Pope says communists are closet Christians
Source: reuters.com
Pope Francis, whose criticisms of unbridled capitalism have prompted some to label him a Marxist, said in an interview published on Sunday that communists had stolen the flag of Christianity.
The 77-year-old pontiff gave an interview to Il Messaggero, Rome’s local newspaper, to mark the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, a Roman holiday.He was asked about a blog post in the Economist magazine that said he sounded like a Leninist when he criticized capitalism and called for radical economic reform.
"I can only say that the communists have stolen our flag. The flag of the poor is Christian. Poverty is at the center of the Gospel," he said, citing Biblical passages about the need to help the poor, the sick and the needy.
"Communists say that all this is communism. Sure, twenty centuries later. So when they speak, one can say to them: ’but then you are Christian’," he said, laughing.
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Communists would disagree: Communist Chinese Regime Steps up War on Churches
The communist regime ruling over mainland China is stepping up its war against Christians, their churches, and, especially, the cross. In recent weeks, dozens of houses of worship in the province of Zhejiang have received official notices that crosses must come down. Despite resistance by local persecuted Christians, some churches have been entirely demolished as the regime furiously cracks down on what it calls “illegal” religious activities.
Pope Francis says and does a great many things that makes one wonder:
Pope Francis Says Europe Needs to Bring In More Immigrants
Pope Lays Wreath at Tomb of Zionism’s Founder
Pope Francis: Church Would Baptize Aliens (Is that before or after he’s redistributed the wealth?)
Pope Francis Calls For ’Legitimate Redistribution’ Of Wealth
’Not to share wealth with poor is to steal’: Pope slams capitalism as ’new tyranny’
Communist regimes and the Roman Catholic Church have many things in common:
Harvest of Despair - The Forgotten Genocide of Ukrainians by Communists in 1933
The Catholic Church and genocide
Mass killings under Communist regimes
