Pope Francis Quotes St. Ambrose In Cuban Vespers Homily: The Distribution Of Wealth

Early mosaic of Ambrose,

possibly a portrait made "from life."

St. Ambrose

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose

Alan: I listened to Pope Francis' Cuban vespers' homily in Spanish (in which he references Ambrose) but have been unable to find an online transcription. 

The following quotations are representative of Ambrose and illustrate the harmony between his outlook and the pontiff's.

I am reminded of the "quip": "A philanthropist is someone who gives away what s/he should give back."

"It is not from your own goods that you give to the beggar; it is a portion of his own that you are restoring to him. The Earth belongs to all. So you are paying back a debt and think you are making a gift to which you are not bound."

Saint Ambrose

"God created the universe in such a manner that all in common might derive their food from it, and that the Earth should also be a property common to all."

Saint Ambrose

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