If you’re middle class, then you probably know that you’re part of a dwindling slice of the American pie. Are you feeling like it’s harder and harder to make ends meet? You’re not alone. And while Pope Francis has talked about moral imperatives demanded by global poverty, has he forgotten the middle class?
Flying back from his historic visit to Latin America, a German reporter pressed the pontiff about why he talks so much about the poor and does not speak about the “working, tax-paying middle class.” Pope Francis paused for a moment and then thanked the reporter, saying (in Italian), “You are right. It’s an error of mine not to think about this.” Obviously troubled as he spoke, the pope then remarked, “The world is polarized. The middle class is becoming smaller. The polarization between the rich and poor has grown.” He promised to study the issue ahead of his upcoming visit to the United States. The expectation in Washington is that he will speak on this subject during his September visit.
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