Pope: Rich people who exploit the poor are bloodsuckers - Independent Catholic News

Pope: Rich people who exploit the poor are bloodsuckers - Independent Catholic News: Exploiting working people to enrich oneself is like sucking blood - it's a mortal sin. That was the message of Pope Francis in his homily at morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta on Thursday. The day's first reading, taken from the Letter of Saint James, is a forceful warning to the rich who accumulate wealth by exploiting the people. 'Riches in themselves are good,' the Pope explained, but they are 'relative, not absolute' goods. He criticized the so-called 'theology of prosperity' -