He argued that remaining in poverty after coming to Christ reflects a lack of spiritual understanding. Ibiyeomie said, “Jesus never visited any poor person in his house, check your bible.

He argued that remaining in poverty after coming to Christ reflects a lack of spiritual understanding. Ibiyeomie said, “Jesus never visited any poor person in his house, check your bible.

He argued that if Jesus hated poverty and poor people during his lifetime, he should have been born into a rich and well-to-do family. “Jesus identified with the poor even from His birth.

The goal for Christians should be not the elimination of poverty—Jesus said that is futile, anyway—but actually to encourage more of it. Through poverty, we become less attached to our own ...

“Jesus was born poor, lived poor, and died poor,” Francis said. “He did not so much talk about poverty as live it, to the very end, for our sake.” ...

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Ibiyeomie said, “Jesus never visited any poor person in his house, check your bible. That means he hates poverty. He visited Lazarus, they were not poor, they were giving him food.

Recalling Jesus' birth in a stable, Pope Francis rebuked those "ravenous" for wealth and power at the expense of the vulnerable, including children, in a Christmas Eve homily decrying war, poverty ...