Addressing a capacity crowd at the Vatican, the pope speaks out against a 'hunger for wealth and power', which means some want to 'consume even their neighbours', in an apparent reference to the Ukraine conflict.
abc.net.au/news/remember-war-weary-and-the-poor-pope-francis-christmas/101808202Pope Francis has urged the world's Catholics to remember the poor and war-weary, saying in an apparent reference to the war in Ukraine and other conflicts that the level of greed and hunger for power was such that some wanted to "consume even their neighbours".
Sitting to the side of the altar for most of the Mass, Pope Francis wove his homily around the theme of greed and consumption on various levels, asking people to look beyond the consumerism that has "packaged" the feast, rediscover its meaning, and remember those suffering from war and poverty. Since Russia invaded its neighbour in February, the pope has spoken out against the war at nearly every public event, at least twice a week, denouncing what he has called atrocities and unprovoked aggression.Pope Francis urged people to think about children "devoured by war, poverty and injustice".
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