist”

  1. Aussie's avatar Aussie
    December 3, 2013 at 4:01 pm

    Yes to every word as written above. Pope Francis has in the past condemned Liberation Theology, why would he then turn around and embrace it? The above is the correct interpretation of the writings of Pope Francis.

    This Pope needs to be read in context of what he does, and that is he has a total regard for the poor, just like St. Francis of Assissi. He is also the most Christ-like Pope in our own era, especially because of the attention that he gives to the poor.

    Pope Francis came from a country that has experienced various systems. In that country they do not have real Capitalism, or at least not what we have experienced. It is a country where there has been a military junta followed by Communist leaders. He has experience with all of these political systems.

    When we read the words of Pope Francis we need to take heed of his context and disregard the interpreters in the press who keep on thinking that this pope is a leftist like them. He is nothing of the sort.

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      • chrissythehyphenated's avatar chrissythehyphenated
        December 4, 2013 at 1:56 am

        After I posted this, Dearest and I discussed Rush’s “the Pope is a Marxist” rant. I opined that Rush, as others, have viewed the words and writings of Pope Francis through the very narrow peep-hole of their personal political obsessions.

        The Catholic Pope is the pastor of somewhere between 1.2 and 1.8 BILLION Catholic-Christians around the globe. (Numbers depended which site I consulted.) It’s insanely narrow minded to look at his words as being addressed to the hyper-politicized members of left- and right-wing America.

        Pope Francis is also merely the latest in a long, long line of popes, entrusted by the Holy Spirit to uphold the traditional teachings of the faith and help interpret it correctly for today’s faithful.

        Evangelii Gaudium is what is called an “Apostolic Exhortation.” As such, it stands merely as a new chapter in a centuries long tradition of papal teachings. Pope’s don’t make up their own platforms, planks or doctrines the way politicians and presidents do. Popes perpetuate the truth taught by Jesus Christ 2000 years ago.

        Also, the title in English is “The Joy of the Gospel.” It’s a teaching on the proclamation of the Gospel. The Gospel is concerned primarily with sin, redemption and eternal salvation of individuals, not with governments or political theories.

        Dearest said when Rush is presented with evidence that he was way off, he’ll correct himself. I hope that will happen here, because a lot of people who will never read Evangelii Gaudium for themselves do listen to him.

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