Pope: Shun false promise of power

[emad]

Pope: Shun false promise of power
Wednesday, May 4, 2005 Posted: 1236 GMT (2036 HKT)


VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -- Pope Benedict, appearing more comfortable by the day in his new role, urged believers on Wednesday to shun the temptations of power, wealth and prestige, calling them false promises that do not lead to God.

Benedict, addressing tens of thousands of people in St Peter's Square, departed from his prepared text during his weekly general audience, the second since his election on April 19.

The pope was reading from a Biblical psalm about temptations and false promises when he left his prepared text.

"Even in the pilgrimage of our own lives there are similar things," he said.

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/04/pope.reut/

[mindfulNJ]

1. why?

It seemed to work for him!;-)

[BR_Parkway]

2. Funny, when GAWD talks to Shrub, he tells him just the opposite

[zanne]

3. It's one of those parts of the Bible...

Fundies don't like to talk about.

[bemildred]

4. God ignored my prayer to be spared the burden of money and power.

Who am I to question the will of God?

[CWebster]

5. Like being the emperor of the powerful and wealthy Church

ruling from the gold-encrusted throne of power?