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Pope Francis: 'Tea Party Catholic'?
On Breitbart News Saturday, Executive Chairman Stephen K. Bannon and Editor in Chief Alex Marlow discussed Pope Francis's remarks to the United Nations where he called for "legitimate redistribution of economic benefits by the State," using government and the private sector. Bannon asked guest Austin Ruse, former head of the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute and a Breitbart contributor, "Is Pope Francis a Commie?"
Ruse answered by saying that, "I don't think he is a Communist. I think that he is largely misunderstood."
Skeptically, Bannon responded that, over the course of the last two papacies, that of John Paul II and then Benedict XVI, through the fall of Communism and the rise of Islamic radicalism, he doesn't remember once having to translate the Pope's messages. Now, it seems to Bannon, with Pope Francis, "every time Pope Francis comes out with another outrageous statement on income inequality the main response we get is 'Oh it's not the right translation.'"
Ruse didn't refute Bannon's point but claimed instead that Pope Francis is not looking to end capitalism, but rather send a message to the world that everyone can do more for his neighbor. Moreover, according to Ruse, Francis is not just talking to America, but to the whole world. We have to be reminded, claims Ruse, that "most of the world is under the yoke of rapacious thugs. A billion people can't get a clean glass of water... and keep in mind he came of age in a country [Argentina] that was just 'crony capitalism' from stem to stern."
Ruse added that "Francis is a Tea Party Catholic. He's a populist." According to Ruse, the Pope and the Tea Party have a common denominator insofar as they are both opposed to the establishment and to corporatism.
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