Pope Francis on Thursday warned cardinals at his first mass since being elected that the Catholic Church risked becoming a "pitiful NGO" unless it undergoes spiritual renewal.
Faithful stand in St Peter's Square at the Vatican to watch via giant screen the first mass by Pope Francis, on March 14, 2013. Francis on Thursday warned cardinals at his first mass since being elected that the Catholic Church risked becoming a "pitiful NGO" unless it undergoes spiritual renewal.
"If we do not confess to Christ what would we be? We would end up a pitiful NGO", he said, adding: "What would happen would be like when children make sand castles and then it all falls down."
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