Socialist or not, Pope is on the side of the poor

You say “the question people around the world are asking is... ‘is the Pope a socialist’?”

I’m not asking this question. You say it is a “simple question”. It’s not. Why must we label people? Why do we need to know “what side he is on” before praising him? It sounds as if he is in a war. Maybe he is.

Perhaps he sees himself on God’s side, as revealed in the life and teaching of Jesus in the gospels. I’m sure he is “on the side of” justice. He has shown that he is “on the side of” the poor. What more needs to be fretted about?