Rich Guy Threatens to Take Ball and Go Home

…cuz Francis makes him jittery.  Simcha Fisher, being sane, offers a sane take.  Odds are high that the conservative voice that have put out hits on him as “the Obama of the Catholic Church” and a “pure Marxist” will all side with the rich guy and completely and totally forget and reject the meaning of Jesus’ encounter with the Rich Young Man.  Weird to be living in a time when the Righteous People are defending the tender wounded feelings of some pampered rich guy and tut tutting because the pope is allowing the poor riff raff into Fortress Katolicus.

Update:

At issue is an effort to raise $180 million for the restoration of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York being spearheaded by billionaire Ken Langone, the investor known for founding Home Depot, among other things.

That would be this Home Depot:

Home Depot Hosts Children’s Workshop at Gay Pride Festival

Boy, if this guy is getting the vapors from Francis, he’s going to wet himself when he reads:

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have rusted, and their rust will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure for the last days. Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. You have lived on the earth in luxury and in pleasure; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. You have condemned, you have killed the righteous man; he does not resist you. (James 5:1-6)

And, by the way, for those of us who are spending so many tears of sympathy of the tender feelings of the butthurt rich, James has some words of counself for us too:

My brethren, show no partiality as you hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. For if a man with gold rings and in fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, and you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, “Have a seat here, please,” while you say to the poor man, “Stand there,” or, “Sit at my feet,” have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts? Listen, my beloved brethren. Has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to those who love him? But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you, is it not they who drag you into court? Is it not they who blaspheme that honorable name which was invoked over you? (James 2:1-7)

Filthy commie.

One of the great mysteries in the universe is why anybody would believe that somebody dedicated to doing whatever they like with one thing in their pants would be interested in letting God interfere with the use of the other thing they keep in their pants, their wallets.