Pope: to priests, dream of an Italian Church more faithful to the Gospel

(ANSA) - VATICAN CITY, FEBRUARY 07 - The Pope, in an audience at the Pontifical Lombard Seminary in Rome, once again asks for a commitment to eliminate inequalities: "Be weavers of communion, zero inequalities, pastors attentive to the people's plans of suffering". "I invite you to ask God to dream of the beauty of the Church, the Church is beautiful: to dream of the Italian Church of tomorrow more faithful to the spirit of the Gospel, freer, more fraternal and joyful in bearing witness to Jesus", "an Italian Church that cultivates a stronger communion of every distinction and is even more passionate for the poor, in whom Jesus is present ". So the invitation is not to remain "barricaded insacrestia and we do not cultivate small closed groups where we can cuddle and rest assured". And also a piece of advice: "Beware of careerism,in the end it is useless, it does not help ".

    "Often, even here in Italy, ecclesial discourses reduce to sterile internal dialectics between those who are innovators and conservative echoes, between those who prefer that politician and whoever that other, and the central point is forgotten: being the Church to live and spread the Gospel. of the little gardens of the house, there is a whole world thirsting for Christ ", concluded Pope Francis.

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