Pope Francis:

We have created new idols. The worship of the ancient golden calf has returned in a new and ruthless guise in the idolatry of money and the dictatorship of an impersonal economy lacking a truly human purpose.

— Pope Francis Contemporary

Current Pope, reformist

Context

Evangelii Gaudium, Apostolic Exhortation

Date / Period

2013

Source

https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-fr…

Verification

Unverifiable

Explanation

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Method

Cross Reference

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