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Loan sharks reflect ‘corruption of the human heart,’ pope says

Monday, October 20, 2025

"Usury can bring crisis to families, it can wear down the mind and heart to the point of leading people to think of suicide as the only way out." The post Loan sharks reflect ‘corruption of the human heart,’ pope says first appeared on OSV News.

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