Caritas in Veritate: "The Pope Is a Liberal. Who Knew?"

So says dotCommonwealer David Gibson, here.

"Cardinal Cottier's confusion" (here) is bad enough.  But Benedict XVI (a.k.a. "Pape Ratzi" [here]) a liberal--i.e., a L*I*B*E*R*A*L ... at least, of the *economic* variety?

Please, Rick, say it ain't so. SAY IT AIN'T SO!