Print friendly
At Mass on 21 November in St. Martha’s House, the Pope spoke out strongly against priests, lay people and secretaries who serve in the Church acting like businessmen.
“The people of God cannot forgive this.
“Price lists for baptism, blessings, Mass intentions need to go.
“Churches must never become businesses.
“Ever.
“God’s redemption is free.
“Always”.
Pope Francis then launched a scathing condemnation of Church businessmen, Vatican Radio reports.
“When those who are in the Temple – be they priests, lay people, secretaries, but who manage the Temple, who in ministry of the Temple – become businessmen, people are scandalised.
“And we are responsible for this.
“The laity too! Everyone…
“It is interesting: the people of God can forgive their priests, when they are weak; when they slip on a sin … the people know how to forgive them. But there are two things that the people of God cannot forgive: a priest attached to money and a priest who mistreats people.
“This they cannot forgive!
“It is scandalous when the Temple, the House of God, becomes a place of business, as in the case of a wedding when the church was being rented out”. Continue reading
Related Posts:
News category: News Shorts, World.
