"Maybe we won't agree on abortion, but we can still agree that this heart-wrenching decision for any woman is not made casually, it has both moral and spiritual dimensions,"
VOA: standard.2009.05.17
By suggesting he is uncomfortable with the moraldimensions of capitalism, Pope Francis has created a mini-furor among both free market types who are offended, and neo-socialists seeking support from the most powerful spiritual leader in Christianity.
The moral and legal dimensions of controlling intellectual property have been well explored in the past weeks leading up to the protest yesterday, but the practical dimension has been largely overlooked.
Putting aside for a moment the moral and security dimensions of this matter, I use the term "material" with regard to these non-financial concerns because of the advent of South African apartheid-type divestment campaigns and the prospect of economic sanctions against proliferators or other offenders which could impact adversely on the value of foreign equity and debt holdings (e.g. the Talisman case).