Pope Francis spoke to Italian bishops approximately need for institution to be protected from ‘every pretence of power,image and money’ amid financial allegationsPope Francis called on the Catholic church on Tuesday to stop clinging to conservatism and fundamentalism as a defensive response to the problems it is facing, and said the church ought to be “bruised, or hurting and dirty” instead of obsessed with money and power.
The sweeping remarks before an audience of Italian bishops at a conference in Florence were a stark reminder of the way in which Pope Francis is trying to shake up a church that in many ways is losing relevance around the world,and continues to be battered by allegations of financial mismanagement and greed at the heart of the Vatican.
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Source: theguardian.com