Pope Francis is not saying anything 'radical'

(My new American Thinker post)

The left is going crazy over some of Pope Francis' remarks.    A week ago, the left thought that Pope Francis was another right winger clinging to his gun and Catholic Cathechism.  Today, they are ready to invite him to the next Planned Parenthood meeing.

For example, Frank Bruni wrote this:   

"IT'S about time. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church has surveyed the haughty scolds in its ranks, noted their fixation on matters of sexual morality above all others and said enough is enough. I'm not being cheeky with this one-word response. Hallelujah."

Sorry Frank but Pope Francis did not really say anything radical.  His message is one of love and consideration.

Don't expect Pope Francis to show up at a "pro Roe v Wade rally" in Washington DC or marching with Nancy Pelosi at "a gay pride parade" in San Francisco.  

This is some of what he said in the very long interview:   

"......Francis does not come out in support of gay marriage, abortion rights or contraception, saying that church positions on those issues are "clear," but he added that the "the proclamation of the saving love of God comes before moral and religious imperatives."    "A person once asked me, in a provocative manner, if I approved of homosexuality," he said to Jesuit priest Fr. Antonio Spadaro, who conducted the interview for La Civilta Cattolica. "I replied with another question: 'Tell me: when God looks at a gay person, does he endorse the existence of this person with love, or reject and condemn this person?'   

We must always consider the person.""

Pope Francis is telling Catholics that we should not hate women who have abortions or those who engage in homosexuality.  He said that there is a place in our faith for them, too.

I heard a Pope telling us to understand rather than point fingers.  Or someone said, love the sinner and hate the sin. 

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“El socialismo no sirve” but some keep trying and trying!

(My new Babalu post)

How many times does socialism have to fail before people come to their senses?

Some have figured out.  Chile, for example, has a sound economy and no one lines up at the US Embassy looking for a "work visa".   On the contrary, Chileans travel to the US to invest, buy our goods and services or do a little sightseeing.  They also have a sound currency and a thriving middle class.

Some are still in the dark, such as Argentina, Bolivia, Venezuela and Cuba.   By the way, I mean literally in the dark, as we've heard of the lights going out in Venezuela recently.

It looks like socialism has a new disciple, i.e. the Democrat candidate for New York City mayor in the upcoming election.

Where is Rudy-G when we really need him?   

Michael Goodwin explains that the Democrat in New York is running a campaign based on income inequality:

"“Fighting inequality and fighting economic injustice,” as he put it, is what he’s all about.Good luck with that, but before New Yorkers jump onto the Democrat’s bound-for-utopia bandwagon, some history is required. We could start with Karl Marx, but we’d just get lost trying to decode the incomprehensible differences among Marxists, Leninists and Trotskyites.Instead, let’s look at Cuba, which, strictly by the numbers, reflects the paradise de Blasio describes. Fidel and Raul Castro had their way for 54 years and pulled off the socialist dream: The island nation had the least income inequality in the world, a survey found. North Korea also was off the charts.Of course, there are some peculiar facts about Cuban exceptionalism.Everybody is equally poor, with average monthly wages of $19, while children’s shoes can cost nearly as much.And that much-ballyhooed health-care system? It’s a joke. Bring your own sheets, bedpans and food to the hospital, and pray you don't die of infections or neglect. True, it is free, so your family won't get stuck with a capitalist-size bill to bury you. What a relief that must be.On my visit to Cuba, I was struck by the total breakdown of everything except the police state. Havana’s once-glorious architecture is crumbling, and there are chickens and pigs, but no running water, in large parts of the central city.Half the cars are owned by the government, and the other half belong in antique shops. Smaller cities look as though they are stuck in the 19th century, with public transportation consisting of a man guiding a horse-drawn wagon. TV and Internet are scarce and tightly controlled. Complaining about any of this can land you behind bars."

We Cubans know a thing or two about speeches calling for "income inequality".     As my mom will tell you:  "Yo vi esa pelicula" or "I saw that movie".

Of course, they will call us "right wing reactionaries"  for calling Mr De Blasio a socialist.  They will say that we see socialism in our soup and just can't see straight.

What do you call it when the letters in your soup spell socialism?

What do you call a system that takes from those who produce and gives it to those who expect a handout?

We call it socialism. Worse than that, we call it a "'fracaso" or failure.

Socialism has failed everywhere but there are still people looking for the right formula.   Mr De Blasio is the latest!

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