Pope Francis is the leader of the Catholic Church and his main focus is ending poverty in the world. He embraces the poor.
The Catholic Doctrine is not necessarily that of every person, but, his desire to end suffering is profound. Any leader of any government, big or small, can find consensus with religious leaders if they want to.
June 7, 2013
By Thomas C. Fox
As a Vatican press release today reports, Francis said: (click here)
Poverty in the world is a scandal. In a world
where there is so much wealth, so many resources to feed everyone, it is
unfathomable that there are so many hungry children, that there are so
many children without an education, so many poor persons. Poverty today
is a cry. We all have to think if we can become a little poorer, all of
us have to do this. How can I become a little poorer in order to be more
like Jesus, who was the poor Teacher?”
First of all I want to tell you something, tell
all you young persons: don't let yourselves be robbed of hope. Please,
don't let it be stolen from you. The worldly spirit, wealth, the spirit
of vanity, arrogance, and pride … all these things steal hope. Where do I
find hope? In the poor Jesus, Jesus who made himself poor for us. And
you spoke of poverty. Poverty calls us to sow hope. This seems a bit
difficult to understand. I remember Fr. Arrupe [Father General of the
Jesuits from 1965-1983] wrote a letter to the Society's centers for
social research.
