The Catholic leader wants people to treat the church better.
Pope Francis is sharing his idea of what the church should be.
According got the Pontiff, the House of God is not a supermarket, adding that people should be able to tell the difference as soon as they enter.
In his words, it is “sad” when someone enters goes into a parish or bishop’s house and does not “whether we are in the house of God or in a supermarket.”
Referring to the Gospel reading from Luke, where Jesus drove the merchants from the temple, Pope Francis complained about clerics charging for sacraments.
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Noting that God does not make people pay for salvation, he said, “That money is needed to maintain the buildings, provide for the priests, etc. … but responded by saying, “Give freely, and God will do the rest. God will give what is lacking.”
Vatican Radio reports that the Pontiff also advised people to keep the church clean by being watchful, serving and giving freely.
Pope Francis: ‘The church is anything but a supermarket’ — Pontiff
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