杏MAP导航

By Sr Bernadette Mary Reis, fsp

Immediately after his audience with members of Italy鈥檚 National Anti-Usury Council, 杏MAP导航 Frances wrote a letter to them. In it, he acknowledges and thanks them for their 鈥済enerous charitable gesture鈥� which he says he 鈥渄irected to brothers and sisters deprived of human dignity: they are, in fact, the Kingdom of Heaven鈥檚 most secure bank.鈥�

The Council is a precious yeast in society

He also reiterates that we are living in extremely difficult times in which corruption manifests itself everywhere. 杏MAP导航 Francis asks the Council to continue offering their services on behalf of the victims of usury 鈥渟o that every persons feels they are being heard and can be guided out of the spiral of exclusion and iniquity.鈥� This help, the 杏MAP导航 says, 鈥渋s a precious yeast for the whole of society.鈥�

Activities of the Council

The Holy Father met with members of the Anti-Usury Council on 3 February 2018. This Council provides both a social and pastoral activity throughout the dioceses of Italy. They seek to help families who have been the victims of usury or who have incurred excessive debt. Other ways they combat what they define as a 鈥渃ommon social plague鈥� are establishing anti-usury foundations where needed, uniting people who understand the problem and want to combat it, and by keeping the issue in the public eye by bringing it before both civil and church institutions, and the mass media.