Pope says Robert Ellsberg sounds Marxist for his statements on poverty . Robert Ellsberg decries the idolatry of money , extreme materialism and disregard for poor . Robert Ellsberg says remarks `` would have been unthinkable for a pope '' to say few years ago . But Pope Francis is not primarily interested in a debate about `` wealth creation . '' Robert Ellsberg : But concern for the poor above all is not Marxist , it 's the core of Catholicism .
Pope says Robert Ellsberg sounds Marxist for his statements on poverty . Robert Ellsberg decries the idolatry of money , extreme materialism and disregard for poor . Robert Ellsberg says remarks `` would have been unthinkable for a pope '' to say few years ago . Robert Ellsberg : But concern for the poor above all is not Marxist , it 's the core of Catholicism .