Pope says sad to see priests, bishops attached to money (2)

(ANSA) - Vatican City, November 6 - Pope Francis on Friday said that it was sad to see clergymen, including senior figures, "attached to money" and material goods. This week the Catholic Church was hit by the so-called VatiLeaks 2 scandal and the related publication of two books documenting allegedly waste and lavish spending by clergymen.
    "There are people within the Church who, instead of serving, of thinking of others and laying down foundations, serve themselves from the Church - the climbers, those attached to money," the pope said in his homily during Mass at the Santa Marta residence where he lives inside the Vatican, according to Vatican Radio. "And how many priests, bishops have we seen like this? It's sad to say it, isn't it?" Francis admitted that the Church in not immune to corruption in an interview published by Dutch newspaper Straatnieuws Friday. "There is always the temptation to corruption in public life - both political and religious," the pope said. "There is always the danger of corruption". http://popefrancisnewsapp.com/