With his conservative pronouncements on issues of sexuality, liturgy and interfaith dialogue, Pope Benedict XVI has frustrated many Roman Catholics in the church’s progressive wing.Benedict’s views on economics, as expounded in an expected papal document, should be a lot more to liberals’ liking.
Benedict’s encyclical — anticipated in the next several months, along with one on the theological virtues of “hope” — promises to be a provocative contribution to the debate on globalization and its social consequences.
Though he adamantly rejects attempts to associate Catholic teaching with Marxism, the pope has signaled that he supports intervention to temper market forces and redress economic inequality.
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