Pope Francis in Santa Marta: rivalry is destructive and driven by self-interest

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05/11/2018
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In his daily homily at Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis warned of rivalry and vain glory. He said this selfish way of behaving is destructive.

POPE FRANCIS
“Rivalry is bad. You can do it openly, in a direct way, or hidden with white gloves. It always aims to destroy the other and to ‘raise oneself up’ by diminishing the other. Since I cannot be so virtuous, so good, I diminish the other, so I always remain superior. Rivalry is one way of acting out of self-interest.”

The pope said peace must be sought in one's own family, parish, and institutions, “always seeking unanimity and harmony and not one's own interest.” 

EXTRACT FROM PAPAL HOMILY
(Source: Vatican News)

“Rivalry is bad. You can do it openly, in a direct way, or hidden with white gloves. It always aims to destroy the other and to ‘raise oneself up’ by diminishing the other. Since I cannot be so virtuous, so good, I diminish the other, so I always remain superior. Rivalry is one way of acting out of self-interest.”

“Building peace with small gestures paves a path of harmony throughout the world.”

The same war is waged at home and in our institutions, stemming from rivalry: that’s where war begins! And that’s where peace must be made: in the family, in the parish, in the institutions, in the workplace, always seeking unanimity and harmony and not one's own interest.

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