You really don't know what you're talking about as the Church never endorsed Marxism, nor is the anti-religious aspect of Marxism anything the Church endorsed-- quite the opposite.
I don't know what I'm talking about, but those quotes were from centuries before Marx, thus "endorsing" Marx's economic principles ahead of time. And of course that wouldn't include his and communism's attitude on religion--which I said nothing about, but you just have to try bolstering your argument with a flaming straw man.
Secondly, the "wealth" of the Church is owned by all Catholics since they're the ones who payed for it through either donations or through taxes in some countries.
So that which the Church has "arrogated to itself" doesn't belong to the common slush fund, according to your interpretation of church Marxism?
Since I can assume you're not Catholic, what concern of what Catholics have chosen to do is of your concern? Do you always go around telling people what they should do when you yourself have "no irons in the fire"?
If that ain't the pot calling the kettle black. Rule for Radicals #1, accuse your opponent of that which you yourself are doing.
Thirdly, the Church is not opposed to capitalism, but it was slow to endorse it because of the question of what happens to the poor who "lose" in the competition whereas so many did suffer with some even starving to death? Eventually, all countries built safety-nets, and it is then that the Church backed off on its opposition.
So which is it, do they endorse capitalism or not? And corporations under capitalism are no different than individuals, some are good and some are evil, and both must be subject to criminal law administered by the government. But if the government is its own watchdog, the door is wide open to corruption.
Sharing was mandated by Jesus and also Jewish Law, so do you oppose both?
I don't believe in either, and neither do I believe in the absurd concept of
mandatory charity, which even Jesus didn't preach.
Taxes are a form of sharing, and monies accrued go to a whole variety of places, including to help the poor, so should everyone just stop paying taxes?
Some taxes, especially, income/property taxes are a form of "legalized" theft. Tariffs and especially consumption taxes are more moral forms of taxes, and don't include the invasion of privacy and human rights that income taxes do.
I don't disagree with economic relief, but not for able-bodied individuals who should at least work to earn their charity, instead of becoming part of the multi-generational welfare class who watch other people do the landscaping outside their section 8 house/public housing with heating, a/c, food stamps, indoor plumbing, big screen TV, healthcare and fridge full of beer, etc. There are no involuntary "poor" in the US, and the ones elsewhere live under oppressive socialist governments in fact, regardless of the oligarchs running it.
