Pope Francis on Monday received in audience in the Vatican participants at the Confindustria public assembly.
In the parable of the Good Samaritan, for example, the “two denarii” offered to the innkeeper is very important, said the Pope – so also is important, the money Judas was offered to betray Jesus. He said that wealth, while it can help a great deal in life on the one hand, can also complicate life on the other hand, because it can become an idol and a ruthless master who “takes all of one’s life day after day”.
One form is philanthropy – giving to the community in different ways, he said, acknowledging the gestures of support for the Ukrainian people. Another way, he added, is taxes and levies – “a form of sharing that is often not understood.”