The Guardian reports on comments made by Pope Francis yesterday:
Go here to read the rest. One of my favorite stories about Saint Francis, doubtless, alas, apocryphal, has Pope Innocent III showing him the Vatican Treasury. The Pope remarked, “No longer can Peter say neither silver nor gold have I!” The Saint responded, “Neither can Peter any longer say, “Rise and walk!”
Money changers in the temple has been a perennial problem for the Church but it has grown worse over the past few decades with non-ordained bureaucracies growing like fat on a pig. PopeWatch wishes Pope Francis success in his efforts to combat this waste of the hard earned donations of faithful Catholics.
All that the Vatican has is held in trust for all future generations. Man is to be honest stewards of God’s gifts.
Amen, Donald