Controversial filmmaker Michael Moore claims Pope Francis told him 'capitalism is a sin' and the 'poor must always come first' at a recent meeting in the Vatican City
- Michael Moore met Pope Francis two weeks ago when he attended a weekly audience in the Vatican City and the Pontiff asked to speak to him privately
- The documentary-maker asked the Pope if he believed capitalism was a sin
- The Pope answered 'yes' in Italian and said the 'poor must always come first'
- Moore said he was 'deeply moved and grateful' following his talk with the Pope
Published: 01:49 EDT, 3 November 2018 | Updated: 05:02 EDT, 3 November 2018
Pope Francis apparently told US filmmaker Michael Moore that capitalism is a sin and that the ‘poor must always come first’ when they met recently in the Vatican City.
Michael Moore, 64, told Late Night with Seth Meyers that he met the Pope two weeks ago and he made the comments when Moore asked him about income inequality.
‘I went to the weekly audience, and then he asked to speak to me privately. It was an amazing moment, and I asked him if I could ask him a question,' Moore said.
Pope Francis talks with director Michael Moore during his weekly general audience in St Peter's Square at the Vatican City on October 17, 2018
Moore can be seen speaking and whispering into the Pontiff's ear during their meeting
'And he said, "Yes,"' Moore said, recounting his visit with the pope last month.
'And I said, "Do you believe that an economic system that benefits the few, the wealthy at the expense of the many is a sin?"
‘He said to me, "Si" in Italian. And I said, "So you believe capitalism, the capitalism we have now is a sin?" He goes, "Yes, it is." He said, "The poor must always come first."'
The Bowling for Columbine documentary maker described Pope Francis as a humorous figure and claimed that the Argentinian-born Pontiff asked if Moore would pray for him.
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‘And he said, "No, you have to make more movies." And I'm like, "I just wanted a prayer." He's like, "No, you go back to, you go back work." He has a sense of humor.'
Moore, who is a left-wing activist, met the Pontiff two weeks ago at St Peter’s Basilica and tweeted a picture of the two of them together.
At one point Moore can be seen whispering into his ear while Papal bodyguards look on.
On Late Night, Moore also discussed Fahrenheit 11/9, his new American political documentary about the 2016 United States presidential election and the subsequent presidency of Donald Trump
In a caption he wrote: 'Today I met Pope Francis for the first time at the weekly general audience he holds at the Vatican. We spoke for a number of minutes.
‘I had a question I wanted to ask him and he gave me his answer. I will write about this tomorrow. For tonight, I remain deeply moved and grateful'.
Pope Francis, 81, is known for his work with disadvantaged people and has at times denounced Church doctrine in favor of social change.
He recently welcomed the homeless and unemployed as guests of honor for a Mass and gourmet meal in the Vatican, saying that helping the needy was one way of obtaining a 'passport to paradise'.
Moore also discussed Fahrenheit 11/9, his new American political documentary about the 2016 United States presidential election and the subsequent presidency of Donald Trump on Late Night.
Pope Francis, who is known for his work with the disadvantaged, is pictured visiting the Capuchin Centre for the Homeless in Dublin on a recent trip to Ireland
Pope Francis greets worshipers during an audience for the people In precarious situations at the Paul VI Hall in 2016 and regularly opens up the Vatican to the poor and marginalized
He also opened up about being a prospective target of the alleged Florida mail bomber Cesar Syaoc on Thursday's episode of Late Night.
The man accused of sending multiple explosive devices to media outlets and Democratic politicians had images of a number of people with crosshairs on them, including the documentary filmmaker.
‘I was watching CNN live and all of a sudden there was my picture on his van. Honestly, I have to say my first thought was, "That's a really good picture,"' he said.
‘My second thought was the bull's-eye, the target he put on me, wasn't over my face. It was just down here, like on my neck and shoulder. So I gave him a little bit of credit, but not really’.
Moore added that law enforcement officials also contacted him about the suspected bomber.
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