In this regard the Pontiff also referred to the Gospel passage “of the young man so good that Jesus was moved”, the wealthy young man who went away “saddened” because he did not want to leave everything in order to give it to the poor. “Attachment to possessions is a form of idolatry”, the Pope said. Indeed, we are faced with “two gods: God, the living One, the living God, and this god of gold, in whom I place my security.
«L’attaccamento alle ricchezze è un’idolatria» ha commentato il Papa. Siamo infatti di fronte a «due dei: Dio, il vivo, il Dio vivente, e questo dio di oro, nel quale io metto la mia sicurezza.