L'Osservatore Romano cites Karl Marx on alienation
October 23, 2009
The Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano has published an article calling for a fresh look at the work of Karl Marx. The signed article by philosophy professor Georg Sans of the pontifical Gregorian University argues that in his early writings, Marx had useful insights on the topic of alienation. Many people today feel that alienation because they are excluded from political and economic decisions that affect their own lives, Sans wrote-- as Marx predicted.
In the past year L'Osservatore Romano has frequently raised eyebrows with provocative articles, in a sign of a new approach under the direction of a new editor, Giovanni Maria Vian.
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Oct. 24, 2009 12:56 PM ET USA
Sans and "L`Osservatore,Romano" are foolish to find anything of benefit in the writings of Karl Marx since his works have led to the deaths of millions. Talk about alienation, what would one call the thousands of concentration camps set up by those who believed in these stupidities?
