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From the rich, to the poor. He lambastes income inequality both within and between nations, and criticizes a profit-seeking mentality devoid of concern for social welfare, "The dignity of the individual and the demands of justice require, particularly today, that economic choices do not cause disparities in wealth to increase in an excessive and morally unacceptable manner, and that we continue to prioritize the goal of access to steady employment for everyone."
I'll buy that he means it when he shares more of the Vatican's vast wealth with the poor of the world, speaks out against growing anti-Roma bigotry in Italy and addresses some of his economic criticism specifically to Fininvest and Berlusconi. The guy wearing the Cartier watch and Stefanelli red slippers doesn't carry much water for me as far as rousing anti-capitalist rhetoric goes, especially when the history of the Church has always been anti-union at the expense of individual priests, throughout history, who have bravely supported workers' rights.
