Pope Francis to Congress: Capitalism Must Change
Pope Francis smiles as he leaves at the end of the vespers, at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (San Paolo Basilica) in Rome on January 25, 2015 . The Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls is one of the four papal basilicas of Rome, the second largest after that of St. Peter. AFP PHOTO / ANDREAS SOLARO (Photo credit should read ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis will denounce the inequalities of capitalism when he becomes the first pontiff to address Congress on his visit to the U.S. in September, according to his closest adviser.
Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga, a fellow Latin American whom the Argentine pope has appointed to advise him on governing the church, said in an interview in Rome that Francis will speak “not as an enemy of the system or of the culture” but “as a shepherd who wants to make the world better, especially for those who do not have a voice.”