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Vatican smiles at Karl Marx legacy

Published: 22 October, 2009, 17:45
Edited: 22 February, 2010, 08:32


Germany, Chemnitz: Sculpture of Karl Marx in so-called "Temporary Museum of Modern Marx" (AFP Photo DDP / Uwe Meinhold Germany out)

An article in the Vatican newspaper shows a surprisingly positive attitude to the work of Karl Marx. The atheist philosopher’s works on the evils of social inequality and capitalism are relevant today, the author argues.

 
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