Tag Archives: Pope Francis

Embarrassing in his Wrongness

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

Reason’s Matt Welch responds to Pope Francis’s dishonest and manipulative attack on free markets: Francis’s hyperbolic rants about the role and allegedly dictatorial power of free markets are embarrassing in their wrongness. Cheering them on is like donating money to … Continue reading →

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The Pope, Again

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner As Kathryn notes (and we were discussing over at Ricochet), today saw the release of a major statement by the new pope. One highlight(courtesy of an admiring Guardian): Pope Francis has attacked unfettered capitalism as “a … Continue reading →

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‘Like criticizing the malign influence of cricket on French society’

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner: There was an exultant article by Jonathan Freedland over in the Guardian a couple of days ago proclaiming Pope Francis an “obvious hero of the left.” I wrote something about it over at Ricochet, but it’s … Continue reading →

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About That Pope

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on Ricochet: Over at the Guardian Jonathan Freedland exults in a new pope he believes is the “obvious new hero of the left” arguing that “even atheists should be praying” for him, a statement that can be read (on … Continue reading →

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The Pope and His Politics

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner: Kathryn, I was interested to read this passage from that new interview with the Pope: Personally I think so-called unrestrained liberalism only makes the strong stronger and the weak weaker and excludes the most excluded. We … Continue reading →

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Playing an Old Tune?

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner: There are times, sadly, when the economic pronouncements of Pope Francis have more than a touch of Juan Perón about them. This may be one of them. “We don´t want this globalized economic system which does … Continue reading →

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Oh Please

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

Pope Francis: Never has the use of violence brought peace in its wake. Depending on how you interpret that statement, it is either simply untrue or it has achieved an emptiness so great that the Dalai Lama must only look … Continue reading →

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Pacifism and the Pope

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

Over at the Washington Post, Michael Peppard writes: Like 159,000 other people, I follow Pope Francis (@Pontifex) on Twitter—in Latin. I enjoy the chance to refine my declensions and conjugations while pausing in reflection on the beautiful words of Franciscus. … Continue reading →

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Francis & Bloy

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

In the Daily Telegraph, Tim Stanley writes: A chance click on a blog by Alejandro Bermúdez, head of the Catholic News Agency, leant me a fascinating insight into [the Pope’s] intellectual character. During his first homily, Pope Francis quoted the … Continue reading →

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A Slip?

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

Over at the Guardian, Nick Cohen highlights an intriguing detail in Pope Francis’s “who am I to judge” remark about homosexuals: Journalists wanted to know whether a “gay lobby” in the Vatican had covered up Ricca’s alleged sins. “If a … Continue reading →

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