Pope Francis has once again condemned gossip, describing it as a "plague worse than Covid," during his Sunday prayers.

The Pope also said that the devil is a gossiper who aims to divide the Catholic Church. "Gossip closes the heart of the community, closes the unity of the Church," he said.

"The greatest talker is the devil, who always goes about saying the bad things of others, because he is the liar who tries to disunite the Church, to alienate his brothers and not to make community."
"Please, brothers and sisters, we make an effort not to gossip. Gossip is a plague worse than Covid," he added.

It's not the first time Francis has made such strong remarks on gossip -- in 2016, he warned priests and nuns not to fuel the "terrorism of gossip," encouraging them to resist the temptation to spread voices and tales within their community.

"If you get an urge to say something against a brother or a sister, to drop a gossip bomb, bite your tongue! Hard!" he said.

He returned to the topic in November 2018, telling pilgrims in St Peter's Square that gossip kills "because the tongue kills, like a knife," according to a statement released at the time by Vatican News, the Holy See's official press website.

The pandemic radically changed the way the Vatican operates, forcing the Pope to celebrating Palm Sunday mass in an empty church. After months of lockdown, worshipers returned to St. Peter's Square in Vatican City at the end of May.

The Pope held his first public audience since the pandemic began on Wednesday and used the event to call for solidarity in battling Covid-19

Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/06/europe/pope-gossip-coronavirus-intl-scli/index.html

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He is right. Gossip causes wars. Gossip can cause strive among people for generations

MJBOLT:

pope that moves around with security and bullet proof cars,i wonder if he is afraid of heaven.

Chief, atleast, for being in position of authority and being elderly. This doesn't have to be said/typed!

Anyone who will gossip to you will gossip about you
Fear them

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The peoples pope..

Trutalk

True

Yeah, that's right...

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Na so now

Macsjebs:

Chief, atleast, for being in position of authority and being elderly. This doesn't have to be said/typed!

No be everybody get sense bro..you got to ignore them

Something that is normal here.

Far worse

Alright

Ok, but the problem that am facing now that is given me sleepless night is seen someone who can invest some money in my business for me to grow. Am ready to pay that person 80% interest in six months.

Gossipers cause the downfall of the innocent

the only thing that is more horrible than gossip is Nigerian govt

gossip??


while God condemn sins.




christ is the only way, other might condemn anything but a life without Jesus is a wasteful life

May our lord jesus christ keep strengthing the church amen like for pope share for me

Just like Islamic terrorism

ok

True talk..
That was how Laycon's gossip caused serious catastrophe in Bbn house lastnight and got Erica disqualified

Resist the act of gossip and character defamation, it is worse than HIV too

Anonymous sources say ...

The pope`s message should be directed to the the American Democrat party, CNN e.t.c who for the past 4 years has done nothing but gossips, lie and slander Trump.

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Kenplay:
The pope`s message should be directed to the the American Democrat party, CNN e.t.c who for the past 4 years has done nothing but gossips, lie and slander Trump.

Flesh and blood did not reveal this to you.
I feel the pope might have done this inadvertently.