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the multi-billion dollar church. They've ed enough little boys that I could care less about what a man in a funny hat has to say.
Remembering Notre Dame...
CNNPope Benedict XVI, on the eve of a global economic summit, lashed out at modern capitalism for being shortsighted and short on ethics.
"Today's international economic scene, marked by grave deviations and failures, requires a profoundly new way of understanding business enterprise," the pontiff said in his third encyclical letter, "Charity in Truth," which was released Tuesday.
The papal letter was released as the heads of leading industrialized nations started gathering in central Italy for the Group of Eight economic summit, which begins Wednesday.
U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to speak about the economic outlook. The leaders of the other G-8 nations -- Japan, Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Canada and Russia -- also are scheduled to speak.
Just goes to show that the real bias in the media is the almighty dollar, which generally leans conservative, but it can also ignore religious leaders, like the frickkin Pope when such leaders say things that are critical of corporate America. The message is clear. The news networks have no problem covering disputes between the church and liberals over issues like abortion or gay marriage. However, when the church makes any reference to social justice (even a relatively weak one) that comment is quickly ignored.
the multi-billion dollar church. They've ed enough little boys that I could care less about what a man in a funny hat has to say.
Capitalism is the worst form of economics -- except for all of the others.
Makes sense, as "capitalism" as it is practiced is hostile to faith.
Yeah, except that capitalism doesn't force any behavior on anyone. You don't have to be a predatory company, if people value good morals and good whatever more than they cheap crap, they will shop at your moral company.
The church needs to stick to saving souls and not trying to blame economics for their failures.
It doesn't, as practiced?
I'd say Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have to go down in history as two of the people who have benefitted the most from capitalism. Now they're giving away billions and billions of dollars to charity. I wonder if the Pope thinks those two are short on ethics.
Some see nefariousness in the church's desire to obtain obedience and loyalty, while freely giving it to the state. And, of course, some see nefariousness in the state and obey the church.
What is interesting is that some do not perceive an effort by the state to condition their behavior and assume that they are "free."
I don't need some story teller in a funny hat to preach to me about ethics.
I've got some ethics for you, make a living without having to be a snake oil salesman
Easy for the Pope to detest Capitalism when he gets to stick a hat out into the crowd...for countless centuries...
Last edited by SonOfAGun; 07-09-2009 at 01:22 PM.
It's definitely the hat.
Ugh. Weak, hat-related smack.Easy for the Pope to detest Capitalism when he gets to stick a hat out into the crowd...for countless centuries...
At least you're obliquely right that the Pope stands at the head of a considerable host. The crowd is waiting there for him, all over the world.
Damn, I thought that was some of my better material
It sparked the momentarily funny Benedict+hat riff.
I don't regret it. Why should you?
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