POPE FRANCIS AND FREE MARKETS

In a commentary on the CNN website about the visit of Pope Francis, Sean Duffy rushed to reassure conservatives that it is not “un-Catholic to support free markets.” He ignored that Pope Francis implored Congress to regulate free markets for the common good. Instead he dismissed the Pope’s message by linking it to Marxism and Che Gueverra. He claimed that Pope Francis has offended conservative Catholics. It is convenient for ultra-conservatives like Sean Duffy to twist the words of Pope Francis and sell him short as some sort of communist.  Rush Limbaugh has done the same.  Reasonable people, though, are not confused when Pope Francis says ...