Pope Francis is really on a roll, even for this non-believer. Yesterday [9/19/13] he rejected the Catholic Church’s longtime focus on women’s rights and homosexuality. Today, he says money is the root of all evil.
From Rome Reports:
EXTRACT OF POPE’S HOMILY
(Source: Vatican Radio)
“Money sickens our minds, poisons our thoughts, even poisons our faith, leading us down the path of jealousy, quarrels, suspicion and conflict. It drives to idle words and pointless discussions. It also corrupts the mind of some people that see religion as a source of profit.”
“We can never serve God and money at the same time. It is not possible: either one or the other. This is not Communism. It is the true Gospel! They are the Lord’s words.”
“Against which Commandment do you sin when you do something for money? Against the first one! You worship a false idol. And this is the reason: because money becomes an idol and you worship it. And that’s why Jesus tells us that you cannot serve money and the living God: either one or the other.”
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/09/20/1240174/-Pope-Francis-Money-is-the-root-of-all-evil#
DISCLAIMER: This linked post by The Secular Jurist is not an endorsement of Catholicism or any religious construct. However, we agree with Pope Francis’ message about the excessive pursuit of money as detrimental to the human condition.
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