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Gossip, speaking ill of people is worse than COVID-19: Pope

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Agence France-Presse

VATICAN CITY - Speaking ill of other people and spreading gossip is worse than COVID-19 and Satan is the worst offender of all, Pope Francis said Sunday.When people see someone making a mistake, &quot;the first thing we usually do is go and tell someone else about it. Gossip like this closes off the community,&quot; the pope said in comments on a passage in the Bible where Jesus talks about what must be done to welcome back into the community those who have committed errors.&quot;The great gossip is Satan who always says bad things about people,&quot; Francis said.Satan &quot;is a liar who seeks to divide the Church, to drive our brothers apart, so that they are no longer a community,&quot; he added.&quot;Let us make an effort not to be gossips. Speaking ill of people is a plague worse than COVID,&quot; the pope said in an address at Saint Peter&#x27;s.

Speaking ill of other people and spreading gossip is worse than COVID-19 and Satan is the worst offender of all, Pope Francis said Sunday.

Speaking ill of other people and spreading gossip is worse than COVID-19 and Satan is the worst offender of all, Pope Francis said Sunday.