You all know what's occurred over the past month concerning what the Pope said about the inequality of capitalism prior to Thanksgiving, and Rush's criticism of it over the following weeks, among a very small minority of others brave enough to do so I might add. Well, here's a collection of notes/links compiled over the past month concerning this fiasco...
Media reports on Pope's 'own words':
Pope attacks 'tyranny' of markets in manifesto for papacy
Pope Francis Slams ‘Trickle Down’ Economics and Greed at the Top
Pope Francis denounces ‘trickle-down’ economic theories in critique of inequality
Rush ‘Befuddled’: It’s Sad How Wrong Pope Francis Is On Capitalism
RUSH: Did The Worldwide Left Mistranslate Pope Francis On Capitalism?
It's Sad How Wrong Pope Francis Is (Unless It's a Deliberate Mistranslation By Leftists)
RUSH: The Pope Is Ripping America… And Obama’s Having An Orgasm.
I Won't Play Villain in the Pope Soap
Media reports on Rush conflict with Pope:
RUSH LIMBAUGH SCORCHES POPE FRANCIS
Rush Limbaugh: Pope is preaching 'pure Marxism'
It's Rush Limbaugh vs. Pope Francis in clash of biblical proportions over capitalism: Which side are you on?
Rush Limbaugh: The pope is giving President Obama an orgasm
Stewart Varney:
Fox Business Host Stuart Varney Lectures Pope Francis About Capitalism
Buying it?
What the Pope Really Said
Was the Pope’s Criticism of Trickle-Down Economics Mistranslated?
Not buying it...
Does The Pope Believe In Trickle Down Economics When It Comes To Tax Exemptions For Churches?
Observation/Opinion...
Pope Francis: Espousing a Peronist Rather Than A Marxist Liberation Theology?
Peronism defined.
Distributism defined.
Besides the brunt of Leftists media, here's some of the so-called 'Catholics' who support attacking capitalism...
GEORGE SOROS FUNDS CATHOLIC LEFT
Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good
Catholics United
...while demanding Rush apologize...
'Tell Rush Limbaugh: We Support Pope Francis!' Catholic Petition Demands An Apology
Levin highlights about Pope (not too involved in this debate, but interesting links to point out):
Pope Francis Issues His First Manifesto
Russian President Vladimir Putin Meets Pope Francis
"RUSH: All right, folks, I'm gonna tell you what I think really happened on this pope business. I do not think and nobody is ever gonna be able to convince me that TIME Magazine named Pope Francis Man of the Year to thumb me in the eye or any of that. I don't think that's what happened.
Here's what happened. Whether you want to believe it or not, the left hates and despises Christianity, and particularly the Catholic Church 'cause it's the biggest. They do not like it at all. I firmly believe that the left has been infiltrating the Catholic Church over the years with the full intent of discrediting it from within. There is no respect for the Catholic Church or love or appreciation. As I say, the left and abortion, the left and gay marriage, the left and birth control, the Catholic Church leads the opposition to those things. And yet Il Papa has been named TIME Magazine's Man of the Year. And TIME Magazine is the left-wing media. They are Time Warner. They are it. They are as much ranking members as any other organization. New York Times, Washington Post, you name it.
I think what happened here is they became aware of what Il Papa said about capitalism, aided by me. I did make a big deal of it. I think when they found out about it, they were so excited that the Catholic Church, which they've been trying to destroy, sided against some aspect, a major aspect of this country, that they had to reward it. I think that's what happened."
