"...the corrupt politicians, the corrupt businessmen, and the corrupt clergy, are to be found everywhere – and we have to tell the truth: corruption is precisely the sin that the person with authority – whether political, economic, or ecclesiastical – over others has most readily to hand. We are all tempted to corruption. It is a ‘handy’ sin, for, when one has authority, one feels powerful, one feels almost like God...
The only way to escape corruption, the only way to overcome the temptation to – the sin of – corruption, is service... Corruption is pride, arrogance – and service humiliates you. [It is] humble charity to help others.”
+ Pope Francis, June 16, 2014