„Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) on Sunday suggested that Pope Francis had been touting the same „free market“ principles opposing the „welfare state“ that the Republican Party has been pushing for years.

Late last year, Ryan, who is Catholic, was asked how the pope‘s criticism of capitalism squared with the Republican Party‘s message. Paul had argued that the pope didn‘t really understand the U.S. economy because the „guy is from Argentina, they haven‘t had real capitalism in Argentina.“