The Marx Brothers? Pope Francis and Thomas Piketty Both Want to Redistribute Wealth

[doxydad]

On April 28, Pope Francis tweeted, "Inequality is the root of social evil." A few days later the Pope expanded on that point in a speech to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the heads of major U.N. agencies who were meeting in Rome. The Pope made it clear that economic injustice, what he calls the "economy of exclusion," is not just a failure of charity, but a systemic fail that must be comprehensively addressed. He called for the U.N. to act to tackle "structural causes of poverty and hunger, attain more substantial results in protecting the environment, ensure dignified and productive labor for all, and provide appropriate protection for the family."

But what made the headlines, of course, was that the Pope specifically called for "the legitimate redistribution of economic benefits by the State."

So immediately Rush Limbaugh pounced, "That's Marxism, that's socialism."

No, Mr. Limbaugh. That's Christianity.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-dr-susan-brooks-thistlethwaite/pope-francis-piketty_b_5306555.html

[Prophet 451]

1. Limbaugh thinks everything left of Ghenghis Khan is socialism

Leaving aside that he either doesn't know or doesn't care about the difference between Marxism and socialism, this turdbrain defines everything to the left of himself as socialist. I have many issues with this Pope but his emphasis on inequality and economic justice is both welcome and long overdue.