Pope Francis has condemned those ‘ravenous’ for wealth and power in a passionate Christmas plea to the world.
The pontiff delivered a searing address during a Christmas Eve mass in St Peter’s Basilica
The Catholic leader has been an outspoken critic of rampant consumerism and politicians who allow people to suffer in pursuit of power throughout his almost 10 years as pope.came under attack and millions have fallen into hardship, he used his traditional Christmas Eve address to call for sweeping changes in society.
‘How many wars have we seen? And in how many places, even today, are human dignity and freedom treated with contempt?The pope used the occasion to call for the world’s vulnerable to be better protected He called on followers not to be ‘overcome by fear, resignation or discouragement’, adding ‘at Christmas, God is poor – let charity be reborn’.
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