Marxism and Christianity

An unholy combination

Pope Francis, who's quickly becoming as popular as the late Pope John Paul II, uttered some very prophetic words recently when he called upon world nations to redistribute their wealth to the poor.

Here's what he said: "Today, in concrete terms, an awareness of the dignity of each of our brothers and sisters whose life is sacred and inviolable from conception to natural death must lead us to share with complete freedom the goods which God’s providence has placed in our hands, material goods but also intellectual and spiritual ones, and to give back generously and lavishly whatever we may have earlier unjustly refused to others".

http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2014/05/09/pope_to_un:_resist_the_economy_of_exclusion

The Pope then pointed to a conversation that Jesus Christ had with a wealthy tax collector named Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10) to support his argument that world nations have a moral responsibility to send some of their wealth to an international governing body that would be created in order to redistribute it to the poor.

What was the exchange between Christ and the tax collector all about? Zacchaeus pledged to donate half of his possessions to the poor and pay back all those who he had cheated out of money. 

That was a noble pledge that Christ commended him for. In those ancient times, the tax collectors who worked for the Roman government often demanded more money from the folks than they were supposed to. 

And after they handed over the revenue required by the Roman Treasury, they pocketed the rest. There was little to no accountability over these men. Sort of like today with President Barack Obama's gestapo IRS. Needless to say, tax collectors were extremely unpopular during the time of Christ.

But what's wrong with the Pope's desire to see an international agency created that would redistribute wealth to the poor? What's wrong with that idea? It isn't biblical--that's what's wrong with it. 

Zacchaeus made his own decision to share his wealth with the poor. He wasn't asked to by Christ or forced to via confiscatory taxes levied by his government. His was a personal decision. 

And that's a decision that should be made by individuals rather than by governments. In fact, nowhere does the Bible record a single scripture verse that orders secular governments to forcefully take money from people and redistribute it to others.

That's not Christianity--that's Marxism. And that's what Pope Francis is advocating. Though he claims to be a Christian, he often acts and speaks like a Marxist who embraces socialism while demonizing capitalism. 

He loves to blame capitalism for wealth disparities between the rich and the poor. And he calls for the creation of a powerful international body to eliminate those disparities via wealth redistribution.

You've often heard the Pope's line of reasoning--that rich capitalists steal from the poor (like Zacchaeus did) and then refuse to give it back to them. That's pure bull. If you want to see who's really stealing your money, then examine the deductions on your pay-stub when you receive your next paycheck. (If you're one of those who are fortunate to still have a job)

What's prophetic about the Pope's desire to see an international body created that would control the global monetary system? He wants a world government. And that's coming. And the Roman Catholic Church is going to play a significant role in that global government along with the rise of the dreaded Antichrist. (Revelation 17)

And so, the next time you hear Pope Francis talk about money, capitalism, disparities between rich and poor, and his call for the redistribution of wealth, understand where he's coming from. 

And then understand where his church and ultimately the entire world is headed toward.