The theory that makes the pope wrong is the same one that makes the left, the right and almost everyone else wrong. That theory is the is based on the incredible belief that more people can always make more wealth, as if resources are not important. If we don't understand that he has accepted that false theory it's a puzzle how the good pope can be against birth control.
The unwashed version of the labor theory of value does imply we face no limits. Almost everyone denies that we are parasites on the planet, but we don't earn what we take from nature. Our pride as creators, the common delusion that we are independent, and our belief that innovation will save us combine to make our extinction rather likely. If the pope, and other good people, are deluded by stupid theories we will not be able to stop the plunder of our little planet. Good intentions are not enough. We also need to turn on our bs detectors. (Don't hold your breath) One unpopular theory we need to embrace is that poverty is caused by over-population. If the pope really wants to help reduce the impact of our un-economic and suicidal pursuit of growth in all it's forms, he needs to pass out rubbers, instead of standing in the way of stabilizing the population. He is against painting religions as jokes, He's against the funny hats that stand in the way, but he is not doing enough to erase that picture with his denial of the possibility of too many people. That denial is a joke, but it is not funny. Some people pray on their knees, but standing proudly erect we all prey on the planet. Barry http://home.earthlink.net/~durable/ Never got anything I didn't earn?
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