In
a striking series of admissions, Pope Francis told journalists on the
flight back to Rome from Paraguay that he has an aversion to the
economy, which he does not understand very well, and that he has
neglected the middle class. On the plane, journalists asked the Pope
his opinion of the economic situation in Greece and its relation to the
rest of the European Union. Francis responded that he has “a great
aversion” to the economy because his father was an accountant and used
to bring his work home with him on the weekends. “I don’t understand it
very...
