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Topic: Pope says world financial system 'built on sand'

The Pontiff said the banking collapse shows that 'money isnothing'
Richard Owen in Rome

Pope Benedict XVI today said that the global credit crisis shows that the world's financial systems are "built on sand" and that only the works of God have "solid reality".

Opening a Synod of Bishops in the Vatican the Pope referred to a passage from St Matthew's Gospel on false prophets, saying ''He who builds only on visible and tangible things like success, career and money builds the house of his life on sand''.

He added: ''We are now seeing, in the collapse of major banks, that money vanishes, it is nothing. All these things that appear to be real are in fact secondary. Only God's words are a solid reality''.

He was referring to Jesus's words in Matthew Chapter 7, beginning "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves."


Jesus adds: "Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock

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"The Pontiff said the banking collapse shows that 'money isnothing'"
lol. Get a wife. My apologies to all Catholics here but I just had to.

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Re: Pope says world financial system 'built on sand'

LP,

That or he should at least get laid.

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lol

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If he was talking more about the ridiculous amount of credit we use in our economy he could have shown himself to be very intelligent and educated... I'm seeing more of a sad PR pitch. tongue Not insulting the pope... most everyone else and national leaders are no worse!

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That's a pretty bold statement coming from someone who's de facto big chef of the Vatican Bank. smile

Wait, make that immensely hypocrital, coming from the one that controls a capital founded on nazi gold and laundered money.

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The Pope has got a point, even if is through the facts of Religion being stated.

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it's a point even stevie wonder could have seen though...

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...and creature insect in his hair.

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