Pope Francis said that the state is called upon to deliver social justice and that profits and the market are “false deities” that lead to the destruction of the planet. “Legitimacy must also be sustained in everyday practice,” he stated in his speech to the Pan American Committee of Judges for Social Justice and Franciscan Doctrine (COPAJU, for its Spanish initials). Milei has repeatedly spoken out against social justice, calling it “unfair” and a way of taking away things from those who are successful. The state is financed through taxes, and taxes are forcibly collected,” he said, adding that this means the state is financed through coercive means. “The higher the taxation, the more coercion there is.”Asked about Pope Francis’ remarks in his daily press conference, Presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni said that, while the government “respects and listens to” the pope, they “disagree” on certain ideas.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald February 29, 2024 14:43 UTC