Corruption acts like a drug on which people become dependent: Pope Francis
'Some people behave with corruption as with a drug. They think they can stop if they want to,' said Pope Francis.
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2016-09-18 12:39 GMT
'Some people behave with corruption as with a drug. They think they can stop if they want to,' said Pope Francis.
Vatican City: Corruption is like a drug on which people become dependent, Pope Francis said Sunday, addressing thousands of faithful assembled at Saint Peter's square in Rome.
\"Some people behave with corruption as with a drug. They think they can stop if they want to,\" the Argentinian pontiff told the worshippers gathered for the weekly Angelus prayer.
\"They start small, a small amount here, a bribe there,\" he said, warning that corruption was producing its own \"addiction\" which generates poverty and suffering.