He has both history and the Scriptures on his side. Although neither may matter to Conservative Capitalists who elevate personal freedom, self-interest and greed above the common good. The Archbishop said: “The theological understanding is that wealth is always in danger of corrupting its holders in most cases, and the corrupted become too powerful.” He continued: “But there is a biblical injunction against the systematic and indefinite accumulation of grossly unequal societies. “It always leads to the abuse t always leads to the abuse, even if every wealthy person is generous, because the asymmetries of power means that wealth allocation becomes a matter of paternalism, not a basic issue of justice.”
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