In writings for the Catholic Church, the far-left radical leftist Pope Francis took an opportunity to use his trusted platform and authority to push for what sounds a lot like Global Communism, to anyone but his most dedicated supporters.
Christians who don’t appreciate the Pope’s radical activism had to question whether or not this Pope had actually read the Bible, which is full of stories of the way God uses the private property for His purposes.
Jay Greenberg, for Neonnettle.com, wrote “The head of the Catholic Church is advocating for the redistribution of wealth and an end to the public’s “natural right” to own private property.
Francis denounced trickle-down economics, private property, and demanded that the wealthy “administer [their wealth] for the good of all” to bring “greater justice and inclusiveness in the world.”
The pope ironed out his demands in an 86-page papal encyclical — which is “the most authoritative form of papal writing,” according to Reuters.”
According to Reuters, ” Pope Francis said on Sunday that the COVID-19 pandemic was the latest crisis to prove that market forces alone and “trickle-down” economic policies had failed to produce the social benefits their proponents claim.In an encyclical on the theme of human fraternity, Francis also said private property cannot be considered an absolute right in all cases where some lived extravagantly while others had nothing.
The pope took direct aim at trickle-down economics, the theory favored by conservatives that tax breaks and other incentives for big business and the wealthy eventually will benefit the rest of society through investment and job creation.”
“There were those who would have had us believe that freedom of the market was sufficient to keep everything secure (after the pandemic hit),” he wrote.
The Bible considered the Word of God, has a much different feel than the Pope’s personal feelings about private property, in fact, there is a long tradition in understanding about how often God uses the idea of personal property, even as seemingly unimportant as a borrowed axe, to communicate lessons to his faithful.
Consider the story of 2Kings 6:6, the lost Axe Head, where the Lord made a lost Axe head float so that it could be redeemed back to the original owner.
According to Elliott’s commentary on 2Kings 6:6, “The properties of material substances depend on His will for their fixity, and may be suspended or modified at His pleasure. The moral of this little story is that God helps in small personal troubles as well as in great ones of larger scope. His providence cares for the individual as well as the race.”
In fact the Bible is full of stories of the divine purpose of private, persoanl property.
According to Jay W. Richards who writes about the Biblical roots of Private property, he reports:
Nowhere does Scripture explicitly say that property is a right, but a right to acquire property is present in Scripture.
- Two of the Ten Commandments assume the right. Exodus 20: 15 exhorts, “You shall not steal,” while Deuteronomy 5:21 commands, “You shall not set your desire on your neighbor’s house or land…or anything that belongs to your neighbor.” Neither of these commandments makes sense unless there are some things that rightly belong to other people.
- Speaking of Exodus 20:15, Kaiser writes, “With this command, not only was the principle of individual ownership recognized, but it also thereby regarded as criminal all attempts to take that property from a person in a fraudulent way and to then regard it as one’s own.”
- One of the fifty chapters of the book of Genesis, chapter twenty-three, is devoted to describing in detail Abraham’s purchase of a plot of land to bury his wife Sarah. This suggests that standards for buying and selling property were already well developed in 2000 B.C. in the ancient Near East.
Kaiser further explains what the Old Testament says about the acquisition of property:
- We can be rewarded for our work. Kaiser cites 1 Corinthians 9:9-11 as evidence that human beings are “…entitled to appropriate rewards for their labors.” This is what makes withholding wages so grievous in the Bible. Doing so is condemned in Leviticus 19:13 because, as Kaiser explains, “Fairness and justice demands the proper pay for honest labor.”
- Property can be acquired via inheritance (see Deuteronomy 21:16 and Proverbs 19:14).
- Virtues such as “industriousness, wisdom, and the development of insight” are also means by which possessions and property may be acquired (Proverbs 10:4, 13:4, and 14:23; Proverbs 3:16, and Proverbs 14:15, respectively).
As Westerners, we benefit from four thousand years of laws, customs, and thinking about the concept of property. Drawing on ideas derived in part from Christian theology, the Western world slowly developed a highly sophisticated system of property law and titling that, without intention, resulted in a system that protects property rights. These rights are a gift Christians can use to live out whole-life stewardship. As Kaiser writes,
Private property is both a gift and a certain type of power God has entrusted to humanity as stewards. It was God’s intention that mortals should be equipped with this gift and power and that under God they should exercise dominion over the earth.
These are just a few of the passages in which the Bible addresses private property. Where else do you see the Bible talking about the issue?
Reaction online about the Pope’s push for ending personal property:
This Pope is very dissimilar to the former Pope’s, and very similar to Community Organizers in his push for Marxism, Communism, and generally more control over free people.
It appears that some of the top leadership of the Catholic Church are experiencing a crisis of trust, that has manifest itself in a lack of faith in the Lord to provide what they need because some of the top laity are accused of stealing and abusing their power.
The Pope has not responded about the corruption at the top, he seems to be worried about taking away the potential prosperity at the bottom.
Blaming free markets for the sick and poor, while the top leaders of the Catholic Church swim in so much money it is meaningless to them, is exactly what Communism is all about.
Kari is an ex-Community Organizer who writes about Voter Engagement, Cultural Marxism and Campaigns. She has been a grassroots volunteer with the GOP, on and off for 18 years. She is a Homeschool Mom in North Carolina and loves Photojournalism and Citizen Journalism. @Saorsa1776
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You find Jesus answers this question you have about property and ownership. I believe you are not wrong, but Jesus says if thou wilt be perfect, sell all that you have, give to the poor, and than come and follow me. He was recently asked by a wealthy young man how to inheherit the kingdom, Jesus told him to follow the laws which you also mentioned above and stated in Exodus 20. The man agreed what else must he do as he has done all these things all his life. And Jesus told him, if thou wilt be perfect, or if you want to be perfect before God and before your Lord, sell your property, give to the poor, follow Christ. The young man went his way and we never heard from him again some would say. Maybe he did go and sell and give to the poor to follow. Jesus did have more than 12 disciples, and he did lose them all but the twelve at times, peace to you.
This only means this mans God was money and the only way to enter heaven was for God to be number 1 in your life!!!!
We need Pope Benedict back and Francis in exile.
He is and has been a communist in Argentina. The church needs a Pope who follows thwzword of our Lord God.
TYPICAL COMMUNIST,THE POPE BOY LIVES IN THE MOST EXPENSIVE AND PALACIAL DOMICILES IN THE WORLD. THE LAND ALONE IS VALUED IN THE HIGH BILLIONS. WHILE SITTING ON HIS PERCH OF PIOS AUTHORITARIAN DICTATORSHIP HE DOES WHAT ALL EGO MANIACS DO…TELLS THE “LITTLE” PEOPLE HOW TO LIVE AND WHAT THEY CAN & CAN NOT HAVE. HE IS NO MORE POPELY,CHRISTIAN,GOD LOVING THAN THE ASS END OF A DEAD MULE BAKING IN THE DESERT SUN. HE’S RICH…FOR LIFE…AND WANTS EVERYONE TO KNOW IT. HE’S SO FULL OF HIMSELF I’M SUPRISED HE EVEN TAKES THE TIME TO MUMBLE HIS MEANINGLESS DRIBBLE TO THE GATHERING THRONGS WAITING ON HIS EVERY WORD. HE’S ALL IN FOR THE NEW WORLD ORDER ,ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT,GREEN NEW DEAL AND SCREW THE PIONS. TO HIME …WE ARE THE UNWASHED MASSES THAT HE CAN BARELY TOLERATE. WHAT A DISGRACEFUL FRAUD.
none of what you said was accurate, Taken out of context as usual.
What part, specifically, do you feel is inaccurate and what do you mean by” as usual”?
Although this passage has been used a lot to justify the concept of giving away everything we own and follow Christ, this was actually a conversation between Christ and this one man. Jesus was pointing out to him that even though he thought he had given himself completely to righteous living, the reality is that without Christ, good works does not make us righteous.
The Catholic Church is listed as far and away the richest organization in the world public are private. But it refuses to publish its net worth. Their closest rival is the Morman Church in the USA and tey are listed at a net worth of over 100 billion USD. Christ accumulated no earthly wealth and conducted his ministry mostly out in the open. So, is the Pope saying that I should sell all my modest pocessions and give the proceeds to the poor while the church will not even acknowledge its wealth?
Pope Francis the Idiot needs to go fuck himself. I’m just getting to retirement so I’m not inclined to take what I’ve put aside to cover myself and my family and redistribute it because the head of some pederast empire thinks I need to divest because of his own stupidity.
You are taking Jesus’ approach to the rich young man out of context. The reason why Jesus said this to him is because riches had become an idol in the man’s soul, and were therefore an obstacle to true God-worship in his life. Jesus is not issuing a blanket statement for all persons in all times to get rid of personal property.
The rich man asked “what must I do” to earn salvation. The point is that you can’t earn salvation it is a gift, so Jesus purposely asked him to do something he wasn’t so easily willing to do and still no one gets it…
I know that I’ve seen a comment somewhere where the Pope said that President Trump would be in the way of the one would government they ate trying to set up!
False prophet. He needs to be removed and the Church saved before it is too
late.
Yes yes yes
So the BILLIONS of dollars in cash ,gold, property , ancient literature, relics, and real estate will be given to the poor of the world?? They’ll tear down the HUGE wall surrounding the Vatican city and feed ,clothe, shelter the sick and homeless ??
He won’t do it. Too greedy and evil.
Totaly in agreement. Here are additional facts. They should be going after the rich. Although these are from Italy, one would say the same neighborhood. https://borgenproject.org/top-10-facts-about-living-conditions-in-italy/
This pope is in lockstep with George Soros and other UN leaders promoting One World Government. Religion be dammed. He must go.
Sorry if it offends anyone but with his push for ecumenicalism versus salvation through Christ, he seems the embodiment of the False Prophet from Revelations.
100%👍
This Pope is represented of Satan, and remember Satan is an angle remove from heaven, he know the Word written by God’s people. Therefore he can put his anti God’s word to his person. This is why this Pope is waiting for One World Leader who will be a partner with Satan. This is the reason he is promoting globalism so that New World Order can be start under anti-Christ. Pope is false prophet…Satan’s man, he is not Godly person, he is satanic, he was criminal, he used to drink blood of children which is satanic ritual.
This pope is a total fraud.
AM I STILL CATHOLIC??????
Bring back Benedict and send Francis into exile. He was, is and always will be a communist. The Argentinean authorities have known and said so amongst their staate agencies. If he isn’t stopped he will destroy the church as he is against so many teachings the church stands for.
As bad as it is right now we must remember that Christ promised that the Church will prevail. We are experiencing a great tribulation right now so we must redouble our prayers for the Church and the conversion and repentance of the Pope.
The faithful of the Church are scandalized by him and by those in his circle repeatedly. We refuse to concede our Lord’s Church to him. We remain and resist and those who understand and truly follow the Scriptures and the Tradition based upon those scriptures are growing in number and dedication. The future of the Church will look very, very different. We, as the Bride of Christ, are undergoing the Passion as He did-we are at the stage of being denied by Peter. We have had so many betrayals by Judas priests. It seems we have a way to go, yet-we persevere. The gates of hell shall not prevail.
People, just have a personal relationship with Christ. He wants you, your heart mind and soul.
We ought to serve God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit NoT MAN! THE POPE IS A MAN!
I pray we all use our spiritual eyes and seek the truth. Forgive me, the POPE is a type of politician.
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The Pope is supposed to represent God
Nowhere in the Bible, absolutely nowhere, God said that a pope will represent Him. In Revelation the Catholic Chufch is judged alongside all the other organized religion and is called the great whore.
Typo: “ In fact the Bible is full of stories of the divine purpose of private, persoanl property.”
The Antichrist. John 10:10 the thief cometh but to still kill and destroy but I come that you would have life abundantly.
You make your own choice as to what the Catholic Church is and who he represent.
Perhaps the Pope should begin by divesting and redistributing all the accumulated wealth of the church as a gesture of authenticity and give up living in a palace.
Let’s start with the Vatican’s wealth Pope I’ll take 3 million please
I will give up my wealth and property as soon as the Pope gives up his.
The pope is one of the many ANTICHRISTS that has taken his UNGODLY position to his head and has all these poor followers believing that he is of high importance, therefore leading them on the “Highway to Hell!” As a former Catholic, I know we are not encouraged to read the “Word of God,” the Bible, so I doubt they have. With all their “pomp and circumstance” it’s ALL a “Dog and Pony” show to everyone else! It’s NOT GODLY nor do they truly follow GOD! They make up rules to suit themselves for the sins they’ve committed! I’m so ecstatic, GOD led me away from all that when I prayed for direction, and just in time to be Re-born!
The Pope is of evil, he is Satan’s creation.
He places himself, as a holy man, between men and God.
No one stands between any man and God except Jesus.
Jesus stands as the Son of God, our intercessor.
The salvation is personal, between every human being and god, through Jesus, not through any other human being, who calls himself holy.
Get rid of this guy, retire him he’s not real “pope material”. Communism and Christianity do not exist together.
I love it. The Republicans finally do what they were always gonna do and come out strong against the Pope.
I mean, imagine genuinely believing you know more about the word of God than the Pope.
So, to recap:
Proud Boys & the terrorists who planned to kill a Democratic Governor = patriotic Christian Americans
the literal Pope = an anti catholic commie
Anyways, wanna know who else didn’t like it when the Catholic Church dared criticize them?
The Nazis.
It was not proud boys who schemed to kidnap the governor, it was anarchists, they in fact hated government and hated Trump. Not Trump supporters at all. More like antifa
Hitler was an occultist and a Roman Catholic. The Papacy elevated him to power. He modeled his SS after the Jesuit Order, which is the military arm of the Papacy.
I have champagne in the fridge for the moment I hear Francis has died. (Of course I will first pray for his soul.)
The Catholic Church of the bible is the universal church chosen by God from all around the world for Himself from all tribes and nations.
The pope who is evil and thinks he is god is from the church of Rome. He certainly takes away from the catholicity of the church. I really hope the corruption of the Roman catholic church becomes exposed. Child trafficing,etc. Lets pray that God(not the pope) will expose all the evil and open the eyes of the church of Rome through His Holy Spirit. I really do believe that the church of Rome is the false church spoken of in the book of Revelation. We do pray that the Lord changes the heart of man so they will know the true living God. I AM WHO I AM. The true God of scripture not the pope.
Good points. I am not Catholic, and I don’t really understand what it means to discredit him, and I do not like to discredit anyone’s religious choices, because mine are very important to me, however, this Pope seems out of control.
This is all about the satanic United Nations Agenda 21 AKA Sustainable Development/ Strong Cities Network. Please get involved with your City Council by attending the meetings to voice your oppositions to the destruction of our freedoms and by voting to remove any council member that supports ICLEI or Sustainable Development policies !!! We need to remove ALL UN policies out of our cities !! They are trying to take away our sovereignty and God given rights as well as our natural and constitutional liberties. If we all get involved on some scale, we can defeat these creatures that have so arrogantly placed their existence above ours. Their strength and athority is just an illusion.
Good article except for the typos. Otherwise, I would have shared.
It’s weird how people who are obsessed with pointing out typos never mention WHERE the typos are… just ran it through another check and found one spelling difference which is in a quote. What are you seeing that you feel needs to be changed?
I am a Catholic but something is so wrong in what he is doing..He needs to be removed NOW! He forgets he is in that seat for religion & the Catholics around the world but millions are losing confidence in him..He needs to be removed!
This asshole needs to be removed from office. I never liked him. I’m not going to be PC either! I said he’s an asshole. So be it!
If we are commanded not to steal in the seventh commandment, then people have a right to private property. YES, PRIVATE PROPERTY IS IN THE BIBLE. It is found in the ten commandments. It does not get weightier than that.
Actually, it sounds like the Pope has read THE BIBLE! If Jesus came back today, he would be in the streets fighting for the poor and downtrodden. The fake Christian conservatives would have you believe God is a corporate entity like Trump, Inc (their true god).
If Jesus came back today, he would NOT be in the streets fighting for the poor and downtrodden. Jesus will come back as KING and everyone who has not bowed the knee to Jesus will be thrown into Hell. Jesus said we will ALWAYS have the poor with us. Conservatives aren’t fake Christians because they obey God. They listen to God concerning what kind of government God ordained, what God wants concerning education, marriage, sex/gender, climate change and shedding innocent blood of babies. Better to listen to God instead of the liberal atheists.
Thank you, Marge! Very well stated.
It’s not surprising that all of your examples from the Bible are from the Old Testament.
Jesus taught from the Old Testament. Are you saying the Old Testament isn’t God’s Word? Didn’t Jesus say he came to FULFILL the law?
Obviously I can now go out and move the corner markers on my property so I can have more.
I see it talking about the year of Jubilee, when all property goes back to its original owner.
Honestly, this article was laughable until it tried to reference scripture – then it just became idiotic.
Oh, you mean 86 Pages of ENCYCLICAL Bull Shit, don’t you ? I thought so !
This CLOWN is so very insignificant. To GOD there are no mediators, Only JESUS CHRIST ! Thought by know all you Genius’ out there would have caught on !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 17, Q, MAGA, TRUMP 2020 !
I wonder when the Pope is going to end his private property? People like to push socialism when they don’t plan to redistribute their own property and wealth!
You don’t follow man. You follow the word of God which is truth! Man is followable. Pope can be Satan in disguise. Don’t trust man they can mislead you.
The Papacy can lead the charge for redistribution of wealth. The Papacy, whose wealth spans the globe, and far exceeds the wealth of nations and even the most wealthy individuals, can relieve the suffering and want of the poor. They can open up their vast hoards of wealth all over the world, and take care of the poor indefinitely.
Well, this scripture on redistribution of wealth in the early church was overlooked by the article
2 Corinthians 8:13-15 KJV
13 For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened:
14 But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality:
15 As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack.
NIV VERSION:
13 Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality.
14 At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need.
The goal is equality,
15 as it is written: “The one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.”[b]
And then there’s this admonition against getting handouts and being lazy:
2 Thessalonians 3:10
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you: that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
As Pope Pushes for the end of Private Property and for Global Communism except, of Course, HIS land and Property. Church business as usual
Says the weathlyest religious leader. The Catholic religion has accumulated so much money they lend countries money! Catholic Religion is just another business trying to control their worshipers through intimadation and gullibility
1. If we have to redistribute wealth and make the rich give their wealth to the poor, then the poor have no reason to work and the wealthy have every reason to not be wealthy.’
2. The Bible says we will always have the poor. Jesus knew back then that we would have poor people down through the ages. Matthew 26:11 says ” For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always”.
2Thessalonians 3:10 says “For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.”
Ephesians 4:28 says “Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.”
2 Timothy 5:8 says “But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.”
This Pope unfortunately aligns with the ideology of Marxists because of his life in Argentina. In all truth Cardinal Dolan would have been a fabulous choice. We are paying for the sins of the Abusive Priests. God Help Our Church.
The church says “There is no salvation outside of the church”…that should tell you enough right there! Satan rules this planet and the Catholic church is part of his media blitz….
Great idea, the pope should start with giving away all their properties and the billions of dollars they have, give him an apartment on the lower east side of Manhattan and let him live there for a year.