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Argentine Church calls for responsible leadership and end to political bickering
The long influential shadow of Buenos Aires born Pope Francis was again present on Monday 25 May at two significant religious and official ceremonies, calling for responsible leadership and an end to political bickering. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesVery appropriate comments from Pope Francisco. Wealth concentration and the use of capital for speculative practices as opposed to productive investment is ruining the chances of a building a healthy world economy.
May 26th, 2015 - 11:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The debacle of European countries that followed to the letter the traditional recipes of the EU and the FMI shows the shortcomings of a system based on selfish and corrupted power schemes.
“Wealthy but sterile, incapable of administrating money for the sake of all men,” said Francisco. Well put.
taking away resources from productive investment at the world's level, sabotaging the chances of ruining the world's economy and getting the world back to the Dark Ages.
@1. I wonder. The Catholic Church is well known for having more 'assets' than it knows what to do with. The Vatican Bank manages US$7.3 billion in assets. US$866 million of equity that it owns. Over US$20 million in gold reserves. Take into account that, in 2010, the American Catholic Church alone spent US$170 billion. Definitely a case of do as I say, not as I do. So much of the wealth of the Catholic Church cannot even be guessed at. Probably in the hundreds of quintillions of dollars. A quote “Jesus was the poorest of the poor. Roman Catholicism, which claims to be His church, is the richest of the rich, the wealthiest institution on earth. (…) How come, that such an institution, ruling in the name of this same itinerant preacher, whose want was such that he had not even a pillow upon which to rest his head, is now so top-heavy with riches that she can rival - indeed, that she can put to shame - the combined might of the most redoubtable financial trusts, of the most potent industrial super-giants, and of the most prosperous global corporation of the world?”
May 27th, 2015 - 10:32 am - Link - Report abuse 0@ 1 KMPH
May 27th, 2015 - 12:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0This RCC twat should practice what he preaches: give the money to the 'poor' and see what they do with it.
Ha, ha, ha.
Liberals have such a strange idea about wealth. They think of it as a pie and when all the pieces are dealt out the pie is finished. That's not the case.
May 27th, 2015 - 01:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Wealth is infinite and there's no correlation to poor people staying poor because the rich are richer. In fact the opposite is true and as a whole the world has never been wealthier or have people had a better everyday life than they do right now in any way you want to measure it.
Liberals are always so envious, always wanting to take someone else's property to give away to the undeserving.
Their world view is depressing.
1 Enrique Massot (#)
May 27th, 2015 - 01:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0May 26th, 2015 - 11:57 pm
Enrique, your comment is an almost perfect description of the Kirchner family of thugs!!!!!!!
Interesting as the Catholics - as an institution - have been the biggest agents of Colonialism and Exploitation in LatAm. Given the indemic limitations of the LatAm countries to compete in a digital world, Catholicism has been one crippling burden too many to bear.
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When (if) the current set of thieves leave power the next group will have to audit YPF, ANSES, BCRA, ETC - to see if anything actually ever did exist.
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www.transparency.org/cpi2014/results
Internationally #107 with a 34 score.
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Enrique Massot: “Here It is, all the issues of a nation of forty-some million people explained in just seven words. We are all liars.”
Buenos Aires politics is a vomit from hell. CFK is jewish and consistently gives the signs and makes a mockery of Argentina's catholic history.
May 27th, 2015 - 07:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://news.yahoo.com/argentinas-cristina-fernandez-becomes-godmother-lesbian-couples-baby-173256654.html 1.
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With Kiciloff and Timerman managing Argentina's economy and global relations....the joke is on the Argentine people and their history and culture.
#2 Conqueror
May 27th, 2015 - 08:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I believe it would be a great idea! Convincing the Church and large corporations to put a sizeable chunk of their wealth into creative schemes like microcredit, renewable energy sources and small business ventures would instantly mean millions of new jobs in the developing world. This would be the perfect moment because it would effectively boost the world's economy. I am sure Pope Francisco would be on board.
If there is one thing that this world could happily do without, it is Catholicism. oh and Islam too. Neither are fit to preach to people in the 21st century.
May 27th, 2015 - 09:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0What do the catholics have to say about rotting roadkill's FIFA participation?
May 27th, 2015 - 09:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0LOL.
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When (if) the current set of thieves leave power the next group will have to audit YPF, ANSES, BCRA, ETC - to see if anything actually ever did exist.
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www.transparency.org/cpi2014/results
Internationally #107 with a 34 score.
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Enrique Massot: “Here It is, all the issues of a nation of forty-some million people explained in just seven words. We are all liars.”
Amazing. The Church brings in a progressive pope, and critics begin to mushroom--critics who nobody, ever, had heard when conservative popes were in place.
May 28th, 2015 - 04:59 am - Link - Report abuse 0It may be true that “everything comes back to politics.”
Godfather 3.
May 28th, 2015 - 11:20 am - Link - Report abuse 0He should learn to mind his own business before someone else minds his.
Watch your tea Francisco.
What do the
May 28th, 2015 - 03:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0rotting roadkillians,
the swiss
and the vatican
all have in common?
Colaboration with the Nasties.
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Anyone that takes any statement from a representative of rotting roadkillian interests at face value should be committed for observation.
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When (if) the current set of thieves leave power the next group will have to audit YPF, ANSES, BCRA, ETC - to see if anything actually ever did exist.
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www.transparency.org/cpi2014/results
Internationally #107 with a 34 score.
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Enrique Massot: “Here It is, all the issues of a nation of forty-some million people explained in just seven words. We are all liars.”
#13 Chronically grumpy
May 28th, 2015 - 07:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Our beloved champion of quoting in context has added two more countries to his personal category of “bad:”
The Vatican
Swiss
So now Argentina has some company! We are anxiously anticipating Chronic's personal list of “approved-good” countries. We can't wait.
Stay with the K talking points, Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeekie! Don't deviate. Higher, faster. LOL.
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Anyone that takes any statement from a representative of rotting roadkillian interests at face value should be committed for observation.
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When (if) the current set of thieves leave power the next group will have to audit YPF, ANSES, BCRA, ETC - to see if anything actually ever did exist.
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www.transparency.org/cpi2014/results
Internationally #107 with a 34 score.
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Enrique Massot: “Here It is, all the issues of a nation of forty-some million people explained in just seven words. We are all liars.”
Opinion poll, Clarin, May 25:
May 30th, 2015 - 12:06 am - Link - Report abuse 0Kirchnerist Daniel Scioli leads with 33.1 per cent of intention of vote.
Follows Mauricio Macri of PRO with 32.2 per cent.
Sergio Massa of the Front Renovator is trailing at 13.8 per cent.
www.clarin.com/politica/elecciones_2015-encuesta_0_1362464147.html
According to a previous poll, Scioli has gained 10 points in two months. Of course, opinion polls are just snapshots and much can change from here to October.
Clarin, March 25:
Macri: 26.4 per cent
Massa: 24.2 per cent
Scioli: 23.1 per cent
www.clarin.com/elecciones_2015/Elecciones_2015-encuestas-Macri-Massa-Scioli_0_1327067470.html
In spite of naysayers and prophets of doom, many Argentines appear decided to hold on to the Kirchnerist candidate.
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