reflections on communism

[frandroid]

If the Church worked so well as a system to ensure obedience and the good functioning of the economic system, why did Marx reject it? Think of the awesome power of Catholicism and Communism banding together instead of opposing each other. The social gospel would have achieved total world domination, creating a new Eden on Earth.

Ahem. Still...?

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[theoria.livejournal.com]

Existing structures are the old elite. Where did the ranking clergy come from in the Catholic Church? The nobility. Who is the enemy of the people? The nobility. &c.