Pope Francis Warns: People Who Gossip Are ‘Terrorists’

27th April 1956: A woman modelling clothes and beauty products from Harrods of London can't believe her ears. (Photo by Chaloner Woods/Getty Images)

Pope Francis said Wednesday that those who spread gossip are terrorists whose words are grenades that destroy other people’s reputations.

“Gossipers are killers,” the pope told the 20,000 pilgrims gathered in Saint Peter’s Square for his weekly audience. “They kill others because the tongue kills like a knife. Be careful!” MORE