tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994606062594086047.post4037899449174207697..comments2023-04-12T06:15:12.683-04:00Comments on CrossCurrents: #410: Who Wants Peace On Earth?Bernie Swainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02659048122392371790noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994606062594086047.post-65815017252644572442014-01-08T08:58:07.150-05:002014-01-08T08:58:07.150-05:00Thanks for your comments. This is precisely the ki...Thanks for your comments. This is precisely the kind of debate that Catholics need to engage in, for it puts the justice issue at the center of our faith-life.<br /><br />But one distinction is critical here: Francis is not talking about equality of OPPORTUNITY--he is talking about the actual results of economic structures that, whatever the theory on paper, in practice LEAVE millions excluded Bernie Swainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02659048122392371790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994606062594086047.post-63933582555998295582014-01-08T08:55:11.472-05:002014-01-08T08:55:11.472-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bernie Swainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02659048122392371790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994606062594086047.post-79043610630322632622014-01-07T21:12:57.925-05:002014-01-07T21:12:57.925-05:00I greatly admire Pope Francis for his concern for ...I greatly admire Pope Francis for his concern for the poor and for his candor. I believe he has much better knowledge of the conditions of the poor than I. However, his expertise in economics reminds me of Pope Urban VIII’s expertise in astronomy.<br /><br />A common rhetorical technique is to employ straw man arguments. For example, one may characterize particular economic arguments as “Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994606062594086047.post-31036059927379215992014-01-07T18:30:26.026-05:002014-01-07T18:30:26.026-05:00 I am anonymous. the blog about Pope Francis and ... I am anonymous. the blog about Pope Francis and peace on earth will only come based on the teachings we received in the Gospel. Truly we must deny ourselves<br />and follow the Gospel in our everyday existence. Our whole existence depends on what Francis has been saying. He has it right and the faithful need to listen. Christ wants all people to come to him. Our mission has been and always willAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994606062594086047.post-53454489670677774922014-01-07T17:45:51.064-05:002014-01-07T17:45:51.064-05:00Matthew 13:48-50 Who is my mother who are my broth...Matthew 13:48-50 Who is my mother who are my brothers? Stretching out his hand toward his disciples he said "here are my mother and brothers. who ever does the will of my heavenly father is my brother, my sister, and mother.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994606062594086047.post-45145536369062064952014-01-07T17:34:31.540-05:002014-01-07T17:34:31.540-05:00Matthew 10:39 whoever finds his life will lose it,...Matthew 10:39 whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever looses his life for my sake will find it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994606062594086047.post-60388288921563044572014-01-07T17:27:53.330-05:002014-01-07T17:27:53.330-05:00Mathew 10 :36-38 At the sight of the crowds his he...Mathew 10 :36-38 At the sight of the crowds his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned., like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples "the harvest is abundant but the labors are few. So ask the Master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994606062594086047.post-92203601667364120392014-01-07T17:17:49.794-05:002014-01-07T17:17:49.794-05:00Mathew 7:21 For where your treasure is,there also ...Mathew 7:21 For where your treasure is,there also will your heart be..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994606062594086047.post-84943783763337077162014-01-05T10:19:28.829-05:002014-01-05T10:19:28.829-05:00Excellent. Rush Limbaugh needs to read this. Excellent. Rush Limbaugh needs to read this. Sara Piazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10906903100078539593noreply@blogger.com