Soros-Funded Catholic Group Denounces Rush Limbaugh's Disagreement with Pope

Soros-Funded Catholic Group Denounces Rush Limbaugh's Disagreement with Pope


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Denounces Rush Limbaugh's Disagreement with Popeby Dr. Susan Berry 29 Nov 2013,
5:16 PM PDThttp://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/11/28/Spokesman-For-Liberal-Catholic-Group-Denounces-Rush-Limbaugh-s-Comments-About-Pope-Francis-Rebuke-Of-Capitalism
A spokesman for the liberal
organization Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good (CACG) has posted on the
groups website a denunciation of what he states were “incendiary remarks about
Pope Francis” by conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh on Wednesday.Limbaugh said that Pope Francis
was wrong in his apostolic exhortation released this week in which he appears
to blame capitalism for the reason why people are poor in the world.CACGs Christopher Jolly Hale
wrote on Wednesday:Catholics of all political stripes
are disturbed by Rush Limbaugh's incendiary comments this afternoon about Pope
Francis. To call the Holy Father a proponent of "pure marxism" is
both mean spirited and naive. Francis's critique of unrestrained capitalism is
in line with the Church's social teaching. His particular criticism of
"trickle down economics" strengthens what Church authorities have
said for decades: any economic system which deprives the poor of their dignity
has no place within a just society.Contrary to what Mr. Limbaugh
suggests, the Catholic Church isn't built on money, but on the firm foundation
of Jesus Christ.We call on Mr. Limbaugh to
apologize and retract his remarks. We urge other Church organizations and
leaders--both ordained and lay--to also condemn Mr. Limbaugh's comments.We proudly stand with Pope Francis
as he provides prophetic leadership for the Catholic Church and the entire world.Following the release of the
popes exhortation, entitled Evangelii Gaudium, Hale wrote:Pope Francis's words have given
new vigor to what the Church has been saying for decades: 'trickle down
economics' and other economic agendas which work against the poor and promote
inequality have no place in a just society. Pope Francis's words should have
particular resonance here in the United States as we enter into next
month's budget negotiations. The pope makes it clear that these budgetary
decisions should above all else benefit the poorest of Americans.We make Pope Francis's words our
own: "I beg the Lord gives us more politicians who are genuinely disturbed
by the state of society, the people and the lives of the poor!"In 2009, Accuracy in Media (AIM)
reported that CACG had received $200,000 in funding from George Soros's Open Society Institute.A leader of another Soros-funded
Catholic organization, Faith in Public Life (FPL), a group that was founded with
the help of John Podestas Center for American Progress, also praised Pope
Francis view of the “tyranny” of trickle-down economics.John Gehring, Catholic Outreach
Coordinator of FPL, praised Pope Francis for his “headline-grabbing comments
that Catholicism must not be known exclusively for obsession with a few
hot-button issues.”About the popes exhortation,
Gehring wrote:In many ways, this is traditional
Catholic teaching about economic justice that builds on the foundations laid in
the first social encyclical about capital and labor released in 1891 by Pope
Leo XIII. But to contemporary American ears accustomed to hearing full-throated
Catholic arguments only when it comes to abortion and same sex marriage, this
unequivocal economic critique of unfettered markets packs a punch.Directing his comments at
Republicans Speaker John Boehner and Rep. Paul Ryan, Gehring said that while
they “slash billions from nutrition programs and are daily communicants in the
church of free-market fundamentalism, Pope Francis rejects trickle-down
economics as a moral and practical failure.”Catholic ChurchFrancis E. George
is a cardinal for the Roman Catholic
Church, and a member of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.Note: Commercial Club of Chicago,
Members Directory http://commercialclubchicago.org/members/e.html
Please note: This link for the
members of the Commercial Club of Chicago can no longer be found.R.
Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial
Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley
Austin LLP. Michelle
Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin
LLP. Barack
Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin
LLP. Newton
N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley
Austin LLP, and a member of the Commercial
Club of Chicago. Cyrus F. Freidheim
Jr. is a member of the Commercial
Club of Chicago, and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank), and the Human Rights Watch.George
Soros is the chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society, the founder chairman for the Open Society Foundations, and was a
benefactor for the Human Rights Watch.Open
Society Foundations was a funder for the Human Rights Watch, and the Atlantic
Council of the United States
(think tank).Saban
Center for Middle East Policy was a policy center at the Brookings Institution (think tank).Haim
Saban is a benefactor for the Saban
Center for Middle East Policy, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and
a friend of Barry M. Meyer.Barry
M. Meyer is a friend of Haim Saban,
and a director at the Human Rights Watch.John J.
Studzinski is a director at the Human
Rights Watch, a director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States
(think tank), and a papal knighthood
knight.papal knighthood
is an honor conferred by pope from the Roman
Catholic Church.Benedict
XVI (Joseph Ratzinger) is the
pope emeritus at the Roman Catholic
Church, and was the pope for the Roman
Catholic Church.Was Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger) A Nazi? Why Join
the Hitler Youth?By Austin Clinehttp://atheism.about.com/od/benedictxvi/i/RatzingerNazi.htm
The question of Joseph
Ratzingers involvement with Nazi Germany and the Hitler Youth is important:
there is reason to think that Ratzinger has been less than fully candid about
his past.