Even though Chinese apparently get to have capital and other assets than they used to and definitely more than other communist countries, I figured most of the money goes to the government anyway. Of course, I know that more money to Chinese companies mean more money to the citizens, but it would still support the Chinese economy. I can rest that Buddhists in countries that don’t have Falun Gong Buddhist members there, Catholics who aren’t aware or don’t see it as much of a concern when buying products, people of countries with none of the two faiths or who aren’t troubled enough about this to not buy things made there (and I’m not judging anyone as I don’t know their soul and, as it was said, it’s a remote cooperation in evil and is more a thing of conscience), those who have to buy those products for their company, those whose companies and governments need them in China itself, and etc. will keep China’s economy afloat enough.
Did the last pope say we should go to Cuba and buy stuff to support financially the people who live there? Would he have extended that wish to China? Do Cubans have some money and property also because a strict communism would provide its citizens everything whatever business they get, wasn’t it? I figured its like us paying for druggies and (non-refugee) illegals with our tax dollars (and I’m not saying anything about those who find that a good thing in that it’s more of a political conservative concern).
I just heard that Catholics should never team up with communists for any goal because of communists’ plot against the Church. Of course, sometimes, commands like this are not all infallible (unlike communion being off limits to one who knows he/she is not in a state of grace or one unaware of what they’re receiving) and probably meant to keep people from arriving at loopholes (like legalism) . In certain cases (unlike the communion one) it may be something Jesus might do–that is, buying something in a communist nation to help the little people if Catholic reason doesn’t recognize it as ill-advised (such as a good-natured person, unaware of the latter’s agenda, working with Planned Parenthood to offer condoms to bad-off Africans to prevent AIDS where any reason, supported by science, says it has holes in the theory and would not help).
I don’t know about these things though. If the Pope said it’s a good thing to help Cuba’s economy then it’s probably ok, but then, they don’t persecute the Catholic Church in denying them religious liberties. I’ll just have to go by my conscience then.
