{"id":5010,"date":"2024-06-09T13:53:50","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T13:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/learn\/pope-francis-money-power-pleasure-can-enslave-us\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:01:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T14:01:27","slug":"pope-francis-money-power-pleasure-can-enslave-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/pope-francis-money-power-pleasure-can-enslave-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Paus Franciscus: Geld, macht, plezier kunnen ons tot slaaf maken"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>[ad_1] Source Pope Francis waves to the crowd gathered in St. Peter&#039;s Square to hear his Angelus address n Sunday, June 9, 2024. \/ Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jun 9, 2024 \/ 09:05 am (CNA). Pope Francis urged people to reflect on Sunday on whether they are sacrificing their serenity and freedom to be enslaved by money, power, and pleasure.Speaking in his Angelus address on June 9, the pope asked people to contemplate the temptations that can imprison us\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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Pope Francis urged people to reflect on Sunday on whether they are sacrificing their serenity and freedom to be enslaved by money, power, and pleasure.Speaking in his Angelus address on June 9, the pope asked people to contemplate the temptations that can imprison us\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5011,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-5010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20079,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/pope-francis-self-sacrifice-humble-service-are-key-to-good-leadership\/","url_meta":{"origin":5010,"position":0},"title":"Pope Francis: Self-sacrifice, humble service are key to good leadership","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"november 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter&#039;s Square for his Angelus address on Nov. 10. 2024. \/ Credit: Vatican Meda Vatican City, Nov 10, 2024 \/ 11:34 am (CNA). During his Angelus address Sunday, Pope Francis asked his listeners to consider the qualities necessary for good leadership.\"Brothers and sisters, can we ask ourselves: How do I behave in my fields of responsibility? Do I act with humility, or do I vaunt my position? 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Happiness is not found in material things but in God himself, who shows us the joy found in making our lives a gift for others, Pope Francis said in his Sunday Angelus address.\"Let us remember this: True wealth is not the goods of this world. 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Do not be consumed by \"the anxiety of doing,\u201d but spend time in rest and silent prayer to receive God\u2019s grace, Pope Francis said on Sunday.The pontiff told Catholics, especially those in ministry, to beware \"the dictatorship\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1721567451_sim4545.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1721567451_sim4545.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1721567451_sim4545.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1721567451_sim4545.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1721567451_sim4545.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":102311,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/pope-leo-xiv-violence-against-palestinians-in-west-bank-must-stop\/","url_meta":{"origin":5010,"position":3},"title":"Pope Leo XIV: Violence against Palestinians in West Bank must stop","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"augustus 16, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"In his Sunday Angelus address on Aug. 16, Pope Leo XIV renewed his appeal for peace in the Israel-Palestine conflict, calling for a two-state solution and an end to violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.\u201cI renew my appeal for an end to the ongoing violence against the Palestinian civilian population in the West Bank, and I urgently call on the international community to work toward advancing the two-state solution, for a just and lasting peace,\u201c Leo said in his\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":102468,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/pope-leo-xiv-remembers-victims-of-ebola-and-mining-disaster-in-central-africa\/","url_meta":{"origin":5010,"position":4},"title":"Pope Leo XIV remembers victims of Ebola and mining disaster in Central Africa","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"augustus 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"During his Aug. 23 Angelus address at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV remembered the victims of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and of a deadly mining landslide in the Central African Republic.\u201cIn my prayers, I often remember the Democratic Republic of the Congo, especially in light of the spread of the Ebola epidemic, which is sadly claiming many lives. 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