Vatican City, Dec 19, 2014 / 09:38 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis cautioned Christians against an egoism that excludes the need for God in his homily at Mass on Friday, saying this attitude renders our lives sterile and prevents the Church from bearing fruit. This too makes me think of our mother Church and of so much sterility within our Mother Church, the Pope told those present in the Vaticans Saint Martha guesthouse chapel Dec.