Pope: “Because of greed, we are living injustice like never before in history”

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Francisco I will speak in the general audience next Wednesday about the trip to Canada, where he has opened the door for his resignation

Thousands of people – some with Ukrainian flags and others with umbrellas for umbrellas to protect themselves from the sun – have flocked to St. Peter’s Square this Sunday for the Angelus Mass, at the hands of Pope Francis, a day after opening the door for his resignation. had opened ; a topic he hasn’t mentioned in his first public intervention since returning from the trip to Canada.

The main theme of the Sunday talk was on greed; “a dangerous disease for society. Through him we come today to other paradoxes, to an injustice like never before in history, where few have much and many have little or almost nothing. In this sense, the Pope has pointed out that “the desire for resources and wealth almost always” has to do with the genesis of wars. “How many interests are behind it”. “Certainly one of them is the arms trade; It is a scandal that we cannot accept,” he noted.

Francis I underlined in his speech that “material goods, money, wealth … can become a cult, a real idolatry”. For this reason, “God says that one cannot serve two masters, and by this he does not refer to God and the devil, nor to good or evil, but to God and riches.” Can you be rich? «Of course it is possible, in fact it is right to wish it, but rich according to God. He is the richest of all, in compassion and in mercy». He has also emphasized that “life does not depend on what you have, but on good relationships.”

He also mentioned the pilgrimage he just made to Canada, which he will speak about in the general audience next Wednesday. During the “prayed for the war in Ukraine and asked God to free the population” from the horrors of the armed conflict. “Happy Sunday and please don’t forget to pray.” With these words he said goodbye to the parishioners who had gathered in St. Peter’s Square.

Source: La Verdad

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