Men and women are sacrificed to the idols of profit and consumption: it is the 'culture of waste. … - Pope Francis

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When I hear music that parents hate, or older musicians hate, I know that's the new music. When I hear older people saying, 'I hate Rap or Techno' I rush to it.

Pope Francis

Men and women are sacrificed to the idols of profit and consumption: it is the 'culture of waste. ' If a computer breaks it is a tragedy, but poverty, the needs and dramas of so many people end up being considered normal. . . . When the stock market drops 10 points in some cities, it constitutes a tragedy. Someone who dies is not news, but lowering income by 10 points is a tragedy! In this way people are thrown aside as if they were trash.

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