'Diabolical triad' leads people away from God, pope says at audience

Published: 2004-11-10

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Violence, greed and covetousness are a "diabolical triad" that leads people away from God and from honoring human dignity, Pope John Paul II said. When people trust in their own power instead of in God, they not only end up disappointed, but they harm others, the pope said Nov. 10 at his weekly general audience. Pope John Paul's talk focused on Psalm 62 and its affirmation, "Only in God is my soul at rest; from him comes my salvation." The audience, which was moved indoors because of rainy weather, also featured a short juggling performance by five members of the Canadian-based Cirque du Soleil. Eighty members of the company, dressed in bright costumes, attended the audience, which came near the end of their five-week engagement in Rome.

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