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The Vatican meets the Wall Street occupiers

 

 

 

 

 

The Vatican meets the Wall Street occupiers

By E.J. Dionne Jr.
Opinion Writer

 

Will we soon see a distinguished-looking older man in long, white robes walking among the Occupy Wall Street demonstrators in New York’s Zuccotti Park? Is Pope Benedict XVI joining the protest movement?

Well, yes and no. Yes, the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace issued a strong and thoughtful critique of the global financial system this week that paralleled many of the criticisms of unchecked capitalism that are echoing through Lower Manhattan and cities around the world. Read More

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