Pope Francis: corrupt should be tied to a rock and thrown into the sea
Wednesday, November 13
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Pope Francis gives fire-and-brimstone sermon, saying the corrupt should be tied to a rock and thrown into the sea.
Pope
Francis’ sermons and homilies often include stern, fire-and-brimstone
language and references to the Devil. Photo: Andrew Medichini/AP
Pope Francis has delivered a fiery sermon against corruption, quoting
a passage from the Bible in which Jesus said some sinners deserve to be
tied to a rock and thrown into the sea.
In one of his strongest-worded homilies since he was elected in
March, the Argentinean pontiff said Christians who lead “a double life”
by giving money to the Church while stealing from the state are sinners
who deserve to be punished.
Quoting from the Gospel of St Luke in the New Testament, he said
“Jesus says: It would be better for him if a millstone were put around
his neck and he be thrown into the sea.”
While he did not allude directly to corruption within the Catholic
Church, his remarks come just days after a scandal erupted inside an
ancient religious order linked to the Vatican, and as he forges ahead
with a determined effort to root out cronyism within the Holy See and
financial irregularities in the scandal-tainted Vatican bank.
The Pope described people engaged in corruption as “whitewashed
tombs”, explaining that “they appear beautiful from the outside, but
inside they are full of dead bones and putrefaction.” A life based on
corruption is “varnished putrefaction”, the Pope said.
The Jesuit Pope may have been hailed for adopting a softer, more
inclusive stance on sensitive subjects such as homosexuality and divorce
since his election in March, but his sermons and homilies often include
stern, fire-and-brimstone language and references to the Devil.Pope Francis made the remarks during his daily morning Mass inside Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican guesthouse which he has chosen to live in after spurning the much grander apostolic apartments on the other side of St Peter’s Basilica.
It was the second time in just a few days that he had targeted the evils of corruption.
On Friday he had strong words for Catholics who grow wealthy from graft and use tainted money to shower their children with gifts and send them to expensive schools.
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