07-12-2015, 11:22 AM
(07-12-2015, 10:48 AM)Midwest Spy Wrote: Cutz nailed it.
From a Scripture standpoint.
^ High praise from the Christ-Whisperer himself; good work Cutz.
Pope Francis is not just saying that caring too much about money is a sin, though that seems to be a key concept behind what he's saying.
He's saying that unbridled capitalism is inhumane. And, whether a person or system focuses too much on money or not, it's a sin to not deliberately care for the poor and actively work to redistribute wealth and minimize inequalities. He's calling on rich and poor alike to change the world economic order and to ignite a "cultural revolution" to stop global destruction caused by climate change.
"Putting bread on the table, putting a roof over the heads of one's children, giving them health and an education, these are essential for human dignity," he said.
He urged politicians and business leaders "not to yield to an economic model which is idolatrous, which needs to sacrifice human lives on the altar of money and profit."
He urged the poor and disenfranchised to rise up against "new colonialism," including corporations, loan agencies, free trade treaties, austerity measures, and "the monopolizing of the communications media."
He said those charged with promoting economic development must ensure it had "a human face" and he blasted "the idolatry of money and the dictatorship of an impersonal economy lacking a truly human purpose."