In 2013, Pope Francis has issued an adhortatio apotolica. It has raised an alert against the trend in the world that the stronger preys the weaker. He pointed out humans were handled as disposable products. He advised to establish ethics in economy as well as in finance.
There have been a couple of encyclicas published, one by a pope Leo XIII in 1891 and, the other by John Paul II in 1991, a century apart each other. The former warned an evil effect of capitalism while the latter of socialism. This adhortatio ranked lower than encyclica should issue a warning against financial capitalism based on neoliberalism.
Pope Francis has payed attention to the society and to the weaker in that way. From that standpoint, he could not help publishing that adhortatio, I guess. As the two encyclicas have influenced on the thoughts of the times, this adhortatio would be remembered as an important publication to the world for a long time.
While it has not passed a long time yet since Pope Francis died, Trump has put a photo AI generated which showed him in clerical garment of pope. They say he actually told he would become a pope. It could never be regarded as a joke or a banter. He is on the opposite side to Pope Francis and embodies the extreme neoliberalism, with the motto, only now, only money and only myself.
It is a terrible humiliation not only to the Catholic Church but to the whole world. Isn't it enough for him to be impeached in the US? Or do they enjoy his joking? I could hardly believe it is only a joke but his sense of omnipotency, which is dilusional, would try to realize it by some means if the situation permits.
A White House spokesman responded to the criticism by saying that people should get a sense of humour. There is not much further down the scale of morality for this administration to go until it reaches rock-bottom.
ReplyDeleteJohn, I know what Trump himself excuses about this scandal. The excuse won't matter but how to accept this scandal seems important. In the time of mourning for Pope Francis, such a behaviour should never be allowed. I would tell it should never be taken as a usual mocking joke by this clown. I wonder if the US people won't regard it as a problem which makes the country less trustworthy in long perspective.
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