Is the Pope *really* condemning curiosity?

[major_clanger]

I saw a link to this on Facebook, accompanied by some unflattering comments about Pope Francis seemingly having anti-science views:

Pope: the spirit of curiosity distances one from God

Evan as an atheist from an English Protestant upbringing I find this surprising, which is why I suspect either an inadequate translation or a significant implied context that I am missing.

Comments

[coughingbear]

I suspect translation issues too - having followed your link, I am not certain I fully understand what's being said, but I don't read it as about curiosity as I would use the word - certainly in this bit:
"Curiosity, the Pope continued, impels us to want to feel that the Lord is here or rather there, or leads us to say: “But I know a visionary, who receives letters from Our Lady, messages from Our Lady”. And the Pope commented: “But, look, Our Lady is the Mother of everyone! And she loves all of us. She is not a postmaster, sending messages every day.”
and another part strikes me as more about not getting too caught up in gossip.

[liadnan]

Gossip and gnosticism (cf Br Guy's comment below) are both regular themes of his in the daily morning sermons. Which are of course made in the context of preaching on the readings for the day (which I haven't looked up). Major written documents like the exhortation, or encyclicals, are much more likely to give a full and coherent picture of his views.