Pope Francis is a good man.  At least I think so.  He’s seriously interested in alleviating suffering and corruption around the world and uses his influence to do that.  His ultimate boss must be very pleased.

Jesus the Nazarene was a compassionate, practical guy who looked at the cold world with a realistic weariness.  “The poor will always be with us,” he told his followers. 

With precision, Jesus spoke of ambition and achievement in his parable of the three workers given investment capital by their employer.  The man who did nothing with that opportunity was scolded in the parable for squandering the gift he had received.

In his new book “Let Us Dream,” Pope Francis also speaks of practical matters, confronting the world of Covid and directly criticizing the actions of President Trump. 

Having written “Killing Jesus,” a history of the most famous human being who ever existed, I think the Pope may be making a significant mistake in his analysis, one that the teacher Jesus would not have made.

On page two of the book, the Pope writes: “Think of governments having to choose in the pandemic. What matters more: to take care of people or keep the financial system going?  Do we look after people, or sacrifice them for the sake of the stock market?  Do we put the machinery of wealth on hold, knowing people will suffer, yet that way we save lives?  In some cases governments have tried to protect the economy first, maybe because they didn’t understand the magnitude of the illness, or because they lacked the resources.  Those governments have mortgaged their people.”

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