Posts Tagged ‘socialism’

Retired Judge gives $115k to Labour: ‘Socialism closer to Gospel than free enterprise’

Thursday, June 1st, 2017

A retired High Court judge who donated $115,000 to Labour says the party’s principles reflect those of his religion. In Labour’s first large donation for some time, Robert Smellie, QC, gave $100,000 this month, on top of the $15,000 he gave in December. Smellie told the Herald one reason was his religion. “[Former PM] Michael Read more

CDF prefect says Latin American mindset key to understanding Pope

Tuesday, July 8th, 2014

To truly understand Pope Francis, one must understand the Latin American mindset, the Prefect of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith says. Cardinal Gerhard Müller spoke about the Pope during an interview with the Austrian Pontifical Missions magazine Alle Welt. Cardinal Müller said the Western world would have to learn to see problems Read more

Cardinal Dolan says Pope not endorsing socialism

Tuesday, May 27th, 2014

Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York has written that Pope Francis is not endorsing socialism, despite a recent papal call for economic redistribution by states. Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Cardinal Dolan stated the Pope believes capitalism must come with “compassion and generosity”. The principal focus of Pope Francis’s economic teaching is that economic Read more