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Pope's Dialogue With Priests in Caserta

"A Bishop that doesn't pray, a priest that doesn't pray, has closed the door, has closed the way of creativity." Vatican City, July 29, 2014 (Zenit.org) | 559 hits During Pope Francis' Saturday visit …More
"A Bishop that doesn't pray, a priest that doesn't pray, has closed the door, has closed the way of creativity."
Vatican City, July 29, 2014 (Zenit.org) | 559 hits
During Pope Francis' Saturday visit to Caserta, he met with diocesan priests in the Palatine Chapel of the Palace of Caserta around 4 p.m.
Below is a translation of the text of the Holy Father’s dialogue with the priests.
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Monsignor D’Alise, Bishop of Caserta: Your Holiness, I haven’t prepared anything in writing because I understood immediately that you want an intimate and profound relation with the priests. Therefore, I say to you: welcome. This is our Church, the priests, and then we will go to see the rest of the Church, while we celebrate the Eucharist. This is an important moment for me, because I have been here for two months, and to begin this episcopate with your presence and your blessing is for me a grace upon grace. And now we await your word. Knowing that you desire a dialogue, the priests have also prepared …More
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