Pope Very Worried About World Income Inequality While Sitting On Golden Throne

[hue]

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/01/07/pope-very-worried-about-world-income-inequality-while-sitting-on-golden-throne/

There’s something deeply … ironic? Disturbing? … about a man sitting on a throne made of solid gold complaining about the gap between rich and poor, especially while surrounded by accusations of money-laundering, but Pope Benedict XVI is no stranger to controversy or irony (or the Hitler Youth, as it turns out.)

Earlier today, the Pope made his annual New Year’s speech, as reported by the AP, at the Vatican to urge world leaders, particularly those in Europe, to make long-range plans to encourage economic growth and lessen the gap between the world’s rich and poor. Amazingly, he didn’t blame gays for this problem (don’t hold your breath. It’ll probably come soon). During the speech, Benedict said the financial crisis that has rocked the world in recent years came about “because profit was all too often made absolute, to the detriment of labor, and because of unrestrained ventures in the financial areas of the economy, rather than attending to the real economy.”
One can hardly be surprised that the Pope would be upset about the love of the almighty dollar above all else – he hates the competition. To hear him complain about the world’s poor after actively working to prevent the Catholic Church from addressing their needs, in favor of targeting homosexuals, makes this call seem disingenuous at best.

[formercia]

1. All one has to do is look at his Vestments

I wonder how much it cost for just the Gold Thread. The Nuns that make them work for free, so that's out of the equation.

[BigDemVoter]

2. Gads, every time I think of the Eunuch-in-Chief. . .

I think of all his dresses, jewels, and baubles. He's such a ridiculous figure. I can't imagine how anybody could take him seriously.

[hue]

3. The Catholic Church "one of the wealthiest institutions in the history of the world"

Novices and nuns have always worked in schools, hospitals, churches etc. for nothing.
Meanwhile the Popes have always had their personal butlers/valets bring them their clothing each morning on trays and help them dress.
The Catholic Church is, and always has been, rife with brutality towards others (the Crusades & Inquisitions for example) and corruption while preaching a completely submissive message and distributing the host & wine--the original kool-aide--to it's sheeple.

[Wellstone ruled]

4. Just a distraction to cover what the real story is.

Vatican Bank is in deep trouble and the Church is doing it's best to hide it.

[hue]

5. Yet the C Church won't sell 1 gold, jewel laden chalice--just keep asking the poor for tything.

[happyslug]

6. The speech was the Pope's Annual Speech to the Diplomats to the Vatican, here it is:

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/speeches/2013/january/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20130107_corpo-diplomatico_en.html

[Manifestor_of_Light]

7. How many people could one object's sale feed?

Rings, miters, vestments, a Bernini or two???