I accept you  challenge, and I invite you to respond in kind to my last question.  Deal?

The Church is NOT against socialism, and never has been. The problem is that "socialism" is a confused concept among many Americans, a confusion that does not exist in Europe or anywhere else in the west.

Some people see a duality: It is either Democratic Capitalisms or Totalitarian Socialism/Communism. 

Conceptually and factually as a way to characterize governments, this is a false dichotomy, a dichotomy that confuses two modes of government (Democracy vs Totalitarianism) with two economic models (Capitalism vs Socialism). 

When the two concepts are distinguished, you have four options: (1) Democratic Capitalism, (2) Democratic Socialism, (3) Totalitarian Capitalism, and (4) Totalitarian Socialism.

The Church's opposes Totalitarianism in favour of Democracy (except for itself!). Although it avoids saying so, analysis of the Catholic social teaching is essentially socialism, IMHO.