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Pope calls greed 'the devil's dung'
« on: July 10, 2015, 08:53:25 pm »
http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/07/world/pope-mass-ecuador-quito/index.html?sr=tw070915popedungdevil10pVODtopPhoto

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Pope Francis delivered a fiery denunciation of modern capitalism on Thursday night, calling the "unfettered pursuit of money" the "dung of the devil" and accusing world leaders of "cowardice" for refusing to defend the earth from exploitation. Speaking to grassroots organizers in Bolivia, the Pope called on the poor and disenfranchised to rise up against "new colonialism," including corporations, loan agencies, free trade treaties, austerity measures, and "the monopolizing of the communications media."
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Re: Pope calls greed 'the devil's dung'
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2015, 09:48:48 pm »
Is it not said that the devil often masquerades as an angel of light?

Thieves are taking over the churches of the world, and the pope's speech illustrates this in the full light of day.
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