Gobbledygook, indeed! I grew up on a farm and if Dad had not been looking for profit, he would have failed very rapidly!
By Donald R. McClarey
The Pope has advice to farmers:
Acknowledging what he described as “the decisive role of the agricultural and agri-food world” in the rebirth of the country, the Pope appealed to representatives of the sector to ensure that their contribution is offered “not by seeking the logic of profit, but that of service, not of exploitation of resources, but of care and attention to nature” that is to be seen “as a welcoming home for all.”
Go here to read the rest. Where to begin. A farm that is not earning a profit is going to go out of business quickly, unless it is a government operation which is perhaps what the Pope has in mind. The Pope seems to believe that it is impossible to seek profit while serving others. Almost all our needs and wants are served by people seeking profit. We tend to be most harmonious with strangers when our interaction with them is commercial in nature. Farmers tend to be excellent stewards of their land because it is impossible to have a long term profitable farm without being a good steward, and it belongs to the farmer/owner. None of this is rocket science, it is commonplace knowledge. That the Pope denies such obvious facts indicates his hostility to markets and private ownership.
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