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December 2nd, 2013
11:29 AM ET
Rush Limbaugh: Pope is preaching 'pure Marxism'By Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor (CNN) - Pope Francis: Successor to St. Peter ... the people's pontiff ... Marxist? That's what conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh suggests, calling the Pope's latest document "pure Marxism." Limbaugh blasted the pontiff on Wednesday, a day after Francis released "Evangelii Gaudium" (The Joy of the Gospel), a 50,000-word statement that calls for church reform and castigates elements of modern capitalism. Limbaugh's segment, now online and entitled "It's Sad How Wrong Pope Francis Is (Unless It's a Deliberate Mistranslation By Leftists)," takes direct aim at the pope's economic views, calling them "dramatically, embarrassingly, puzzlingly wrong." The Vatican issued the English translation of "Evangelii," which is known officially as an apostolic exhortation and unofficially as a pep talk to the worlds 1.5 billion Catholics. Francis - the first pope ever to hail from Latin America, where he worked on behalf of the poor in his native Argentina - warned in "Evangelii" that the "idolatry of money" would lead to a "new tyranny." The Pope also blasted "trickle-down economics," saying the theory "expresses a crude and naïve trust in the goodness of those wielding economic power." READ MORE: Pope Francis: No more business as usual The Pope's critique of capitalism thrilled many liberal Catholics, who have long called on church leaders to spend more time and energy on protecting the poor from economic inequalities. But Limbaugh, whose program is estimated to reach 15 million listeners, called the Pope's comments "sad" and "unbelievable." "It's sad because this pope makes it very clear he doesn't know what he's talking about when it comes to capitalism and socialism and so forth." In fact, Argentina was a battlefield between leftist socialists and right-wing security forces during much of Francis' early career in the country, where he was a Jesuit priest and later archbishop of Buenos Aires. Limbaugh, who is not Catholic, said he admires the faith "profoundly." He admired Pope Francis as well, "up until this," Limbaugh said. The talk show host also said that he has made numerous visits to the Vatican, which he said "wouldn't exist without tons of money." "But regardless, what this is, somebody has either written this for him or gotten to him," Limbaugh added. "This is just pure Marxism coming out of the mouth of the Pope." Limbaugh took particular issue with the Pope's criticism of the "culture of prosperity," which the pontiff called a "mere spectacle" for the many people who can't afford to participate. "This is almost a statement about who should control financial markets," Limbaugh said. "He says that the global economy needs government control." "I'm not Catholic, but I know enough to know that this would have been unthinkable for a pope to believe or say just a few years ago," Limbaugh continued. In fact, Francis' predecessor, Benedict XVI, now pope emeritus, could be just as strong a critic of capitalism. In 2009, Benedict, in an official church document called an encyclical, said there was an urgent need for "a political, juridical and economic order" that would "manage the global economy." As Limbaugh notes, Benedict's predecessor, the late Pope John Paul II, was a noted foe of communism, after living under its oppressions in his native Poland. But even John Paul thought that unregulated capitalism could have negative consequences. In "Evangelii," Francis called for more of a spiritual and ethical revolution than a regulatory one. "I encourage financial experts and political leaders to ponder the words of one of the sages of antiquity: `Not to share one’s wealth with the poor is to steal from them and to take away their livelihood. It is not our own goods which we hold, but theirs,'" said Francis, quoting the fifth-century St. John Chrysostom. Liberal Catholics defended Pope Francis on Monday, calling on Limbaugh to apologize and retract his remarks. "To call the Holy Father a proponent 'pure Marxism' is both mean-spirited and naive," said Christopher Hale of the Washington-based Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good. "Francis's critique of unrestrained capitalism is in line with the Church's social teaching." Limbaugh is not the only conservative commentator to take issue with the Pope's views on capitalism. READ MORE: Sarah Palin 'taken aback' by Pope Francis's 'liberal' statements “I go to church to save my soul," said Fox News' Stuart Varney, who is an Episcopalian. "It’s got nothing to do with my vote. Pope Francis has linked the two. He has offered direct criticism of a specific political system. He has characterized negatively that system. I think he wants to influence my politics.” It doesn't sound like the criticism is slowing Francis down, however. He's started sending a Vatican contingent, including the Papal Swiss Guards, into Rome to deliver food and charity. soundoff (6,695 Responses)« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 Next » |
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And the gops and bags still worship the limturd.
Arch Bishop: Pope Francis, an American on political talk radio named Rush Limbaugh is making disparaging comments about you calling you a Marxist.
Pope Francis: Who's that? No seriously, I have absolutely no idea because I am the pope and he is a radio disc jockey.
Lol, true
Well we know Limbaugh is a moron, just right up the alley with his pal Palin. Alas too many "pauperi spiritu" take them sriously.
50 years after Rush is dead and gone no one will even remember him, but 1000 years after that every one will remember Evangelli Gaudium.
A college dropout drug-addled plutocratic pundit challenges an educated and moral man, like comparing Beavis and Butthead to a Nobel Laureate.
not bad
WOW! We agree on something!
I listen to Rush in the late 80's when I thought he was actually supporting a cause, but found out otherwise as time went by. I called him gush windbag for the longest time. I even thought he was the jesuit because of some of the stand ins he would use were jesuits, but then again this is how they work too, they take any side that will further their own cause. Who knows!
So what! Let him go after the Pope. Now Catholics will see him for what he is. A bully behind a microphone. Unlike Catholics, his social movement is based on belligerence and antagonism and done on the golden toilet he calls a microphone.
Wow...I hope one of Rush's friends pulls him into a back room and yells at him to shut up.
He's getting out of control (again).
From what I read, he's actually kind of a lonely guy so he might not have anyone around to warn him, other than paid sycophants or the cleaning lady he sent out to score narcotics for him. But the upside is that he's known to spend a LOT of time on the Internet so maybe he'll read something and repent. Or maybe he'll just crush up and snort some more Oxy.
So now even the Pope has to turn to socialism for spiritual and economic relief. This is the level of desperation that the Obama Administration has driven the world into. We can no longer hide it.
Journey,
LOL. Good one. So President Obama is controlling the Pope.
LOL again.
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I see you've drunk a lot of Rush's koolaid. Just keep in mind Rush is a drug addled bigot who helped create a climate of hate resulting in the OKC bombing. Yeah just keep following Rush as he is obviously your messiah along with the Tea Baggers (Party) primary spokesman.
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What evidence proves the non-existence of something? Logic much?
There is no God. Only Excellence in Broadcasting.
Smart capitalists know good and well that the wage disparity is not fair and is only possible due to the literally billions in other parts of the world working for peanuts while they live like kings.
Unethical capitalists don't care.
Rush is definitely at least one of those and we know which one.
Trickle down economics stopped working about 20 years ago and has accelerated in the last 10 when jobs started to be exported to third world countries and not to the benefit of all.
I guess Jesus, according to Rushole, was a Marxist.
The devil would LOVE for us to listen to Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin.. They're like the serpent in the Garden of Eden telling us that we know more than God. Ok, Rush...have you read the Bible? Do you really think Jesus would have watched Fox? The Pope is not saying anything that is not explicitly or implicitly spelled out in the Bible. I wonder what the REAL religion is that the likes of Limbaugh and Palin subscribe to? The religion of SELF,,and that is about as far from Christianity that you can go... The devil is listening, Rush....but so is God.
The only god they worship is the almighty dollar
Teddy,
I appreciate your comment. Sarah and the other bully, they are both wolfs, not sheeps. I'm not a Catholic, but I'm definitely a Christian who sees Scriptures as the Pope does in regards to social justice. I've been saying the same thing about Fox News for a while now. If Christ were here on earth right now, He would be going off at all these Fox followers in the same manner He did to the Pharisees. As a bunch of self-righteous phonies, and bullies.
Oh please. You call repubs bullies. As if violating the first amendment by forcing employers to pay for things that violate their religious beliefs isn't bullying. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
So Rush L is trying oh so hard to be relevant. Who listens to him?
We need to have people like Rush to counteract all of the left wing lies and crap spewed by Obama and his ilk. No, you don't know what's best for you. We do-we're the government.
Who cares what Mr. Limbaugh thinks or says. He hates most of smart people.
Jesus was a in the utopian sense of the word. He believed in everyone sharing their lives with each other; to work for the common good; He was against material wealth; He told men to give up all they had if they wanted to attain the Kingdom of God.
So I think he gave the Holy Father a back-handed compliment, because the Pope is Christ's representative on earth. If you want your Religion laced with Capitalism, Rush, go watch Joel Osteen and his perversion The New Testament.
Its ironic that the people that harp the most about america losing Christians values do not even follow the teachings of Christ and more they even do the exact opposite.
Being Catholic, I was raised to believe that Charity comes from your heart and not from the government. To suggest that "Caesar" be responsible for enforcing charity seems some how wrong. The act of charity must come from your heart and not the government. To suggest that enforced charity will gain you paradise is contrary to the Christian Ideal.. but is consistent with wealth re-distribution...
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