Attention U.S. conservatives: Pope Francis isnt buying what youre selling by Jen HaydenFollow Tue Jan 13, 2015 at 10:11 AM PST Pope Francis is no Karl Marx. Pope Francis, Pope of Popes, aint taking no shit from U.S. conservatives who say he is pushing communism, not compassion: Some U.S. conservatives have branded the first Latin American pope a Marxist for his frequent critiques of consumerism and focus on a church that is poor and for the poor. But in an interview contained in a new book, Francis explains that his message is rooted in the Gospel and has been echoed by church fathers since Christianitys first centuries. He went on to say: Caring for our neighbor, for those who are poor, who suffer in body and soul, for those who are in need: this is the touchstone. Is it pauperism? No. It is the Gospel. And: As we can see, this concern for the poor is in the Gospel, it is within the tradition of the church, it is not an invention of communism and it must not be turned into some ideology, as has sometimes happened before in the course of history, an apparent reference to the Latin American-inspired liberation theology. Bless your little, greedy, conservative hearts, but Pope Francis is on a mission of compassion, not communism.
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