Being a member of the clergy “means rejecting worldly perspectives and seeing all things anew in the light of Christ,” the Pope said. “It means being the first to examine our consciences, to acknowledge our failings and sins, and to embrace the path of constant conversion,” he added. “How can we proclaim the newness and liberating power of the Cross to others, if we ourselves refuse to allow the word of God to shake our complacency, our fear of change, our petty compromises with the ways of this world, our ‘spiritual worldliness,’” the Pope asked. “Live lives that reflect the poverty “Only by becoming poor ourselves, by stripping away our complacency, will we be able to identify with the least of our brothers and sisters,” Read more: newsinfo.inquirer.net/665441/attention-priests-on-janet-napoles-payroll#ixzz3P3i5xJ3f Follow us: @inquirerdotnet on Twitter | inquirerdotnet on Facebook
Posted on: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 06:49:04 +0000
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