Pope warns Catholic clergy to be humble, not hypocrites

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Pope warns Catholic clergy to be humble, not hypocrites

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pope-francis-denounces-wealth-gap-open-air-seoul-022023673.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_Kcu8dYSTBoF3c6cS.bEEA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-16T103349Z_1_LYNXMPEA7F02P_RTROPTP_2_POPE-SOUTHKOREA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pope Francis blesses a disabled child during his visit to the rehabilitation center for disabled people at Kkottongnae in Eumseong" align="left" title="Pope Francis blesses a disabled child during his visit to the rehabilitation center for disabled people at Kkottongnae in Eumseong" border="0" /></a>By Philip Pullella and Ju-min Park KKOTTONGNAE South Korea (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Saturday issued a clear warning to Roman Catholic clergy, saying those who profess poverty while living rich material lives were hypocrites who hurt the image and mission of the Church. On the third day of his visit to South Korea, Francis celebrated a huge open-air Mass in the center of the capital Seoul, where he denounced the growing gap between the haves and have nots, urging people in affluent societies to listen to &quot;the cry of the poor&quot; among them. Later, he flew by helicopter to a hilltop center for the sick, disabled and homeless run by the Church in the town of Kkottongnae, southeast of Seoul. &quot;The hypocrisy of those consecrated men and women who profess vows of poverty, yet live like the rich, wounds the souls of the faithful and harms the Church,&quot; he said.</p><br clear="all"/>

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