Instead, Francis urges his colleagues to speak well of each other and humbly examine their own consciences during the Christmas holiday.
”Gossip is an evil that destroys social life, makes people's hearts sick and leads to nothing. People say it very well: Gossip is zero.”, said Francis.
It is not the first time Francis gives a rebuke to those working in the Catholic Church's headquarters.
In the toughest Christmas speech, 2014, he accused priests, bishops, and cardinals of using their careers in the Vatican to gain power and wealth. He accused them of living "hypocritical" double lives and forgetting ... due to "spiritual Alzheimer's" – that they are meant to be happy God's men.
