Pope Francis in a short time he has touched the hearts
and minds of millions of people with his simple teaching and simple approach.
Through his talks and preaching he communicates that the
greater need of the hour is to make the
church a merciful, more welcoming place for all. He is setting his
vision and priorities for the church. A true and concerned leader should have a
vision and if no vision there cannot be progress and development. The Holy
Father Pope Francis said. "We have to find a new balance; otherwise even
the moral edifice of the church is likely to fall like a house of cards, losing
the freshness and fragrance of the Gospel."
He said, the Catholic Church must be like a
"field hospital after battle," healing the wounds of its faithful and
going out to find those who have been hurt, excluded or have fallen away.
"It is useless to ask a seriously injured
person if he has high cholesterol and about the level of his blood
sugars!" Francis said. "You have to heal his wounds. Then we can talk
about everything else." "The
church sometimes has locked itself up in small things, in small-minded
rules," he lamented. "The most important thing is the first
proclamation: Jesus Christ has saved you. And the ministers of the church must
be ministers of mercy above all." He further said that
"We cannot insist only on issues related to
abortion, gay marriage and the use of contraceptive methods. This is not
possible," he said. "The teaching of the church, for that matter, is
clear and I am a son of the church, but it is not necessary to talk about these
issues all the time
."
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