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Pope Francis on Being Pope: Inner Peace Fueled by the Rosary
On the second anniversary of his pontificate, the Holy Father gave a lengthy interview to a Mexican television journalist.
by EDWARD PENTIN 03/13/2015
VATICAN CITY — In a new, wide-ranging interview published Friday on the second anniversary of his election, Pope Francis said that although he still thinks his papacy will be brief, he is ruled by an “inner peace.”
Interviewed by journalist Valentina Alazraki for the Mexican broadcaster Televisa, he also said giving holy Communion to remarried divorcees “won’t solve anything” and noted that the Roman Curia is the “last court” not to have been democratized left in Europe.
The Holy Father went on to say he would be ready to resign the papacy rather than serving for life and that the only thing he dislikes about being Successor of Peter is the inability to be free to just go for a pizza without being recognized. He also revealed that he prays “three Rosaries daily”…
…Synod’s ‘Protected Space’
Concerning the upcoming Ordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family, the Pope recognized there are “enormous expectations,” but he believes the Lord wants the Church to address specific problems, such as “marriage preparation, support for cohabiting couples, accompanying newlyweds, support for those who have failed marriages and new unions.”
He stressed that a synod must have freedom of discussion or it is simply a conference and that it should be “protected space” where the Holy Spirit can work.
On the related and hotly debated issue of admitting divorced-and-civilly-remarried Catholics to holy Communion, the Pope said to “simplify” pastoral practice in such way would “not solve anything.” Instead, the Church wants them to “integrate” themselves into the Church’s life.
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Pope Francis on Being Pope: Inner Peace Fueled by the Rosary
On the second anniversary of his pontificate, the Holy Father gave a lengthy interview to a Mexican television journalist.
by EDWARD PENTIN 03/13/2015
VATICAN CITY — In a new, wide-ranging interview published Friday on the second anniversary of his election, Pope Francis said that although he still thinks his papacy will be brief, he is ruled by an “inner peace.”
Interviewed by journalist Valentina Alazraki for the Mexican broadcaster Televisa, he also said giving holy Communion to remarried divorcees “won’t solve anything” and noted that the Roman Curia is the “last court” not to have been democratized left in Europe.
The Holy Father went on to say he would be ready to resign the papacy rather than serving for life and that the only thing he dislikes about being Successor of Peter is the inability to be free to just go for a pizza without being recognized. He also revealed that he prays “three Rosaries daily”…
…Synod’s ‘Protected Space’
Concerning the upcoming Ordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family, the Pope recognized there are “enormous expectations,” but he believes the Lord wants the Church to address specific problems, such as “marriage preparation, support for cohabiting couples, accompanying newlyweds, support for those who have failed marriages and new unions.”
He stressed that a synod must have freedom of discussion or it is simply a conference and that it should be “protected space” where the Holy Spirit can work.
On the related and hotly debated issue of admitting divorced-and-civilly-remarried Catholics to holy Communion, the Pope said to “simplify” pastoral practice in such way would “not solve anything.” Instead, the Church wants them to “integrate” themselves into the Church’s life.
(Read the rest there)
