For the Socialists wrongly assume the right of property to be of mere human invention, repugnant to the natural equality between men, and, preaching up the community of goods, declare that no one should endure poverty meekly, and that all may with impunity seize upon the possessions and usurp the rights of the wealthy. More wisely and profitably the Church recognizes the existence of inequality amongst men, who are by nature unlike in mental endowment and strength of body, and even in amount of fortune; and she enjoins that the right of property and of its disposal, derived from nature, should in the case of every individual remain intact and inviolate. She knows full well indeed that robbery and rapine have been so forbidden by God, the Author and Protector of every right, that it is unlawful even to covet the goods of others ... Nor does she, on this account, loving mother as she is, omit solicitude for the poor or fail to provide for their needs ... Moreover, she lays the rich under strict command to give of their superfluity to the poor, impressing them with fear of the divine judgment ...
... In fine, she cheers and comforts exceedingly the hearts of the poor, either by setting before them the example of Christ, Who, being rich became poor for our sakes (2 Cor. 8:9), or by reminding them of the words by which Jesus pronounced the poor to be blessed, and enjoined them to hope for the reward of eternal bliss. Who then does not perceive that herein lies the best means of appeasing the undying conflict between the rich and poor? For, as the evidence of things and facts clearly demonstrates, if such conclusion be disallowed or made light of, it must come about either that the vast majority of mankind will fall back into that most abject condition of bondage which through a long lapse of time obtained amongst pagan nations, or else that human society will be agitated by constant outbreaks and ravaged by plunder and rapine, such as even of late years we have had occasion to deplore.
If only Pope Leo had seen the 20th Century's advance of murderous Socialism. Now the United States has a Socialist man in the presidency, a man who received Catholic support in 2008 and will again this year. Catholics must understand that they sin in supporting Socialism, the taking of money from "the rich" to give to the poor, a.k.a. social welfare programs. They also sin in supporting the murderous Obama, a proabort who has put in place a new killing field known as ObamaCare, a scourge that inevitably devolves into rationing of care and euthanasia of the sick, the disabled, and the elderly.
The OWS (Occupy Wall Street) whiners should look back 133 years to see what poverty really was. We rose out of that because more folks were enabled to become productive. Many became wealthy and invested and shared their wealth. Everybody benefitted! Viva the wealthy! It's OWS/Obama who are the greedy and covetous thieves.
Catholics who support Obama are enemies of Christ. Pray the Rosary for an end to Socialism.
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