"When You Pray Do Not Babble Like the Pagans Do" Recently Pope Francis spoke in unscripted remarks to a small group of representatives of religious life from South America. His private words made their way into the press and caused some consternation because they took the form of a critique which seemed to embrace every kind of Catholic in the Church, including traditional Catholics for what he called a kind of “Pelagianism” involved in the counting of rosary prayers. Some reacted with hurt or incomprehension upon hearing of his critique, but I suggest his remarks should be taken to heart. No one in the Church is above criticism. “All have sinned” and in our weakness we do not always pray as we ought. We should always give reign in our hearts and minds to the Holy Spirit who “ groans” in our beings together with all creation in longing for the fulfillment of the Kingdom. Full text: apriestlife.blogspot/2013/06/when-you-pray-do-not-babble-like-pagans.html
Posted on: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 16:16:03 +0000
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