Pope Francis warned of the dangers of consumerism, which has replaced the dangers of communism

During the meeting with representatives of Hungarian academic and cultural life, Pope Francis pointed out:

What communism and consumerism have in common is the false idea of freedom.

The freedom of communism was a freedom that was imposed on the people, that was limited from outside, that was decided by others.

And the freedom of consumerism is a libertarian, hedonistic, self-indulgent freedom that enslaves people to consumption and objects.

He called for self-knowledge, the recognition of our limits and, consequently, the curbing of our hubris.