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First the Papal letter and then the furious response from the architect of Traditionis Custodes, Andrea Grillo
LETTER OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV TO THE PRESBYTERY OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF MADRID ON THE OCCASION OF THE "CONVIVIUM" PRIESTLY ASSEMBLY
[Auditorium Pablo VI, Madrid - February 9-10, 2026]
Dear Children,
I am happy to be able to address this letter to you on the occasion of your presbyteral assembly and to do so with a sincere desire for fraternity and unity. I thank your Archbishop and, from my heart, each of you for your willingness to gather as a presbytery, not only to discuss common issues, but also to support one another in the mission you share.
I appreciate the commitment with which you live and exercise your priesthood in very diverse parishes, services, and realities; I know that this ministry often takes place amid weariness, complex situations, and a silent dedication to which only God is witness. Precisely for this reason, I hope that my words will reach you as a gesture of closeness and encouragement, and that this meeting will foster a climate of sincere listening, true communion, and trusting openness to the action of the Holy Spirit, who never ceases to work in your lives and your mission.
The times the Church is experiencing invite us to pause together for serene and honest reflection. Not so much to limit ourselves to immediate diagnoses or the management of emergencies, but to learn to deeply interpret the moment we are living, recognizing, in the light of faith, the challenges and also the possibilities that the Lord opens before us. On this journey, it becomes increasingly necessary to educate our gaze and practice discernment, so that we can perceive more clearly what God is already working, often silently and discreetly, among us and in our communities.
This reading of the present cannot ignore the cultural and social context in which faith is lived and expressed today. In many environments, we observe advanced processes of secularization, a growing polarization in public discourse, and a tendency to reduce the complexity of the human person, interpreting it based on partial and insufficient ideologies or categories. In this context, faith runs the risk of being exploited, trivialized, or relegated to the realm of irrelevance, while forms of coexistence that ignore any transcendent reference are gaining strength.
Continued below.
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LETTER OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV TO THE PRESBYTERY OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF MADRID ON THE OCCASION OF THE "CONVIVIUM" PRIESTLY ASSEMBLY
[Auditorium Pablo VI, Madrid - February 9-10, 2026]
Dear Children,
I am happy to be able to address this letter to you on the occasion of your presbyteral assembly and to do so with a sincere desire for fraternity and unity. I thank your Archbishop and, from my heart, each of you for your willingness to gather as a presbytery, not only to discuss common issues, but also to support one another in the mission you share.
I appreciate the commitment with which you live and exercise your priesthood in very diverse parishes, services, and realities; I know that this ministry often takes place amid weariness, complex situations, and a silent dedication to which only God is witness. Precisely for this reason, I hope that my words will reach you as a gesture of closeness and encouragement, and that this meeting will foster a climate of sincere listening, true communion, and trusting openness to the action of the Holy Spirit, who never ceases to work in your lives and your mission.
The times the Church is experiencing invite us to pause together for serene and honest reflection. Not so much to limit ourselves to immediate diagnoses or the management of emergencies, but to learn to deeply interpret the moment we are living, recognizing, in the light of faith, the challenges and also the possibilities that the Lord opens before us. On this journey, it becomes increasingly necessary to educate our gaze and practice discernment, so that we can perceive more clearly what God is already working, often silently and discreetly, among us and in our communities.
This reading of the present cannot ignore the cultural and social context in which faith is lived and expressed today. In many environments, we observe advanced processes of secularization, a growing polarization in public discourse, and a tendency to reduce the complexity of the human person, interpreting it based on partial and insufficient ideologies or categories. In this context, faith runs the risk of being exploited, trivialized, or relegated to the realm of irrelevance, while forms of coexistence that ignore any transcendent reference are gaining strength.
Continued below.
Furious attack on Papal teaching by architect of Traditionis Custodes.
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