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From Chicago Tribune - Clearing up five misconceptions about #PopeFrancis: Like it or not, these economic teachings are not unique to Francis. Theyre the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, who was likewise pilloried by the powerful 2,000 years ago for telling the rich man to give everything he owned to the poor. Jesus urged us to put people before profits. Popes have long been critical of capitalism, from Pope Leo XIIIs 1891 encyclical Rerum Novarum on the rights and duties of capital and labor, to Pope Saint John Paul IIs critique of market idolatry and Pope Benedict XVIs Caritas in Veritate, which teaches that the primary capital to be safeguarded is man. chicagotribune/news/opinion/commentary/ct-pope-myths-perspec-1125-20141124-story.html#page=1
Posted on: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 16:10:42 +0000

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