VATICAN CITY
Rome Reports
[with video]
Being a member of the Roman Curia is more dangerous than it looks. During his Christmas address to its members, Pope Francis asked this selected group cardinals to keep an eye on 15 diseases.
POPE FRANCIS
“A Curia that isn’t self-critical, that doesn’t want to update and doesn’t want to improve, is like a sick body.”
He went on to explain that all the different temptations have the same root, to distance oneself from God. He also referred to what he called “careerism,” that is, the wish to receive more and more titles that only feed vanity.
POPE FRANCIS
“It is the sickness of those people who live a double life. People who want to multiply their power at all costs, even if they have to slander, defame and discredit the other, even in newspapers and magazines.”
The Pope read his address in a very peaceful and quiet way. Still, he also made very strong remarks when he talked about the danger of gossiping.
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