Pope Condemns 'Bloodsuckers' Who Exploit Poor Workers

[Purveyor]

Source: Reuters

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis condemned "bloodsuckers" who grow rich by exploiting others on Thursday, saying making "slaves" out of workers and setting unfair contracts was a mortal sin.

Francis, who frequently speaks of his concern for the poor, appeared to be referring to the kind of grueling labor often done by poor migrants in rich countries across the world, but also to many other workers on precarious contracts.

During mass at the Vatican, he told a story about a girl who found a job working 11 hours a day for 650 euros ($729) a month, paid "under the table".

"This is starving the people with their work for my own profit! Living on the blood of the people. And this is a mortal sin," he said at the service in his Santa Marta residence.

"Without a pension, without health care ... then they suspend (the contract), and in July and August (the workers) have to eat air. And in September, they laugh at you about it. Those who do that are true bloodsuckers."

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[bucolic_frolic]

1. Many a family's finances

have been adversely impacted by the bloodsuckers of casino gambling

Guess he doesn't dare mention it

[lark]

2. Waltons

are evil blood sucking worker exploiting assholes.

[Moostache]

3. This Pope might be heading towards a "Godfather Part III" conspiracy ending.

I am a long lapsed Catholic. I no more believe in any of their teachings than I do Santa, the Easter Bunny or the Tooth Fairy. The magic of the Cosmic Jewish Zombie went the way of the magical Easter basket, the magical Bag of worldwide presents and the magical bank account of a dental reject collecting rodent....HOWEVER...Pope Francis is the first pope in my memory to actually speak the message of the gospel Jesus without 'interpretation' or tortured logic to hide greed.

The gospels give certain words to Jesus throughout...like "camel through the eye of a needle" (NOT meant to give comfort to the wealthy or the exploitative) and "inherit the earth" (again, NOT intended to soothe the conscious of a 0.1%-er). Francis focuses much of his proclamations on these original messages and not on their 'prosperity gospel' perversions.

I am shocked that he has not been assassinated from within the College of Cardinals by now. There is big time old money and old power behind the Vatican and the Cardinals. He who rocks the boat is often pushed off the bow.

[bemildred]

4. +1. nt

[GOLGO 13]

5. This Spanish Pope...he's alright.

[Gary 50]

6. Doncha hate bloodsuckers who grow rich by exploiting others on Thursday?

It's ok on Wednesday or Friday but please, not on Thursday!

[SwankyXomb]

7. The only bloodsuckers allowed to grow rich by exploiting others

should work on Sundays, in his eyes.