You do realise, do you not, that the Pope’s adjuration does not imply complicity on your part in the scandals? The Holy Father is not implying that you personally are guilty.I voted no, as quite honestly, I don’t feel responsible for the abuse crisis and rather object to being told I should feel guilty.
In the Pope’s words:I voted no, as quite honestly, I don’t feel responsible for the abuse crisis and rather object to being told I should feel guilty.
You shouldn’t feel guilty, and that’s not the reason why one would be fasting. It’s an atonement for others’ sins, like what Jesus did for us. He freely chose to offer himself up for us though he was not at all guilty and certainly didn’t feel like he was.I voted no, as quite honestly, I don’t feel responsible for the abuse crisis and rather object to being told I should feel guilty.
14When they reached the crowd,t a man approached and knelt down before Him. 15“Lord,” he said, “have mercy on my son, because he has seizuresu and suffers severely. He often falls into the fire and often into the water. 16I brought him to Your disciples, but they couldn’t heal him.”v
17Jesus replied, “You unbelieving and rebelliousw generation! How long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to Me.”x 18Then Jesus rebuked the demon,y and itz came out of him,aa and from that momentab the boy was healed.
19Then the disciples approached Jesus privately and said, “Why couldn’t we drive it out? ”
20“Because of your little faith,” Heac told them. “For •I assure you: If you have faith the size ofad a mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move.ae Nothing will be impossible for you.af 21However, this kind does not come out except by prayer and fasting.”
I was wondering how long it might last. Will you be fasting daily?I plan on trying to fast for 40 days. Jesus fasted for 40 days, and then the devil confronted him. The Church (the Body of Christ) needs to find its demons today.