Business Insider: Pope Francis called out the global economic system, saying it could no longer be based on a “God called money.”
Business Insider: Pope Francis called out the global economic system, saying it could no longer be based on a “God called money.”
Francis, at the start of a day-long trip to the Sardinian capital, Cagliari, put aside his prepared text at a meeting with unemployed workers, including miners in hard hats who told him of their situation, and improvised for nearly 20 minutes.
“I find suffering here … It weakens you and robs you of hope,” he said. “Excuse me if I use strong words, but where there is no work there is no dignity.”