Pope attacks global economics for worshipping 'god of money'

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(Reuters) - Pope Francis made one of his strongest attacks on the global economic system on Sunday, saying it could no longer be based on a "god called money" and urged the unemployed to fight for work.

Francis, at the start of a day-long trip to the Sardinian capital, Cagliari, put aside his prepared text at a meeting with unemployed workers, including miners in hard hats who told him of their situation, and improvised for nearly 20 minutes.

"I find suffering here ... It weakens you and robs you of hope," he said. "Excuse me if I use strong words, but where there is no work there is no dignity."

He discarded his prepared speech after listening to Francesco Mattana, a 45-year-old married father of three who lost his job with an alternative energy company four years ago.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/22/us-pope-economy-idUSBRE98L04H20130922

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1. Thar comes straight from today's Mass readings.

http://origin.usccb.org/bible/readings/092213.cfm

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2. My priest blasted Big Pharma for charging exorbitant prices during the homily

for life-saving medications. He asked if there were any good reason the pharmaceutical industry inflates the cost of life-saving medications to the point where those who need it the most to stay alive or alleviate unbearable pain cannot afford it.

My thoughts: there is no cost to Big Pharma that's so high to justify jacking up the cost of meds to keep them out of reach of most people.

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3. I wish the priests where I attend Mass would speak out more

often on social issues.
I get a joke - usually a groaner- then the same old same old, which i've heard all my very long lifetime.