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Article: Another Marx from Germany, an archbishop, offers critique of capitalism
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- July 13, 2009
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CARTER DOUGHERTY The New York Times
International Herald Tribune
07-13-2009
Another Marx from Germany, an archbishop, offers critique of capitalism
Byline: CARTER DOUGHERTY The New York Times
Edition: 4
Section: NEWS
MUNICH: --
The collapse of Communism in Europe two decades ago did not provide much of an opening for the Roman Catholic Church to influence economic policy, but perhaps the near-collapse of Western capitalism will. Two German authors - one named Marx, the other his patron in Rome - are certainly hoping so.
The first is Reinhard Marx, archbishop of Munich and Freising, who has written a best seller in Germany that he cheekily titled "Das Kapital" (and in which he addresses ...