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Pope Francis: I don’t bless a ‘homosexual marriage.’ I bless two people who love each other.
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Did something come up about priests blessing crooked businessmen, or is he just speaking in general terms?
Well, in the Bible, I know there were at least a few stories where Jesus didn't take too kindly to what would be a modern day businessman.
The one where Jesus goes into a rage because a bunch of merchants set up shop in the courtyard(? Or maybe they took over the whole temple? Idk it's been awhile) of a temple comes to mind
They aren’t merchants they’re moneychangers, ie loan sharks
Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
James 5:1-6 has a lot to say of the rich, too.
This is a warning not a condemnation. As Jesus also says “It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven”.
Basically it means when you’re wealthy, it’s very hard to find a good reason to expand beyond suffering. You can just another line of coke or throw another party or go on another vacation and so you’re never forced to find the real solution to suffering.
Basically infinite medicine for the symptoms prevents the process of digging deeper to find a cure. And the digging deeper is quite painful, so it’s not the kind of thing someone does unless they’re desperate.
What I meant was "Did he choose that example because of some current event?" I wasn't questioning whether members of the church should be upset about priests blessing crooks.
It could just be the nature of not necessarily being able to see one's business corruption nor there being a test for it. Yet a homosexual couple can't exactly hide that fact. Just my guess (I didn't read the article).
OK, thanks for your pov.