Pope criticises pursuit of wealth
submitted 8 months 27 days 2 hours ago by: shakeel333 : 4 commentsThe global financial crisis is proof that the pursuit of money and success is pointless, Pope Benedict XVI has told a meeting of bishops in Rome.
The head of the Roman Catholic Church said that the disappearance of money as banks collapsed showed that wealth meant "nothing".
The Pope said that people should instead base their lives on God's word.
Those who think that "concrete things we can touch are the surest reality" are deceiving themselves, he said.
'Building on sand'
The crisis in the financial industry has seen billions of dollars wiped off the value of shares, and a number of seemingly untouchable banking institutions have been taken over, nationalised, or have collapsed.
Speaking to the bishops assembled at the Vatican, Pope Benedict said those who seek "success, career or money are building on sand".
When he opened the Synod on Sunday, the Pope attacked modern culture, saying that "nations once rich in faith and vocations are losing their own identity under the harmful and destructive influence of a certain modern culture".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7654878.stm
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Genius!!!
Pope bhi kitna "polla badsha" hai ;-)
Plant a tree
These damn mullah's they are all the same with the same holier than thou attitude
Money means nothing? Pray tell me what your sceptre and crown are made of?
There is nothing wrong said by pope, teachings of christianity are on the extreme end of worldly realities.
God has given his final words as Quran, Pope knows that, but disclosing such sentiments will jeopardize his sceptre and crown.
Jam bhai aap bhi "pollay badshah" hain
Plant a tree