Posted on 09/13/2010 9:51:51 AM PDT by 0beron
Benedict XVI. on the Shepherd's Responsibilities of the Successors of the Apostles -- by Armin Schwibach/ Rome
Rome[kath.net/as] The Bishop is not a pure manager, he is not a bureaucrat or a simple moderator and organizer of the life of the diocese. Much more, he must be a "father, brother and friend" and be on the "Christian and human path", who knows he has to create, "an atmosphere of trust, acceptance, sympathy, but also uprightness and justice".
With these words Pope Benedict XVI. addressed a second group of newly ordained Bishops this morning, who participated in a course organized by the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
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It’s tattooed on the back of his neck!
Wait I thought the Bishop’s job was to voice support for abortion, homosexual marriage, and fetal stem cell research? Or is that just in the U.S.?
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