Pope Francis Shakes up the Ambassadors Meeting and Addresses Economic Issues

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By Deacon Keith Fournier
5/18/2013
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
The West, with all of its promise of freedom, flirts with an instrumentalist materialism devoid of any understanding that the market was made for man not man for the market

The Church's social doctrine holds that authentically human social relationships of friendship, solidarity and reciprocity can also be conducted within economic activity, and not only outside it or after it. As Pope Benedict XVI wrote: "The economic sphere is neither ethically neutral, nor inherently inhuman and opposed to society. It is part and parcel of human activity and precisely because it is human, it must be structured and governed in an ethical manner."

VATICAN CITY (Catholic Online) - On Thursday, My 16, 2013, Pope Francis received four new ambassadors to the Holy See and accepted their credentials. As has been the custom of his predecessors, he used the moment to give address matters of international importance.

He signaled his intention to challenge the very foundations of economic theory itself by reasserting the Catholic contribution that the economy was made for man and not the other way around. His predecessor, Pope Benedict, in his 2009 letter Charity in Truth (Caritas in Veritate) offered seeds for building an economy of communion and gift.

In reading the address of Pope Francis I once was again convinced of the continuity in the election of Francis to succeed Benedict. The Church calls us to a preferential option or, I prefer, a love of preference for the poor; the kind of love which the Lord Himself shows in his very identification with the poor.

The implications of our response to this command are expounded upon in the 25th chapter of the Gospel of St Matthew. This means a demonstrated concern for their well being and the development of a social and economic order which includes them within its embrace and promise of advancement. This is why the Church upholds the dignity of all human work and the basic right to a living, just or family wage.

...The West, with all of its promise of freedom, flirts with an instrumentalist materialism devoid of any understanding that the market was made for man not man for the market. In this kind of mistaken approach to a free market economic order the accumulation of capital can come to be viewed as prior to the flourishing of the person, the family and the common good. In its wake, the poor can be forgotten and peace threatened.

The market economy can be a force for good when humanized and expanded to offer participation to more and more men and women. How to do that will require the work of ...

http://www.catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=50994

Considering that the church took 400 years to forgive Galileo, this pope moves at light speed...The Vatican must be totally shock up...a damn good thing

[Elmergantry]

1. Again this is nothing new coming from the RCC

I guess this Pope has a way of making it seem that way..

Good for him I guess...

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2. Righhhtt

[Elmergantry]

8. Google the "Catholic view on Capitalism"

And see for yourself...

Here is what the previous Pope said...


http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1909020,00.html

Saying basically the same thing as Francis

[Elmergantry]

10. Here you go...Words from the popes over the years regarding capitalism

Francis hasnt said anything new...

Perphap he just dumbed it down a little


http://www.michaeljournal.org/capitalism.htm

[Katashi_itto]

12. Nope nothing, except this pope seems to be backing his words with actions, again 60+ days in

and groups want to take the same positions Republicans did when Obama was 60 days in his Presidency

[Elmergantry]

13. What do you mean "nope nothing"?

And what "actions" has Frances done other than rehashing what the Church has already said per my link?

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14. "Hehe" Your link, ahhh the ego is strong with this one, as if quoting a few sites

makes you an authority... Go Google, you can find several things this pope is doing that sets him apart from the others


I can see this is pointless, so do the searches yourself

[Elmergantry]

16. Your right

So silly of me to reference other Popes saying basically the same thing as Frances has proving he is saying nothing new...ohhh sooo silllyy!!!


>>you can find several things this pope is doing that sets him apart from the others.

Like what, wearing a simple cross, not living in the Papal residence? Oh yeah, that ought to fix the caplitalist system!!

>>I can see this is pointless

I think you are right. None so blind as those who refuse to see.

[Katashi_itto]

17. Hardly, you missed the point entirely, but think what you like

[dembotoz]

3. the tragedy is that this is news-church should have been doing this for the past thousand years

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4. No argument from me, but at least they can start getting themselves on the right track

I like this Francis, Bishop of Rome

[pennylane100]

5. He does seem to have some good intentions

but his church continues to treat women women as second class citizens with no right to control their own bodies and no path to priesthood. True equality for all in the church will never happen.

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6. 60 Days into his Papacy, he shaking the Vatican to it's core. I am inclined to give him the benefit

of the doubt

[pennylane100]

18. Do you mean regarding the status of women.

I would bet a pound to a penny that the changes I mentioned will never happen. However I hope I am wrong.

[reformist2]

9. The Catholic Church has been pretty much left-wing on economics since the 1800s.

[Elmergantry]

11. Yep! NT

[Recursion]

7. "The poor, the poor, work always for the poor"

Francis's first words as Pope.

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15. He took his name from St Francis, you was known for his works amongst the poor