The Great Lie: Pope Benedict XVI On Socialism - Crisis Magazine

The Great Lie: Pope Benedict XVI On Socialism - Crisis Magazine: One doesn’t usually expect a thorough-going reconstruction of the history of socialism in the late 19th century from the pope, but Benedict XVI delivered to us a wonderful–and oh-so-needed–reminder of what socialism was (and is), and why it went wrong. One can’t but marvel at his intellectual power: He has discerned the essential problem that …