The Pope’s “9 Commandments for a Just Economy” Forgets the First One, by John Horvat II

By John Horvat II, Crisis Magazine, Nov. 4, 2021

John Horvat II is vice president of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property and the author of Return to Order.

The “popular movements” are the vanguard of the Catholic social justice warriors. They consist of a vast menagerie of Leftist activists and community organizers found in political action groups, Basic Christian Communities, worker organizations, and indigenous peoples’ lobbies. They exist worldwide, especially in less-developed nations, and they implement the tenets of liberation theology.

Pope Francis has just addressed these movements in a keynote talk outlining his proposals for a “just” economy. The forceful 38-minute video presentation was featured at the fourth World Meeting of Popular Movements in mid-October. The Argentine pope called for radical economic changes inside a class struggle framework.  …

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