Canon Law 282
A Catholic priest is bound to observe Canon 282 in the Code of Canon Law which states “Clerics are to foster simplicity of life and are to
refrain from all things that have a semblance of vanity.”
refrain from all things that have a semblance of vanity.”
On Thursday, 24 December 2009, Pope Benedict celebrated Christmas Eve mass at st Peter's Basillica, In his homily, he urged the world to "wake up from selfishness and petty affairs, and find time for God and spiritual matters".... whilst of course making sure that he lived a life of luxury and wanted for nothing as he was waited on hand and foot, never going hungry living in apartments strewn with marble and decorated and maintained to a level way beyond the average homeowners ability and to exacting standards comparable to any of the finest leading hotels
Inside the Papal apartments strewn and decorated with gold and marble
They are hypocrites. They preach their sermons in the Vatican and churches across the world on peace, love, sharing and charity whilst all the time surrounded by vast riches and treasures. The pope and cardinals have tailor made gowns and shoes from Gammerelli’s (for every pope since 1798) Top of the range expensive cars specially made for his Holiness with plush white leather interiors, and of course air conditioning. You can always find priests with their I phones and i pads, must be top of the range for them. So much for vanity!
A priest in the Philippines uses his i pad to record the pope at mass
Priceless paintings artwork furniture and ornaments
Helicopters are on hand provided by the Italian government, Air Italia provides a special plane should the need arise to jet off to some nation to be chauffeured to presidential palaces to be entertained and wined and dined on the finest cuisine while the starving people of the nation carry on dying and getting poorer. The Church carry on collecting money and buying the best of everything, the Vatican bank invest millions to get richer as war torn nations, tsunami and earthquake victims plead for help and resources to house, feed and hospitalize their wounded.
Even the new so called forward thinking pope Francis will not part with any of the treasures to help the poor and homeless saying it cannot be done as they are treasures of humanity... far to important than helping the poor and to "foster simplicity of life and are to refrain from all things that have a semblance of vanity.”
It seems his Holiness either doesn’t read the bible or likes to conveniently forget what it says….Whilst of course remembering the bits of the bible that teach to be prejudice, sexist and homophobic!
It seems his Holiness either doesn’t read the bible or likes to conveniently forget what it says….Whilst of course remembering the bits of the bible that teach to be prejudice, sexist and homophobic!