Love of money is the root of all evil. Once you give yourself over to money, it makes you love it above all things. This is what brought them to satanic child sacrifice.
"For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil ( and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains. )
"ῥίζα γὰρ πάντων τῶν κακῶν ἐστὶν ἡ φιλαργυρία"
Timothy 6:10
Money is a useful medium of exchange, but can be an obsession. The greek word "pan" means "all" but the plural is used here.
There was one version, Tischendorf, that used "pas", all, but I suspect that "higher" German Criticism and proximity to Marx had something to do with that selection.
http://biblehub.com/text/1_timothy/6-10.htm