--What's it any of Francis' business if people exercise their freedom of speech or right to peacefully assemble for protest?
--And he uses that phrase "common good" to justify limiting freedom again...
--BTW, figures the NYT would push his nonsense...
And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: Rev.18:11
"Pope Francis in a New York Times op-ed on Thanksgiving Day criticized groups that protested coronavirus lockdown restrictions, as Americans gathered to celebrate the holiday.
He praised those governments making “great efforts” to protect people from the virus and criticized “exceptions.” He then criticized groups that protested the restrictions and appeared to dismiss the idea of “personal freedom."
He wrote in the November 26 op-ed:
Yet some groups protested, refusing to keep their distance,
marching against travel restrictions — as if measures that governments must impose for the good of their people constitute some kind of political assault on autonomy or personal freedom! Looking to the common good is much more than the sum of what is good for individuals. It means having a regard for all citizens and seeking to respond effectively to the needs of the least fortunate.It is all too easy for some to take an idea — in this case, for example, personal freedom — and turn it into an ideology, creating a prism through which they judge everything.
Pope Francis did not address in his op-ed that many groups in America protested severe restrictions in order to save their businesses and their and their families’ livelihoods."
Breitbart