Pope says gossip is a 'plague worse than Covid'
By Valentina DiDonato, CNN
Rome (CNN) Pope Francis has once again condemned gossip, describing it as a "plague worse than Covid," during his Sunday prayers.
"Gossip closes the heart of the community, closes the unity .....," he said.
"Please, brothers and sisters, we make an effort not to gossip. Gossip is a plague worse than Covid," he added.
It's not the first time Francis has made such strong remarks on gossip -- in 2016, he warned priests and nuns not to fuel the "terrorism of gossip," encouraging them to resist the temptation to spread voices and tales within their community.
"If you get an urge to say something against a brother or a sister, to drop a gossip bomb, bite your tongue! Hard!" he said.
