Paul Ryan's Claim That His Budget Reflects Catholic Teaching Is 'Nonsense' | The Nation

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has adhered to Catholic social teaching on economic justice, putting them in sharp conflict with Rep. Paul Ryan's Ayn Rand-inspired every man for himself budget. - GWC
Paul Ryan's Claim That His Budget Reflects Catholic Teaching Is 'Nonsense' | The Nation:
by John Nichols

"If you’re Paul Ryan, you don’t decry the church for engaging in class warfare. Instead, you spin an interpretation of the church’s latest pronouncements that bears scant resemblance to what’s been written—but that just happens to favor your political interests.
Ryan says: “The preferential option for the poor, which is one of the primary tenants of Catholic social teaching, means don’t keep people poor, don’t make people dependent on government so that they stay stuck at their station in life, help people get out of poverty out onto life of independence.”
That worked for a while, as Ryan made the rounds of Washington talk shows, and as he spoke out of both sides of his mouth on trips home to a district that is home to dozens of Catholic churches and religious institutions.
But now he’s up against the Jesuits."

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