Pope Invites Europe to Unite the Doctrines of Christianity and Marxism to Create a "Better World"

Pope Francis met with representatives of the Dialop Transversal Dialogue project on Wednesday—an association of European left-wing politicians and scholars seeking to build bridges between Catholic social doctrine and Marxist theories, as reported by Vatican News.

The DIALOP meeting is a project aimed at formulating a shared social ethics to be proposed as a new narrative for Europe in search of its identity.

To achieve this, the Pope suggests integrating the social doctrine of the Catholic Church with the Marxist doctrine at its core. The initiative invites socialists, communists/marxists, and Christians to "work on a shared ethic" and calls on them to "build a better future for our polarized world."

Pope Francis argued that "solidarity is not only a moral virtue but also a demand of justice, requiring the correction of distortions and the purification of unjust systems, not the least through radical changes in perspectives on the distribution of challenges and resources among individuals and nations."

The Pope concluded his speech with reflections on the importance of the rule of law, stating, "Only in honesty and integrity can healthy relationships be established, and we can confidently and effectively cooperate in building a better future."

Pope Francis has been a vocal critic of the market economy throughout his pontificate. In his apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium in 2013, the Pope wrote, "We can no longer trust in the unseen forces and the invisible hand of the market."

As reported by The Gaze in December, Pope Francis permitted Catholic blessings for same-sex couples.

Earlier, Pope Francis swiftly accepted and signed the resignation of a Polish bishop, whose eparchy was shaken by a scandal involving a church gay orgy with poppers and pills in a priest's flat.