Francis blasts consumerism and tells a million crowd “no one has to be discarded”

Friday, July 10th 2015 - 07:21 UTC

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Pope Francis, a champion of the poor and social justice, on Thursday called on a million faithful to reject today's consumer society, at an open-air mass in Bolivia. On the second stop of his three-nation tour of South America, the pope addressed the throng in the vast Christ the Redeemer Plaza in Santa Cruz, including many people who camped out overnight to see him. Read full article

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Conqueror
Thought this would be straightforward in Bolivia. Just say “Reject consumerism. You can't afford it.”
Jul 10th, 2015 - 10:06 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ilsen
Maybe if the Catholic Church 'allowed' South American women to have control of their own wombs, control over their own reproductive rights, then maybe the problem of overpopulation vs diminishing resources would be solved?
Currently speaking, Uruguay is the ONLY country in South America where abortion is legal. The rest of the continent remains in the 19th century.

Truly, it is the women and children who suffer.

Millions of them.

Unnecessarily so.

This 'pope' could make a massive change.
If he chose to. ...

I expect he has the common Argentine disease of big mouth and small balls...
Very disappointing!
Jul 10th, 2015 - 12:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Conqueror
@3. Argies have balls? What strange women.
Jul 10th, 2015 - 01:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ilsen
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Haha!
Strange chaps, those Argies. Almost like people, but. ..
Jul 10th, 2015 - 03:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
I think the pope was referring to CFK,

its always her fault...lol
Jul 10th, 2015 - 06:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
So The Dope of a Pope is making himself look completely foolish.

Before you know what has happened he'll be promoting this as reality:

http://www.collegehumor.com/post/6881001/12-excellent-pictures-of-jesus-with-dinosaurs-to-help-you-celebrate-easter

Peace go with you!
Jul 10th, 2015 - 06:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Tik Tok
OK so no consumerism, no jobs, increasing population sits round twiddling their thumbs and then they start killing each other or do they have happy family parties?
Jul 10th, 2015 - 06:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Marcos Alejandro
2 ilsen
I prefer to remain in the 19th century but not to kill babies.
Jul 10th, 2015 - 08:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Klingon
@8 I prefer to not have to pay for other babies.
Baffles me how grown adults can believe this religious shite.
Jul 11th, 2015 - 01:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Marcos Alejandro
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I prefer to be poor and not to change the basic right of babies given by nature to be born.
Jul 11th, 2015 - 03:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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golfcronie
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Yes all these backward countries ( that do not practice abortion ) will remain poor whilst there is no contraception. The poor are like “ rabbits ” if the state continues to provide funding for children. It is so simple really, it is like Argentina and its debts, if you can't afford children “ DONT HAVE THEM ” and chase the fathers for the money to support their offspring.
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Jack Bauer
As long as those that don't contribute one bloody cent to their own upkeep, carry-on feeling entitled, and the taxpayer agrees with this, there'll be no solution. You can't expect half-a-dozen to contribute enough to keep 100 lazy-buggers in clover.
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