Pope Benedict XVI called for a “true world political authority” to manage the economy in his new encyclical on social justice. The encyclical, entitled “Charity in Truth,” was released by the Vatican on Tuesday and signed by the pope a day earlier. Benedict’s encyclical specifically called for “regulation of the financial sector,” and a “worldwide redistribution of energy resources.” Benedict added that “the State’s role seems destined to grow” if his political prescription is followed.

“There is urgent need of a true world political authority,” Benedict wrote in the 30,000-word encyclical, calling for “reform of the United Nations Organization, and likewise of economic institutions and international finance, so that the concept of the family of nations can acquire real teeth.”

Benedict described what a powerful world government with teeth would look like: “Such an authority would need to be universally recognized and to be vested with the effective power to ensure security for all.” He added: “Obviously it would have to have the authority to ensure compliance with its decisions from all parties” — that is, nations.

At best, Benedict is proposing a global federation that would improve upon the U.S. Constitution’s checks and balances. “Such an authority would need to be regulated by law, to observe consistently the principles of subsidiarity,” Benedict says.

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Lee Gonzales said:

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danwhitehead1 said:

	This sounds very familiar - - - - - - like maybe from chapters 17-19 of the book of Revelation?
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Pat Henry said:

	... false prophet to the beast will fall the same as old Rome and apostate Judaism of the first century, for Daniel 7 is being fulfilled by the Lord's Anointed. This requires His people to stand firm, however. See the concept "legislate in the heavenlies" in The Reformation Manifesto by Cindy Jacobs.
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Lal Wynstrom said:

Not the first time... ...that the pope has called for some kind of global governance. JP2 did so many times in the course of his tenure as supreme pontiff and such encyclicals as this (and many other statements) may provide us a guide as to why so many catholics seem to believe that the UN (amongst other globalist bodies) need so much reformation rather than abolition. That is not an insult to catholics or Catholicism, but it is an annunciation of facts. The conviction by the pope(s) that these corrupt institutions need to be in charge of world progress in the name of justice and the advancement of worldwide Christianity not only is unscriptural but dangerous, for they do *nothing* to advance the kingdom of God, but on the contrary actually advance the kingdom of the ruler of this world. It saddens me that popes do not care to recognize this basic principle.

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MarkGlen said:

	A world political authority I think the timing of the Pope's statement has significance. The world is in turmoil and at a time like this we may expect a strong man to appear on the scene and promise to save the world. (Obama, in principle, is a good example of this.) A world government by world "law" sounds good, but it's a trap.
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Bob Heiney said:

I wonder ... if the Pope is any different than any other power seeker? After all, Catholicism was the Church Universal just about 8+ hundred years ago. A world government and a world church might sound real good to the Pope. But remember when the Israelites were unsatisfied with God's system of Judges. They wanted a King. They wanted to be like all the other nations. And that's just what they got. The Pope can't really believe that one world government will promote the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It has to be another reason.

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hyonemura3 said:

The encyclical was not issued “ex cathedra” It is fortunate for me and many other conservative and libertarian Catholics that the Pope did not issue his encyclical using "ex cathedra". This means that what he said was his opinion of what should be done and not God's commandment. I believe he issued this statement as part of the Catholic Year of Social Justice. I along with most Catholics view the encyclical by Pope Leo XIII, "Rerum Novarum", to be the best example of true social justice. In his encyclical, Pope Leo XIII, quotes scripture, and great theologians like St. Thomas Aquinas and Augustine. Pope Benedict XVI says he is citing documents created by Vatican II in 1960, however, this goes against the dogma of 2000 years of consistency. He also did not look to scriptures to relay the teachings of Jesus or anyone else. I have to say with love to the Pope that his opinion is incorrect and playing into the hands of power hungry people who seek to control and not govern.

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Doug Brown said:

	... I'm going to have to read the entire encyclical. It's a very length document, and sometimes it's very easy to takes things out of context. If, indeed, Benedict is exhorting Catholics to help support the NWO, I may have a problem remaining a Catholic
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zman said:

It's not out of context Doug Brown, you betcha that's what the Pope is exhorting Catholics to do, but this has not always been the case with the Catholic Church. It used to be a force against the New World Order, but has been on board for some time now. This quote is from a 1931 encyclical: "Not only is wealth accumulated, but immense power and despotic domination is concentrated in the hands of a few, and those few are frequently not the owners, but only the trustees and directors of invested funds, who administer them at pleasure. This power becomes particularly irresistible when exercised by those who, because they hold and control money, are able to govern credit and determine its allotment, thereby supplying life-blood to the entire economic body, and grasping in their hands the very soul of the economy so that nobody dare breathe against their will."--Pope Pius XI in parts 105 and 106 of the encylical letter Quadragesimo Anno, published by the Holy See on May 15, 1931.

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