HOWELL: For Christians who do not live by Christian values, Pope Francis has some fierce words for you.</s>ALLEN: Absolutely. At a homily in Rome, Francis said Christians who exploit others may as well call themselves atheists. Our Rome correspondent Delia Gallagher has more on that.</s>DELIA GALLAGHER, CNN VATICAN CORRESPONDENT: The Pope's remarks came during a reflection on a gospel passage in which Jesus says not to cause scandal. And Pope Francis said one of the ways in which Christians give scandal is by leading a double life, by being hypocritical. He gave the example of a business owner who goes to mass and says he's a good Christian, but then doesn't pay his workers a just wage. And the pope says the problem with this is that other people see that behavior and say, well, if that's being a Christian, then it's better to be an atheist. But the pope in these comments is not advocating atheism over Christianity. He is telling Christians to be better Christians, to live out more coherently what they believe and what they do so that other people who see them will not think it is better to be an atheist. Delia Gallagher, CNN, Rome.
Sharp Message from the Pope.