Is that not what he is saying?
In other words, he is saying, or so it would seem, that you either need to be poor, or you are not faithful. Seriously, this is what he said. Here, listen to his own words as reported by the National Catholic Reporter:
Focusing on poverty and sacrificing for the poor are the heart of the Gospel, not signs of Furthermore, if Christians don't dig deep and generously open up their wallets, they do not have 'genuine faith.'Essentially what he is saying here is that, if you do not open your wallets to the poor, you cannot be faithful. He is saying that you must support big government programs or you are not faithful. So, essentially he is saying that conservatives, like you and me, cannot be faithful. That is a stretch, to say the least.
The article went further.
But the pope is saying that Jesus supported communism. He is saying that you cannot just give your disposable income to charity, you have to give some of what you need. In other words, he is saying that all of us must live in poverty; we must all be poor.
And, if you think of it, that's essentially what socialism is. The goal of socialism or liberalism or progresivism or whatever you want to call it is to create a euphoric world where everyone makes the same amount of money; we are all equal.
And, if everyone were equal, if there were not rich people, by default, would not that mean that we are all poor. In essence, socialism is the government Jesus preached, as socialism means that we are all equally poor.
Is this what the pope is implying. Is this why he hates capitalism? Is this why the left refers to anyone who lives above their means as evil, greedy, rich people? It would seem so. And so, I think we are safe to say that our pope, Pope Francis, is indeed a socialist.
He said people often hear, "Oh, this priest speaks about poverty too much, this bishop talks about poverty, this Christian, this sister talk about poverty. Well, they're a bit communist, aren't they? But "poverty is precisely at the heart of the Gospel. If we were to remove poverty from the Gospel, people would understand nothing about Jesus' message," he said, according to Vatican Radio.Being fully Christian means being rich in spirit, faith, the Word, wisdom and zeal -- things that Jesus has taught and offered all people, he said. Make sure, however, that this huge amount of "wealth in the heart" also impacts the wallet, he said, because "when the faith doesn't reach your pockets, it is not a genuine faith." Pope Francis said the "theology of poverty" is based on the fact that Jesus -- in his divine richness -- became poor; he lowered himself and sacrificed himself to save humanity. The beatitude "Blessed are the poor in spirit" means "letting oneself be enriched by the poverty of Christ and not wanting to be rich with those riches that are not from Christ," he said. Christian giving goes beyond plain charity, which is good, but isn't the "Christian poverty" believers are called to embrace, he said. "Christian poverty is: I give to the poor what is mine, not the excess, but also what is necessary" for one's own well-being. Christians do this because they know that sacrificing in such a way enriches them, he said. "And why does the poor person enrich me? Because Jesus said that he himself is in the poor." When people strip themselves of the material, "Jesus works within" them and they are enriched; when people give to the poor, Jesus is also working in the poor, "in order to enrich me when I do this," the pope said.This pretty much defines socialism to a tee. Socialism means that you take from the rich and give to the poor. It's using the IRS to force people to give to the poor. The pope is calling this charity. Although, it's not charity, it's welfare; it's socialism; it's communism.
But the pope is saying that Jesus supported communism. He is saying that you cannot just give your disposable income to charity, you have to give some of what you need. In other words, he is saying that all of us must live in poverty; we must all be poor.
And, if you think of it, that's essentially what socialism is. The goal of socialism or liberalism or progresivism or whatever you want to call it is to create a euphoric world where everyone makes the same amount of money; we are all equal.
And, if everyone were equal, if there were not rich people, by default, would not that mean that we are all poor. In essence, socialism is the government Jesus preached, as socialism means that we are all equally poor.
Is this what the pope is implying. Is this why he hates capitalism? Is this why the left refers to anyone who lives above their means as evil, greedy, rich people? It would seem so. And so, I think we are safe to say that our pope, Pope Francis, is indeed a socialist.
Further reading:
- Articulating ideas: What is charity?
- Articulating ideas: Pope wrong about capitalism
- Breitbart.com: John Kasich Rips ObamaCare Critics For Not Understanding the Bible
- National Catholic Reporter: Concern for poor sign of Gospel, not red flag communism
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