Some people continue to defend trickle-down theories which assume that economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably succeed in bringing about greater justice and inclusiveness in the world. This opinion, which has never been confirmed by the facts, expresses a crude and naive trust in the goodness of those wielding economic power and in the sacralized workings of the prevailing economic system.
Pope FrancisWe cannot be Christians part-time. If Christ is at the center of our lives, he is present in all that we do.
Pope FrancisWhen we do not adore God, we adore something else. Money and power are false idols which often take the place of God.
Pope Francis