In his November apostolic letter, Evangelii Gaudium, Joy of the Gospel, Pope Francis wrote “Today everything comes under the laws of competition and the survival of the fittest, where the powerful feed upon the powerless. As a consequence, masses of people find themselves excluded and marginalized: without work, without possibilities, without any means of escape. Human beings are themselves considered consumer goods to be used and then discarded.” Pope Francis could be delivering a homily on today’s Gospel. (more…)