Liberation Theology

The modern conception of Christianity involves the well-to-do reaching down to bring the less-fortunate up. Of course, the well-to-do expect to profit from this noble endeavor. Indeed, they expect to be propped up on the backs of the less-fortunate, in exchange for token exchanges of technology.

Liberation Theology envisions a bottom-up system, where the less-fortunate build themselves up, without the help of the well-to-do.

He (Pope John Paul II) criticized radical liberation theology, saying, "this conception of Christ as a political figure, a revolutionary, as the subversive of Nazareth, does not tally with the Church's catechisms." However, he also expressed concern over, "the ever increasing wealth of the rich at the expense of the ever increasing poverty of the poor". He also affirmed that the principle of private property "must lead to a more just and equitable distribution of goods, ... and if the common good demands it, there is no need to hesitate at expropriation itself, done in the right way." On balance, he offered neither unqualified praise nor universal condemnation.
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Perhaps John Paul II forgot that all-important story of Jesus' tirade against the money changers. Or perhaps Catholicism has minimized that account in its 'catechisms'.

Remember this, the next time Bush or his ilk mention 'our way of life'. It is a parasitic way of life, and the less-fortunate shouldn't be expected to prop up the living standards of the well-to-do.