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gulliver

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11. He didn't say "capitalism." He said "god of money."

Reply to CousinIT (Original post)

Mon Dec 26, 2016, 12:39 PM

Dec 2016

Big difference.

If we trip on the way to the mailbox and skin our knee we don't blame the "evils of walking." It's wrong to blame capitalism or even money for our problems, and Pope Francis isn't doing that. We err when we make money a "god." The use of the word "god" isn't particularly helpful here, but that's the style of music his band plays.

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Pope Francis: Capitalism is 'Terrorism Against All of Humanity' [View all] CousinIT Dec 2016 OP

If You Won't Kill To Increase Profits.... OldYallow Dec 2016 #1

How precious, coming from the uber-capitalists of Christianity: El Supremo Dec 2016 #2

LMAO...so true pbmus Dec 2016 #8

Guess he prefers the communism of Russia??? Truth321 Dec 2016 #3

Not quite. Francis is a social democrat and a populist. tenorly Dec 2016 #4

Yeah and the right wing Catholics HATE Francis. 47of74 Dec 2016 #7

Context is absolutely critical. Thank you for that. tenorly Dec 2016 #9

Even when JP II and Benny XVI were in charge Republicans got very hard of hearing... 47of74 Dec 2016 #10

Grievance politics. tenorly Dec 2016 #13

Hmmm Duppers Dec 2016 #5

K & R Duppers Dec 2016 #6

He didn't say "capitalism." He said "god of money." gulliver Dec 2016 #11

+1000 smirkymonkey Dec 2016 #12