SOARES: Pope Francis has fierce words for Christians who don't live by Christian values. In Rome, Frances said Christians who exploit others may as well call themselves atheists. Our Delia Gallagher reports from Rome</s>DELIA GALLAGHER, CNN VATICAN CORRESPONDENT: The pope's remarks came for a reflection on a gospel passage where Jesus says not to call scandal. The pope said one of the ways Christians give scandal is by being hypocritical. He gave the example of a business owner who goes to mass and 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 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's 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.</s>SOARES: You have been watching CNN NEWSROOM. I'm Isa Soares, in London. Thank you for having me on the show, John Vause, for the last couple of weeks. It's been a pleasure.</s>VAUSE: The pleasure is all ours. I was just going to say, that Pope Francis is a wise man. Thank you for watching. Stay with us. The news continues next with George Howell and Natalie Allen.
Pope: Bad Christians Worse than Atheists.