“Fear and desperation grip the hearts of many people, even in the so-called rich countries; the joy of life is diminishing; indecency and violence are on the rise; poverty is becoming more and more evident.
People have to struggle to live and, frequently, to live in an undignified way. One cause of this situation, in my opinion, is in our relationship with money and our acceptance of its power over ourselves and our society…
We have created new idols. The worship of the golden calf of old has found a new and heartless image in the cult of money and the dictatorship of an economy that is faceless and lacking any truly humane goal…
Money has to serve, not to rule! The Pope loves everyone, rich and poor alike, but the Pope has the duty, in Christ’s name, to remind the rich to help the poor, to respect them, to promote them.”
Pope Francis in Vatican Information Service 16 May 2013 Bulletin: “Pope to New Ambassadors: Financial Crisis Rooted in Rejection of Ethics.”
For more info, visit www.visnews.org or www.vatican.va. I read this article en route to Trinity College in Bristol, England where I have safely arrived in anticipation of my PhD final viva slated for 18 June 2013.