In Bolivia last Thursday, he urged the downtrodden to change the world economic order, denouncing a "new colonialism" by agencies that impose austerity programs and calling for the poor to have the "sacred rights" of labor, lodging and land.
"Putting bread on the table, putting a roof over the heads of one's children, giving them health and an education, these are essential for human dignity," he said.
He urged politicians and business leaders "not to yield to an economic model which is idolatrous, which needs to sacrifice human lives on the altar of money and profit."
He said those charged with promoting economic development must ensure it had "a human face" and he blasted "the idolatry of money and the dictatorship of an impersonal economy lacking a truly human purpose".
"Corruption is the plague, it's the gangrene of society," he added during a heavily improvised speech at the rally, attended by Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes.Reuters
Pope rails against unbridled capitalism, 'idolatry of money'
Philip Pullella And Daniela Desantis
3 comments:
Idolatry of money - "Thou shalt have no other money than 'rented' money!"
Ha the old temple system resulted in better economic outcomes than that which we can see being delivered by those in Christendumb today....
Personally I don’t give a hoot what the Pope thinks. I mean does he have economics qualifications or any track record of original thoughts on economics?
Moreover, the evidence far as I know, is that atheists and agnostics abide by higher standards than religious people.
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