FILE PHOTO: People walk through the King of Prussia mall, one of the largest retail malls in the U.S., on Black Friday, a day that kicks off the holiday shopping season, in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 29, 2019. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo
“When you live for things, things are never enough, greed grows, other people become obstacles in a race,” he said in the homily of a Mass, decrying that in many places in the world today “consumerism reigns supreme.”
If only the billion or so Christians listen to him, then we may be have some hope of reducing our environmental impact
But continues to enable and protect scores upon scores of child rapists.
Has he looked at the walls and pillars of gold in the Vatican lately? I would say that is in excess and could feed every hungry person on earth! And what exactly has he been doing about all the pedophole priests and those who prey on the nuns? Clean up your own skirts Pope!
well
Because he wants to sink the economy
The Pope lashes out from behind that big wall, with his immense collections of paintings, sculptures, money, property, rare historical books and scrolls, precious artifacts, gold, silver, etc. etc. Riches that could change the lives of ALL Earth’s poor. Jesus would not hoard.
Pot calls kettle black
Thank you Comrade Francis 🌹
Takes five children back to his place to talk about it
Ah, the ring leader of the largest pedopile organization on Earth speaks. I'll bet he has a remote control vibrator up his ass.
What about the virus of the church protecting child molesters?
I have always maintained that one of the biggest human virus is religion.
Es que al PaPa le gusta la navidad al estilo Venezolano
sorry pontifex but some people rely on sales to buy stuff they couldn't afford otherwise, and I guess that applies to quite a load of priests as well
gfd
Heretic.
When people buy things, it creates jobs for other people who can raise families, have money to contribute to charities, fund their education and pay for their healthcare. Consumerism has raised the standard of living all over the world.
But are there any babies in Purgatory because they were never baptized?
From the man who wears silk and expensive jewelry and lives behind a 40' wall for protection. He's not a good role model.
No Pontifex, it's child abuse in the Catholic Church that corrodes faith and spreads hatred... cleanup your own house before you go off on your people. It's YOUR clergy that needs to be dealt with by police. I'm ashamed at the way you have not handled this crisis!!!!
[1Ti 6:10 NKJV] 10 For the love of money is a root of all [kinds of] evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Pontifex , a galaxy away malta, it’s not consumerism that’s been busy spreading hatred, & yet you were so readily welcoming. DaphneCaruanaGalizia
Let us not allow people and the natural world to be sacrificed to Mammon.
ay mamachita 108
If anything has viral properties it's the human population! Yet the Pope, in effect, encourages it to keep rising. Foolish religious doctrine is causing just as much harm as consumerism. sustainability
Less money in their coffers so of course they don't like it.
Nice
Hatred? not much. Greed? hell yes. But it is a good think to have a pope like him to talk on these current issues on a modern way. I am from a Muslim country and most of religious authorities focuses on the 'Friday' in the name rather than consumption. (Friday is sacred in Islam)
Your organization systemically protects pedophiles. But sure, let’s talk about Amazon Prime.
DELETE the Pope !
Of course better give all your money to the Vatican. 🤫😉
Error: no es un virus, es un aprendizaje. PuebloOrig_tuc
Agree
He should sort out the paedos in the church before he worries about us doing a bit of shopping.
Well Pope, why don't you turn over all those priests who raped kids and YOUR church responded by hiding and protecting those priests?
As it is ``ESSENTIAL`` for all Central Banks (in 2019) it is so weird that The Pope would say this when... There are only 3 PRINCIPALITIES (in the GLOBAL financial world)! 1. VATICAN CITY! 2. WALL STREET! 3. THE CITY OF LONDON! XXxx PS. I buy GOLD as the £UK is 90+% weaker NOW! x
این یکی از جرثوم های فساد است. مخصوصا این پاپ از مشاورین نظامیان حاکم بر آرژانتین در دهه هشتاد است که حداقا ۳۰ هزار نفر راکشتند وشاید به همین اندازه سربه نیست نمودند. این خود کثافت جامعه طبقاتی سرمایه داری است!
Error: no es un virus, es un aprendizaje. PuebloOrig_tuc
lol this guy should be shot into the sun
What has he said about Marxist communism
The Pope's time should be devoted to eradicating child rapists from the Catholic Church, rather than emoting over consumer products.
He’s robe is probably made of expensive fabric and costs thousands of dollars, btw I’m sure he communicates via goats 🐐 🤦🏻♂️
Communism is the real virus and you never speak out against Chinazi
Lol the irony...
I guess, but more so than pedophile priests ? 🤷🏻♂️
Says a man with his own city/country running a group day on millions/billions of pounds that pays no Tax, hypocrite!!!!
Interesting; while yes commercialism where it comes to secular xmas has become a monster, perhaps the Pope should open his eyes to the other evils in the world and stop using that as a crutch to why people no longer have 'faith' in his particular religion.
Well, I don’t take anything this false pope says with any credibility. Maybe he should stop allowing pedophiles to rape children?
He should talk
EMAC1030 Well he's a socialist, so ..
A Great Man 👏👏👏
Everything else but them!
maybe the virus is the entire design of society like some western feudal kingdoms divided to centralize the profit in the hands of a few.
Did he happen to mention the rape of children by priests while he was at it Thought not.
Don’t know about ‘virus’ and the pope’s role, but there is unnecessary consumerism, imho.
Pedophiles are viruses that must be eradicated.
It would be better to fight the sexual crimes comitted by clergy.
Right, and give to the Church no less.
Maybe you should cash-in your solid gold throne and give it to the poor.
Don’t buy but make sure to put $$$ into the collection plate .
muftitaqiusmani MuftiKifayatJUI Mufti_Kakakhail TariqJameelPaK IlyasQadriZiaee MaDNi_MahoL MuftiARM muftimunibrehmn muftirafiusmani JavedGhamidi ImranKhanPTI TahirulQadri muftimenk Pontifex *who will help world all religion followers for sake of heaven,by birth?
Shut up Pontifex
free-market jeebus ain't gonna like that advice!
What about the Vatican's stash of art and treasures? Nothing to see here?
Happy Xmas love, didn’t get you anything this year. Why the hell not? Pope Francis told me not to........GET OUT
First time agreeing with the pope
Has he called paedophilia a virus? If I were him, I would first try to deal with paedophile priests.
Rich bastard
Why is he reading it? who wrote it for him? its not his wisdom? not his knowledge? if he wrote it himself why is he ready like a highschool kid?
Purple in the book of revelation is worn by the whore of Babylon.
If people start to care about spending, lot of companies gonna be in trouble. But, I do agree with Pope Francis on this. We spend so much that we create lot of other problems.
You kidding me! How much do those fancy duds cost? Look at the way cardinals and bishops dress! You are out of control!
Yay, now do pedophiles.
Cults are a virus
Those are lovely brand new looking robes they are all wearing! Fucking hypocrites.
The Vatican has no gift shop then ? Hypocritical catholic like the rest of them.
Agreed
But didn't we just get out of a reccesion and now the country is doing great...Why would the POPE want to stop capitalism from working it's better than commism like the POPE WANTS!!!?
avoid him, francis is not welcome, there much things that he don't say. And her role aren't the politics, economics or whatever, he talk about all but not religion
So, religion is a fungus?!
Silly old fool.
[Mat 6:19 MGNT] 19 μὴ θησαυρίζετε ὑμῖν θησαυροὺς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ὅπου σὴς καὶ βρῶσις ἀφανίζει καὶ ὅπου κλέπται διορύσσουσιν καὶ κλέπτουσιν
Ills from Arabia: 'Sheep, the best stay poor and say Allaha al-Acbar.' That's legal by the 😎Blinds.
And when priests rape your children, we will cover it up!
He kisses and endorse totalitarian and brutal regimes.
Consumerism inspired by capitalist thugs from advanced West! LVMH! Burberry! So many retailers in U.S incl Amazon, Walmart, Macy's so on! What about Advertising industry! TV industry with commercials one after another! Satanic U.S TV networks! I hate them!
Francis, Paris, Boris, Harris Climate change, Paris accord, bug. Ba share.
says the leader of one of the richest organizations in the world that actively cover up and promote child molesters.
Hre should go back to socialist country where he came from, when he is done there will be nothing left of Church....Cardinals should take a good look
Please Urge Vatican consumers from getting excessively Bright Expensive Robes
Yes poor people should avoid consumerism; let the millionaires and billionaires enjoy their money as they please.
Especially don't donate to the beautiful walls, and security the Pope enjoys, he isn't a Baron or a King? Don't donate to the coverup of the pedofiles who have plagued our children while they were moved around in hiding so story would be buried for decades..talk about corruption
Says he in his fancy clothes and his fancy living quarters and his fancy lifestyle.
And then goes back to his palace.
Says the man who administers his own city state...
In my day our local priest used to urge plenty brandy in the xmas pudding. Things have changed.
Then he can sell off all the church belongings.
Finally
Consumerism? 1) I am a Protestant Christian. 2) The ministry has failed to preach about the REWARD (gospel Rom 1) God gives us for believing in the physical bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 3) After a focus on Christ then go out and buy a new Ford and live well.
Greed corrodes faith and spreads hatred.
“In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. And don’t forget to stop at the gift shop.”
True
Pontifex lives in a gilded castle atop a hill in a gated community lol
The pope needs to look in his own back yard. The money the Catholic Church has stolen over the centuries is a sin and a crime.
jesus is in my pocket
.Beware of celibate old geezers parading about in conehead hats, pretending to be wise & insightful.
It’s eating into tithings damn it
Shouldn't the Vatican give away all their money, then?
Pretty much. Fueled by unethical, manipulative marketing tactics. Marketing is pretty much a 4-letter word these days.
This Pope is badass
I love you Frank!
The Pope just made an argument against capitalism. Interesting.
He also believes in talking snakes and protects child molesters so...
All he has to do is look at all the giant, fancy buildings that this church owns! What a hypocritical church
Says the figurehead of the Catholic Church which has amassed untold wealth over the centuries. Have you ever seen St Peters of Rome? Sickening.
And we condemn the Pedophiles inside the Church. Pedophiles Church PopeFrancis
Stay in your lane.
Hmmm, what that like $50k in robes alone that I see?
How about condemning the virus of pedophilia within the catholic church.
Good Pope
Exactly Especially when people are out here stealing organs for a already dead and expired Individuals. Hell no people not safe. That's the study of doctrines and Demons. FACT
Nah my salvation is the golden arches at McDonald's not the cross.
From outside the Vatican gift shop
[Mat 6:19-20 NKJV] 19 'Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 'but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.
I am a Kurdish Muslim, we have an idiom that that says 'Do what imam (sect leader of religion) says, but not what he does'. I remember this idiom when I listened Pope and remember his golden throne 😁
Just saying.........put your money into the collection box.
Just ignore him, and remember Matheus 7:16
Says the dude who’s head of a tiny nation-state that owns billions in art and real estate.
That's a bit rich coming from a person who sits on massive wealth.
How much is he paid?
if only he would condemn the members of his own church who abuse children and rape women
says the man in charge of the Vatican's coffers
I'm Mavis the powerbuall single ticket jackpot lottery winner in Massachusetts.. I'm the lottery winner of $758 million.... giving back to people, this is too much money for me I'm helping those who needs. 💕💕💕👏
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How about resisting the blinding light of religion
Heretic.
Sitting on a golden throne, eating in the best dishes with silver spoons, wearing quality garment and diamond rings to be kissed.
البابا يدعو الناس الى مقاومة الانغماس الاعمى في براثن الاستهلاكية!
Says him while sitting on a throne made of f***ing gold :)
Pontifex before telling us to become all poor equally, get rid of your golden buildings, your assets, your gold possessions because YOU ARE I NO POSITION to tell anyone what to do while you and your scarlet religion are raping children around the world, please resign !
Said the man from the ivory tower
Said the man in the gold trimmed gown, on the gold plated throne, surrounded by wealth.
Go and worship with the greatest paedophile exponents in the world today instead.
Christianity is the main driving force behind consumerism.
yes because the Vatican has no interest in money or materialism.
What's with the Evil Child molesters in your Church. Clean your own mess first before you spit out nonsense Vatican PopeFrancis Church
Of course that globalist Marxist would say that.
Pontifex let's hope the pedophiles in your organization turn themselves in during the Christmas season
While he sits on a solid gold throne.
Isn’t the Catholic Church one of the largest nongovernmental landowners in the world? It’s a big business that handles billions of dollars... The Vatican has big investments in banking, insurance, chemicals, steel, construction, real estate.
It’s always been that way when it comes to religion, to target the oppressed in society around the world 🌍 it’s really sad to see so many people brain washed by these mega cults that all about control and money and all run by dangerous old white men not good
الاعياد والحياه الكريمه للناس
I’m alright jack I’ll never want for nothing.
How about the virus of molesting kids
Totally agree. But telling a kid they’ve got the gift of love this Xmas & watch their hatred grow! PS: Glad the church is there to pass alms to the poor... looks like you’re sharing those donations real wisely 🤫
Lot of dick replying to this tweet
Oh, how wonderful! The church is collecting the so called Peter's pence for the expenses of the Vatican. And then they buying luxury real estate in London.
Communist Pope, a disgrace for the church. Why he does not speak about the dirty money fror left Latam regimes hidden in the Vatican Bank? Hypocrite
The Catholic Church condemns consumerism? HA! Do you know the wealth of the Catholic Church?
If he's saying Christmas is now Consumerismas, is a decades old truth that now finally had a name. Happy Consumerismas! As for me, I'm celebrating Christmas.
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