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I was wondering about this. It wouldn’t suprise me one bit if the Pope did have a special connection. I don’t mean prayer- obviously he does there, I mean are angels walking around the Vatican? Does the Pope speak to God in a different way? It struck me how possible it is, especially after reading this–
Personal Conversion
Benedict XVI: Man finds himself in the measure in which he lives for God
Assisi, Jun 17, 2007 / 12:22 pm (CNA).- The Holy Father celebrated mass today, robed in green vestments and a large white pallium, in the plaza in front of the Basilica of St. Francis, in Assisi. The Pope’s message to the civil officials, priests, nuns, and many pilgrims was that they personal conversion in his homily. The Word of God today, the Holy Father noted, offers us “three converted figures.”
The first is David, who, being at the apex of his political power, “is also at the lowest point of his moral life.” Benedict reflected on how man is truly both greatness and misery: "he is greatness because he bears within himself the image of God and is the object of his As Francis’s conversion shows, “to convert ourselves to love means to pass from bitterness to sweetness, from sadness to the true joy. Man is truly himself, and fulfils himself most truly, in the measure in which he lives with God and for God,” Benedict affirmed. Francis discovered “in the face of the lepers, the mystery of the self-offering of the Son of God.”
Francis’s conversion occurred through a strong encounter with the Risen Lord: “Francis fell in love with Christ.” After his conversion, Benedict affirmed, "his path was none other than the daily effort to immerse himself in Christ…The wounds of the Crucified URL: catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=9644
What do you think? You think there are Angels wandering around the Vatican?
Personal Conversion
Benedict XVI: Man finds himself in the measure in which he lives for God
Assisi, Jun 17, 2007 / 12:22 pm (CNA).- The Holy Father celebrated mass today, robed in green vestments and a large white pallium, in the plaza in front of the Basilica of St. Francis, in Assisi. The Pope’s message to the civil officials, priests, nuns, and many pilgrims was that they personal conversion in his homily. The Word of God today, the Holy Father noted, offers us “three converted figures.”
The first is David, who, being at the apex of his political power, “is also at the lowest point of his moral life.” Benedict reflected on how man is truly both greatness and misery: "he is greatness because he bears within himself the image of God and is the object of his As Francis’s conversion shows, “to convert ourselves to love means to pass from bitterness to sweetness, from sadness to the true joy. Man is truly himself, and fulfils himself most truly, in the measure in which he lives with God and for God,” Benedict affirmed. Francis discovered “in the face of the lepers, the mystery of the self-offering of the Son of God.”
Francis’s conversion occurred through a strong encounter with the Risen Lord: “Francis fell in love with Christ.” After his conversion, Benedict affirmed, "his path was none other than the daily effort to immerse himself in Christ…The wounds of the Crucified URL: catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=9644
What do you think? You think there are Angels wandering around the Vatican?
He might not tell you either unless it is something approved by the Church. 