The pope's social encyclical -- Part 2 National Catholic Reporter:
Pope Benedict also chastises those who think that a 'market economy has an inbuilt need for a quota of poverty and underdevelopment in order to function at its best.' On the contrary, the market is not merely 'an engine for wealth creation.' It must also function 'as a means of pursuing justice through redistribution' (n. 35).
In the most recent presidential campaign in the United States, the concept of redistribution was hung around the neck of one of the major-party candidates as if he were a Socialist. If so, that term of opprobrium would apply to Pope Benedict XVI as well.
If it weren't for the sex stuff, the Pope and Catholic tradition would be out there with Michael Moore and ralph Nader... Sphere: Related Content
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