Posted on 04/05/2025 3:49:43 PM PDT by ebb tide
Pope Francis has sent a message to the second synodal assembly of Italy’s dioceses, which is taking place at the Vatican, in Paul VI Audience Hall, from March 31 to April 3.
“It is the final stage of the pastoral and social journey you have made over the last five years,” the Pope wrote in his message, dated March 28 and released three days later. “So many initiatives, so many meetings, so many good practices: everything comes from the Spirit.”
After reflecting on Christian joy—which is “never exclusive, but always inclusive,” and “does not avoid the cross, but springs from the certainty that the Lord never leaves us alone”—the Pope wrote:
Let yourselves be guided by the creative harmony that is generated by the Holy Spirit. The Church is not made up of majorities or minorities, but of the holy faithful people of God who walk in history, enlightened by the Word and by the Spirit. Go ahead with joy and wisdom!
“More than a thousand participants, including bishops, diocesan delegates and guests, are called to discuss in particular the propositions, the fruit of ecclesial discernment carried out in recent years, especially on the renewal of pastoral practices, missionary formation of the baptized and co-responsibility in leading the community,” the Vatican newspaper reported. “The propositions, after approval, will be delivered to the bishops so that they can indicate orientations and choices to be made.”
The first synodal assembly took place in Rome last November, at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls; the Pope wrote a message to that assembly as well.
A spirit, anyway.
Yeah- Jinn likely called Bergoglio. A “spirit”? Not the Holy Trinity?! This is one freak of a “pope”. God help His Holy Catholic Church.
All of the grandiose pablum that Bergoglio spouts in favor of only applies to libtards, schismatic and heretical protestants, and heretic “Catholics”.
Bergoglio, to the bishops:
The Church must never be rigid but must accompany others on their journey and listen to them!
Also him, along with many of the bishops:
Are rigid towards those who want Tradition, they don’t listen to Traditionalists, instead seek to cancel them, and accompany them to the front door of the Church where they tell them to go somewhere else.
Secondly, they may claim “we didn’t know”, yet from the Vatican on down, never know about chicken dance masses, say they never know about Fiducia Supplicans spontaneous blessings (that recently one after another somehow have photographers present), nothing is done when it involves “married” S S men or women, and yet from the top down they know exactly when and where they will cancel a TLM.
Not dead yet. Dang. Waiting and hoping he repents first
Why isnt the pope himself following the guidance of the Holy Spirit as mentioned in the bible instead of whatever spirit is having him say all kinds of unbiblical, un-God-like stuff.
I wonder who really wrote it.
Do we actually have proof that he is still alive? Reminds me of the Ruth Bader Ginsburg saga....
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