Pope Francis

2022 - 7 - 31

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Pope at Angelus: Avoid idolatry of wealth and seek life's true goods (Vatican News)

Back at the Vatican just a day after his pentitential pilgrimage to Canada, Pope Francis leads the Sunday Angelus in St. Peter's Square offering ...

The Pope concluded his address, explaining that we need more than just the accumulation of material goods to live well, we need good relationships with God and others, also those who have less. Rather than addressing the family issue at hand, Jesus went to the core of the matter over how divisions caused by covetousness, or unbridled greed for possession of things is an "illness" that can destroy lives and create addiction, the Pope observed. The Pope explained that Jesus shows us that the temptation for covetousness lies in everyone's heart, not just some powerful people or economic systems.

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Francis Greets The Jesuits And Preaches About Greed, Which Grips ... (Nation World News)

I want to address my Jesuit brothers, zealously in the service of the Lord, continue to walk with joy, be brave,” Pope Francis said this Sunday after the.

Am I tempted to sacrifice relationships and time for others in the name of money and opportunity? And then, am I tempted to sacrifice legitimacy and honesty at the altar of greed? In wars, “the desire for resources and money is almost always involved”, due to, among others, the interests of the arms trade. Ask yourself what legacy do we want to leave, the money in the bank or the happy people around me, the good deeds that are not forgotten, the people I have helped to grow and mature. “In wars and conflicts: the greed for resources and money is almost always involved. We are no longer free, the Pope said, we are attached, we are slaves of those who “paradoxically” should have served to remain free and sober.

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