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(12,482 posts) Tue Nov 26, 2013, 09:17 PM Nov 2013

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Pope calls unfettered capitalism tyrany (Original Post) arely staircase Nov 2013 OP

Capitalism is evil Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2013 #1

Could you point out the paragraph where the Pope says that? FarCenter Nov 2013 #2

From another DU post: LiberalElite Nov 2013 #3

ah thanks nt arely staircase Nov 2013 #5

Spelling hint: tyranny Coyotl Nov 2013 #4

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1. Capitalism is evil

Tue Nov 26, 2013, 09:28 PM

Nov 2013

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2. Could you point out the paragraph where the Pope says that?

Tue Nov 26, 2013, 09:31 PM

Nov 2013

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/francesco/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20131124_evangelii-gaudium_en.html

He inveighs against markets, but he uses "wealth" only in 3 places. "Capital" and "capitalism", nor "socialism", are nowhere to be found. There doesn't appear to be a negative attitude towards the accumulation of wealth and redistribution is through charity and good works of the church, not governmental redistribution or revolutionary seizures.