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Posted by streetcarman1 on Tue Dec 3 13:34:20 2013 I wonder what would Rush Limburger cheese think of Jesus if he were here today and his treatment of the poor and those on the fringe of society. Jesus always sought them out and now Pope Francis is doing the same. Someone should get William A. Donohue, from the Catholic League, have them battle it out on TV or something.From the NYDAILYNEWS.COM: Rush Limbaugh blasts Pope Francis' latest statement The conservative mouthpiece called the pontiff's new document, titled 'Evangelli Gaudium,' 'pure Marxism.' By Adam Edelman / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Monday, December 2, 2013, 6:06 PM Rush Limbaugh is going after Pope Francis just in time for the Christmas season. The outspoken conservative pundit blasted the Pope this week after the pontiff released a new 50,000 word document, titled “Evangelli Gaudium” (The Joy of Gospel), calling for church reforms and criticizing certain ideas of capitalism. Limbaugh, whose nationally syndicated radio show is no stranger to controversial rhetoric, called Francis’ latest statement “pure Marxism.” Limbaugh’s own statement, titled “It’s Sad How Wrong Pope Francis Is (Unless It’s A Deliberate Mistranslation By Leftists)“ goes on to question whether the pontiff was actually the author of the document. "It's sad because this pope makes it very clear he doesn't know what he's talking about when it comes to capitalism and socialism and so forth,” Limbaugh wrote. "But regardless, what this is, somebody has either written this for him or gotten to him," Limbaugh added. "This is just pure Marxism coming out of the mouth of the Pope." In “Evangelli Gaudium,” technically known as an apostolic exhortation, Francis discusses what he feels is the “the idolatry of money” as well as multiple criticisms of “trickle-down economics,” which he writes, “expresses a crude and naïve trust in the goodness of those wielding economic power." Liberal Catholics have come to the Pope’s defense, asking Limbaugh to apologize for the comments. "To call the Holy Father a proponent 'pure Marxism' is both mean-spirited and naive," Christopher Hale, a member of Christian outreach group Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, told CNN. "Francis's critique of unrestrained capitalism is in line with the Church's social teaching." Francis’ societal critique, however, isn’t without precedent. In a 2009 document, his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, wrote about the need for “a political, juridical and economic order (to) manage the global economy,” according to CNN. |
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