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From Pope Francis' end-of-year address:
Pope Francis has warned leaders of the Roman Curia against the “heresy” of becoming a Church that is only for “the pure” and which refuses to translate the Christian message into contemporary language and thinking.
Delivering his annual end-of-year Christmas speech on 22 December, the 86-year-old pontiff said the “form” of Jesus’ message can constantly change even as the “substance” remains the same....
During his speech, Francis emphasised the need for the Church to adopt “kindliness, mercy and forgiveness”, to recognise that the path to holiness is something that comes in “fits and starts”, and to give people second chances.
“A Church that is pure and for the pure is only a return to the heresy of Catharism,” he stressed
I love this man. A church that is for the pure is heresy. Amen. As the Theotokos said: God has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts, brought down the powerful, lifted up the lowly, filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty. That's the Christmas message the church needs to proclaim and embody.
Pope Francis has warned leaders of the Roman Curia against the “heresy” of becoming a Church that is only for “the pure” and which refuses to translate the Christian message into contemporary language and thinking.
Delivering his annual end-of-year Christmas speech on 22 December, the 86-year-old pontiff said the “form” of Jesus’ message can constantly change even as the “substance” remains the same....
During his speech, Francis emphasised the need for the Church to adopt “kindliness, mercy and forgiveness”, to recognise that the path to holiness is something that comes in “fits and starts”, and to give people second chances.
“A Church that is pure and for the pure is only a return to the heresy of Catharism,” he stressed
Church for the 'pure' is heresy, Francis warns Curia
Pope Francis warned against the heresy of becoming a Church only for the “pure” in his pre-Christmas message to the Roman Curia.
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I love this man. A church that is for the pure is heresy. Amen. As the Theotokos said: God has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts, brought down the powerful, lifted up the lowly, filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty. That's the Christmas message the church needs to proclaim and embody.