Pope’s quotes: God’s dream

A quote from Pope Francis:

“God’s ‘dream’ is his people. He planted it and nurtured it with patient and faithful love, so that it can become a holy people, a people which brings forth abundant fruits of justice. But in both the ancient prophecy and in Jesus’ parable, God’s dream is thwarted. … This temptation to greed is ever present. … Greed for money and power. And to satisfy this greed, evil pastors lay intolerable burdens on the shoulders of others, which they themselves do not lift a finger to move.”

— Holy Mass to inaugurate Synod of Bishops on the family, Oct. 5, 2014

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