The Spence family descends from a long line of Catholics.
John S. Spence the bishop being perhaps the most noteworthy. Pope Francis the
leader of the faith that is directly traced to the disciples of Jesus has
crossed lines into hypocrisy that puts Jimmy Swaggert and the Reverend Jim
Baker to shame.
Forget his preaching about “climate change” in the face of his
bogus catastrophic predictions regarding the “planet.” Forget his visit to Cuba
without as much as a mention of how the Castro brothers butcher dissidents and
squash religious freedoms. Forget the fact that he won’t mention that Democrats
in the U.S. are now openly supporting infanticide….the killing of babies who
survive abortion procedures. Now this pope has decided he does not like free
market capitalism or wealth accumulation.
According to Time magazine bankers' best guesses about the Vatican's
wealth put it at around $10 billion to $15 billion. Vatican Italian
stock holdings alone run to $1.6 billion, 15% of the value of listed shares on
the Italian market. The Vatican also has big global investments in banking, insurance,
chemicals, steel, construction, and real estate. Massive dividend and rental income along
with tax free tithes helps pay for Vatican expenses. The Church is diversified. It also holds billions
in gold bars. Its art collection is priceless. Visit Vatican City and witness a
portfolio of the most ornate architecture and accessories possibly imaginable.
This pope, like all others, sits on his golden throne and
lives a life of luxury. He sees to it that Church cardinals also live lives of
luxury. And to a lesser extent, like division presidents in a corporation,
bishops also live well. The irony is the structure of the Catholic Church could
be mistaken for that of most for-profit companies in the world. The only difference
being the Church’s “products and services.” While the evil Pfizer and Merck
sell miracle drugs that keep people alive, the gloriously virtuous Vatican
sells people salvation after they are dead.
Unlike ordinary stockholders, the Vatican pays no taxes on all
of its income and capital gains.
These days it is a regular occurrence to hear
this pope spout Marxist principles in a way that attempts to position him and
his corporate lieutenants in a position of moral superiority. His primary virtue
is he does not seem to like the fact that for-profit companies CEO’s tend to behave
exactly as he does.
No wonder Democrats love this pope….except of
course when it comes to his opposition to baby murdering. Well, what the hell.
Nobody is infallible.No wonder Democrats like this guy.
I couldn't have put it better. I feel like through your posts, my concerns are heard loud and clear.
ReplyDeleteWell said! I couldn't have articulated the church's egregious hypocrisy any more precisely than what you have. The only thing that I would add is that even at the level of mere priesthood, virtues that run 180 degrees contrary to what the Vatican does are preached daily at mass. Such are the embraced values of Marxist communists, who like serpents, pitch the evil virtues of communism while they live life, at the expense of duped parishioners, in the lap of luxury. What a con game, huh? They can keep their phony values.
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