Pope Francis calls capitalism ‘a fallacious economic model’
Pope Francis, real name Jorge Bergoglio, is a neo-Marxist liberation theology adherent who, in May 2014, endorsed the redistribution of wealth by the state.
On July 9, 2015, he accepted from Bolivian socialist Evo Morales the sacriligious “Marxifix” — a crucifix in the shape of a hammer and sickle.
On May 3, 2019, speaking like the Green Nazi he is, Bergoglio blamed environmental degradation and the world’s poor on capitalism, calling it “a fallacious economic model that has been followed for too long”.
Catholic News Agency reports that Pope Francis made those remarks in an audience with 60 participants in the meeting, “Mining for the Common Good,” in the Apostolic Palace. The meeting was organized by the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. Mining industry executives from Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Canada participated in the meeting, along with Anglican, Methodist, and Catholic leaders “dedicated to development” — whatever that means.
In his remarks, Pope Francis blames the state of the world’s environment and of the poor (“the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor”) on capitalism: “The precarious condition of our common home has been the result largely of a fallacious economic model that has been followed for too long” — an economic model that is “profit-oriented, shortsighted, and based on the misconception of unlimited economic growth,” which results in a “disastrous impact on the natural world.”
He said “We need a paradigm shift in all our economic activities” because capitalist economic powers “continue to justify the current global system where priority tends to be given to […] the pursuit of financial gain, which fail to take the context into account, let alone the effects on human dignity and the natural environment.”
If Pope Francis thinks the solution of the world’s environmental problems is to replace the “outmoded” economic model of capitalism with socialism, he is only displaying his ideological blindness and gross ignorance. Does he not know that, in addition to a human toll in the hundreds of millions, socialism/communism is an unmitigated disaster on the environment? As examples:
East Germany: At the time of its reunification with West Germany an estimated 42% of East Germany’s moving water and 24% of its still waters were so polluted that they could not be used to process drinking water; almost half of the country’s lakes were dead or dying and unable to sustain fish or other forms of life; 44% of its forests were damaged by acid rain. Sten Nilsson, a Swedish forest ecologist, described East Germany as “on the verge of total ecological collapse.” (The Federalist) Poland and Romania: Children from the Upper Silesia area of Poland had five times more lead in their blood than children from Western European cities. In some areas of Romania, the air was heavily polluted that horses were only allowed to stay for two or three years. (1992 Cato Journal paper)
Soviet Union: A 1996 study by the Library of Congress found that post-Soviet Russia’s air was “among the most polluted in the world”; 75% of its surface water was polluted; 50% of all water was not potable (drinkable). Then there is the Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster, one of numerous episodes of serious environmental damage which plagued the Soviet nuclear sector. Less known than Chernobyl is a 1957 explosion at the Mayak nuclear reactor, which resulted in “long-term contamination of an area of more than 800 to 20,000 square kilometers” with 10,000 people forced to evacuate and an unknown number of deaths. (Wikipedia) The Soviet fleet — the largest nuclear-powered navy in the world — sometimes disposed of reactors by simply dumping them into the ocean.
China: Thousands of dead, bloated pigs floating down the river that supplies Shanghai with its drinking water. Air pollution in Beijing so impenetrable the U.S. Embassy’s air quality measuring station can only call it “beyond index.” Industrial towns where rates of cancer are so high they’re known as “cancer villages.” More than half of China’s surface water is so polluted it cannot be treated to make it drinkable; one-quarter of it is so dangerous it can’t even be used for industrial purposes. About 1 million square miles of China is now under desertification — that’s about one-quarter of the country’s total land surface, spread across 18 provinces. (Live Science)
Colin Grabow, a policy analyst based in Washington, DC, points out that the environmental destruction associated with communism is no coincidence or accident of history, but rather a logical outcome of political authoritarianism, an absence of private property rights, and capitalism’s production of wealth and technology. His rebuttal to Pope Francis would be:
There is no society, nor has one ever existed, which featured zero pollution or harm to the environment. The only question is how best to manage it, and which system is best positioned to accomplish this. On that question the answer is surely capitalism, home to the world’s richest countries and cleanest environments. It isn’t even close.
See also:
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Immersing oneself in progressive lieberalism is no different than bathing in the sewage of Hell.
Given the "status" of the Catholic church nowadays, he's certainly not doing them any favors with many of his radical views. Seems to be a good fit though when you think about it, given the path they've gone down the past 10 years or so.
It is irrelevant what you think. What matters is the TRUTH.
Get a clue. As the nationally acclaimed psychiatrist proclamed on Fox during 0s first term, when EVERYTHING the guy does is detrimental, its not an accident.
Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
"The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan".
Given the "status" of the Catholic church nowadays, he's certainly not doing them any favors with many of his radical views. Seems to be a good fit though when you think about it, given the path they've gone down the past 10 years or so.
not trying to disrespect anyone's views......but it is hard for me...to see why one would chose to be catholic ……..bob
Get a clue. As the nationally acclaimed psychiatrist proclamed on Fox during 0s first term, when EVERYTHING the guy does is detrimental, its not an accident.
The pope is the devil incarnate, along with all his pedophile priests.
"All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee
Given the "status" of the Catholic church nowadays, he's certainly not doing them any favors with many of his radical views. Seems to be a good fit though when you think about it, given the path they've gone down the past 2000 years or so.
Given the "status" of the Catholic church nowadays, he's certainly not doing them any favors with many of his radical views. Seems to be a good fit though when you think about it, given the path they've gone down the past 10 years or so.
not trying to disrespect anyone's views......but it is hard for me...to see why one would chose to be catholic ……..bob
0bama was our president & I'm still American too. You?
It’s such a simple concept to grasp: if you cannot accumulate wealth for yourself based on your own effort, and are guaranteed support by the state, then there’s zero motive to be productive or provide needed services, resulting in a command economy and ultimate collapse. It’s so simple that you have to suspect it’s proponents of evil intent.
The pope is the devil incarnate, along with all his pedophile priests.
Could be. More likely he's somebody ill equipped to do his job and is in over his head. I tend to beleive the devil is brighter than this guy, but guess that could be idea....
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Get a clue. As the nationally acclaimed psychiatrist proclamed on Fox during 0s first term, when EVERYTHING the guy does is detrimental, its not an accident.
I remember those days...
Also remember my Dad calling O "The Enemy".
He was not wrong.
Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want.
It’s such a simple concept to grasp: if you cannot accumulate wealth for yourself based on your own effort, and are guaranteed support by the state, then there’s zero motive to be productive or provide needed services, resulting in a command economy and ultimate collapse. It’s so simple that you have to suspect it’s proponents of evil intent.
Especially when you are expected, nay required, to deliver said wealth or "overage" to those less inclined.
Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want.
Pope Benedict is a coward for abdicating his responsibilities. He was appointed and accepted the responsibility for life. Pope Francis is a Marxist and an antipope. He should be executed by the faithful for his defamation of the papacy. He was appointed by homosexual cardinals in the hierarchy that should be richly punished for their crimes. The Catholic church has been coopted by miscreants as is often the case when man is looked on as deity.
