Pope Francis today (September 25, 2015) condemned the craving for material gains and power that is currently debasing society, telling an annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations that greed is destroying the earth's resources and aggravating poverty, according to the Reuters website.
The spiritual leader of 1.2 billion Roman Catholics condemned the "grave offense" of economic and social exclusion, in his first speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
"A selfish and boundless thirst for power and material prosperity leads both to the misuse of available natural resources and to the exclusion of the weak and disadvantaged," he said.
The Argentine-born pontiff, 78, called on government leaders to ensure their people enjoy the minimum material means needed to live. "In practical terms, this absolute minimum has three names: lodging, labor, and land," Francis said to applause.
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