I've never been drawn to monotheism or the fundamentalist Abrahamic religions. (I have always had great respect for Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker Movement. And the liberation theology movement centered in South america)
But if Pope Francis really means this, I have to say, bravo! Well said Pope, and I'd love to welcome more Catholics into the brother and sisterhood of mankind, and in solidarity for a great awakening!
http://ncronline.org/news/vatican/pope-francis-spotlights-social-teaching-blunt-calls-ethical-economy
"The worldwide financial and economic crisis seems to highlight their distortions and above all the gravely deficient human perspective, which reduces man to one of his needs alone, namely, consumption. Worse yet, human beings themselves are nowadays considered as consumer goods which can be used and thrown away. We have started a throwaway culture. This tendency is seen on the level of individuals and whole societies, and it is being promoted! In circumstances like these, solidarity, which is the treasure of the poor, is often considered counterproductive, opposed to the logic of finance and the economy. While the income of a minority is increasing exponentially, that of the majority is crumbling. This imbalance results from ideologies which uphold the absolute autonomy of markets and financial speculation, and thus deny the right of control to States, which are themselves charged with providing for the common good. A new, invisible and at times virtual tyranny is established, one which unilaterally and irremediably imposes its own laws and rules."
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