Catholic Church slams 'money worship' as lottery reaches world record £112million

[CGDouglas]

Daily Mail:

Catholic Church officials in Italy have expressed fears as the country’s national lottery jackpot rolled over again last night to reach a world record whopping 131 million Euro (£112 million).
The top prize, said by organisers to be the largest in the world, has gone unclaimed since January and has prompted record sales.
But bishops have slammed the SuperEnalotto, condemning it as ‘a form of idol worship’ and insisting the winner will suffer not a stroke of luck but a 'stroke of tragedy.

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God Bless.

Chris.

 

[odopa]

Well, its in the bible somewhere that money is the root of all evil so the bishops are not too far out.

 

[whcsteppan]

Actually, it’s the love of money that is the root of all evil, not the money itself. Nevertheless, it is true that the people who win large sums of money usually wind up worse off because they have the wrong mindset about money. It’s not the lack of money that is the problem, but the knowledge of how to manage it.

 

[joannazenobia]

Actually, it’s the love of money that is the root of all evil, not the money itself. Nevertheless, it is true that the people who win large sums of money usually wind up worse off because they have the wrong mindset about money. It’s not the lack of money that is the problem, but the knowledge of how to manage it.