Pope Francis denounces ‘trickle-down’ economic theories in critique of inequality
Source: Washington Post
Pope Francis: Acts of humility:?The new prelate is rewriting the rules in his first year at the Vatican. Here are a few of Francis’s symbolic moves and statements.
By Zachary A. Goldfarb and Michelle Boorstein, E-mail the writers
Pope Francis on Tuesday sharply criticized growing economic inequality and unfettered markets in a lengthy paper outlining a populist philosophy that he says will guide his papacy as he pushes the Catholic Church to reach out more, particularly to the disenfranchised.
Using sharply worded phrases, Francis decried an “idolatry of money” and warned it would lead to “a new tyranny.” And he invoked language with particular resonance in the United States, attacking an economic theory that discourages taxation and regulation and which most affiliate with conservatives.
It’s the “boldness and explicitness” of the pope’s new writing that makes it so newsworthy, said Michael Sean Winters, a fellow at Catholic University’s Institute for Policy Research and Catholic Studies.
Yet while previous popes discussed the disenfranchised, they didn’t single out the issue the way Francis has. He has not only done so with his words, but in his actions, such as paying his own hotel bill in person or affectionately embracing a man disfigured by disease.
Experts see Francis as trying to reframe economic justice not just a matter of duty but as a way of connecting better to God.
READ THE DOCUMENT/
http://www.scribd.com/doc/187329248/Pope-Francis-s-Nov-24-2013-Evangelii-Gaudium
Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/pope-francis-denounces-trickle-down-economic-theories-in-critique-of-inequality/2013/11/26/e17ffe4e-56b6-11e3-8304-caf30787c0a9_story.html
= new reply since forum marked as read
Now THAT'S a wedge issue. This oughtta be good as it unfolds.... 
It's their favorite slur, but if the shoe fits... 
they tried to make humanity into a collective capital-G God under Comte (and Lenin, sorta)
(Estrada Cabrera built temples to Athena in Guatemala, but that just gave us "El Señor Presidente"
Maybe Sarah Failin' was on to something
They tell me that I can't SEE this new GOD because, like the old GOD, this one is Invisible too.
This new GOD is so ALL POWERFUL that when the "Free Market" makes a mistake, a Giant Invisible Hand reaches down from the heavens,
[font size=3]and CORRECTS the Market ALL BY ITSELF!!![/font]
There is No NEED for Regulations or Government Intervention to Keep things Fair.
There is NO NEED to protect Citizens, Consumers, Small Businesses, or The Environment.
There is NO NEED for Humans to get involved AT ALL,
because the Invisible Hand will DO all that for us!
In fact, ANY interference from Governments, Consumer Groups, Organized LABOR, Workers Rights, Humanitarian Groups, and ESPECIALLY those whiny assed Environmentalists only makes things WORSE.
The Invisible Hand Knows ALL, and works BEST all by himself,
so we have to be careful NOT to interfere,
or it will Piss Him Off.
That is WHY our Leadership is working two MORE Big "Free Trade" Deals (TPP & TTIP), and have Locked Out all representatives from Labor Rights, Human Rights, Consumer Rights, Citizens, and Environmental Protection Groups so they don't Piss Off the Invisible Hand.
[font size=1]but Shhhhhh! They want to keep it a SECRET so everybody will be surprised,
and the Invisible Hand will be happy!!!
So don't tell anyone.[/font]
[/font][font size=4]The Golden Calf of the Church of the Invisible Hand[/font]
We've been sacrificing American Job, Wages, and Benefits to this new GOD of "Free Markets" for 30 years now, and things are still getting WORSE for those of us who have to Work-for-a-Living.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023632141
