Marxist Hacker 42's Journal: I sure would like to see the slashdot community

Respond to this, especially the "controversial for Americans" paragraphs 50-64 and 178-216

I Feel My Jesuit Relatives to be Somewhat Redeemed

[Jeremiah Cornelius]

Really - despite my initial severe reservations about this fellow, especially in light of his role during various Argentine military governments - he is completely right-on, in the words dept.

Let us see what action he can take, if any. Let's watch what happens to the Vatican bank.

I hope the man is more than a "beard".

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[fustakrakich]

One man, against all that wealth/power. Asking for a bit much, no? I don't see how he could survive any real attempt to correct that problem. Nobody ever has. The most it ever accomplishes is a shift. The finances will become more obscure and no less concentrated. It will take the backing of the entire Catholic clergy to make a dent, and they will have to do it in the absence of an easy to target leader.

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[smittyoneeach]

One man, against all that wealth/power. Asking for a bit much, no? I don't see how he could survive any real attempt to correct that problem. Nobody ever has.

This one dude did, a couple thousand years back. Some participation required.

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[Marxist Hacker 42]

And in fact, that might be hard- considering a significant number of the clergy themselves are implicated.

Especially in Italy, Someday I'm going to have to research how Sicilian culture evolved.

Morrissey at HotAir

[smittyoneeach]

His review: http://hotair.com/archives/2013/12/02/pope-francis-and-the-media-missing-the-forest-for-a-couple-of-trees/ [hotair.com]

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[Marxist Hacker 42]

Thanks for that. His roundup of links is a great start on understanding this huge document.

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[smittyoneeach]

You're quite very welcome.