BBC NEWS | Europe | Pope criticises pursuit of wealthPage last updated at 12:35 GMT, Monday, 6 October 2008 13:35 UK The global financial crisis is proof that the pursuit of money and success is pointless, Pope Benedict XVI has told a meeting of bishops in Rome. The head of the Roman Catholic Church said that the disappearance of money as banks collapsed showed that wealth meant "nothing". The Pope said that people should instead base their lives on
