Pope encourages people to resist consumerism on Black Friday
Pope Francis has condemned consumerism, encouraging people to resist consumerism on the days leading up to Christmas. He went on to say that "consumerism is a virus that corrodes faith" as it makes people too self-involved and forget their fellow man. Online sales in the United States have reached an all-time high this weekend.
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