Pope Francis speaks... The Church is not a static, a still reality, nor an end in itself, but rather a continuous journey in history. This journey that is the Church, the Pope said, works toward the “ultimate” and “wonderful goal” of the Kingdom of Heaven, of which the Church on earth “is the seed and beginning.” When we realize this, he said, “Our imagination stops” and is “barely able to perceive the splendor of the mystery which surpasses our senses.” From this, he explained, some questions, which resonate in the human heart, spontaneously arise: When will this final step happen? How will the new dimension of the Church come? What then is humanity? Faced with these, the Councils Constitution Gaudium et Spes says: We do not know the time that will end the earth and humanity, and we do not know how the universe will be transformed” but its appearance, “distorted by sin,” will certainly no longer be. “God is preparing a new dwelling and a new earth in which righteousness dwells,” he said, “in which happiness will fill and surpass all the desires of peace arising in the hearts of men.” “More than a place, he continued, “it is a state in which our deepest expectations will be fulfilled so abundantly and our being as creatures and as children of God, come to full maturity.” This will allow us to have joy, peace and love of God in a complete way, he said, without any limit. “We will be face to face with Him!” the 77-year-old Pontiff exclaimed. (Source: Zenit)
Posted on: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 08:50:02 +0000
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