In a sermon in Rome, Pope Francis said, Christians who
exploit people, lead a double life and get involved in “dirty business,”
scandalize the church,
In fact, it might be better just to be an atheist, and so many
Christians are like this, and these people scandalize others, but to be a Christian
like that, it’s better to be an atheist. It is that, scandal. You destroy. You
beat down, he said.
According to Vatican Radio, examples of such scandals abound,
the Pope said, adding that they destroy the church and the guilty Christian
from within.
He imagines a wealthy Christian knocking at the gates of heaven
and saying, “Here I am, Lord! I went to Church, I was close to you, I belong to
this association, I did this. Don’t you remember all the offerings I made?” To
which Jesus may reply, according to the Pope: “Yes, I remember. The offerings,
I remember them: All dirty. All stolen from the poor. I don’t know you.’ That
will be Jesus’ response to these scandalous people who live a double life.”
Thursday’s sermon is far from the first time Francis has
targeted Christian hypocrites. In a sermon last February, the outspoken pope
called out the “fakeness” of some Christians, who talk piously, but do nothing
to help others.
“To be a Christian means to do the will of God and on the last
day because all of us we will have one that day what shall the Lord ask us?
Will He say: ‘What you have said about me?’ No. He shall ask us about the
things we did.”
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