07-10-2015, 12:25 PM
(07-10-2015, 12:16 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: I'm not a Christian, but from all I've read and learned, Jesus would qualify more as a socialist than a capitalist. IMO.
Maybe the Pope is simply conveying the message of Jesus as it was intended, rather than delivering a socialist-inspired preaching?
One of the most famous parables is the one about Zaccheus, the tax collector.
2,000 years ago I'm not sure how many wealthy people there were. Zaccheus was considered one. In the parable, Zaccheus, short in stature, seeks Jesus out by climbing a tree in order to see him speaking. Jesus makes a point of going to Zaccheus' home, and he let everyone know that even Zaccheus was worthy of love (he was generally despised).
I don't agree with the Pope on his capitalism stance.