ROME – Pope Francis on Wednesday gave a wide-ranging reflection on the sin of gluttony, calling it “the most dangerous vice” because it “kills the earth.”
“The way we eat is an expression of something within us,” the pope said during his weekly general audience at the Vatican. An arrogant assumption of the ability and autonomy to give thanks. The empathy of those who share food with the poor, or the selfishness of those who hoard everything for themselves. ”
“Tell me how you eat,” he said, “and I will tell you what kind of soul you have.” “The way we eat reflects our inner self, our habits, and our psychological attitude.”
The Pope went on to speak of “social” gluttony, referring to the way humans exploit the planet.
“Interpreted from a social point of view, gluttony is probably the most dangerous vice that is destroying the planet,” he said. It puts everyone's future at risk. ”
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“We took everything in order to be the masters of all things, but all things were placed in our control, not for us to exploit them,” he suggested. did.
This, he declared, was a “mortal sin” because humans had given up their human name and became “consumers.”
The danger is that “we become predators.'' And now we realize that this form of “gluttony'' is causing great harm to the world. ”
In his speech, the Pope said that the bad thing about food is “not the food itself, but the relationship we have with it.'' When people have a disordered relationship with food, they “feel like they have an urge to eat.'' Like, eat in a hurry.'' Even when you are full, you are never full. ”
“They don't have a good relationship with food. They are slaves to food,” he claimed, and by eating “many imbalances and many pathologies emerge.”
“Eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, and obesity are becoming more prevalent,” he says, all of which are caused by “a poor relationship with food.”
