“Pope Francis has taught us by his example how we can witness with our lives and actions to our faith and moral principles, but still engage respectfully with those who disagree. He's urged us to find a "new balance," going beyond the few wedge issues of our politics, so we do not lose the "freshness and fragrance of the Gospel."” StillsActionLosesMoralPrinciplesIssuesOur LivesExampleTaughtBalanceWitnessDisagreePopeFragranceTaught UsFreshnessMoral PrinciplesWedges Author:John I. Jenkins
“[Pope Francis] has done this not through angry speeches, but through the powerful symbols and examples of embracing a badly deformed man, welcoming refugees to the Vatican, strolling through a shanty town in Rome, visiting a home for the elderly, washing the feet of prisoners on Holy Thursday, and going to a hospital for newborns.” MenDoneHomePowerfulFeetExampleHolySpeechTownsAngryWelcomeSymbolsHospitalsPrisonerRomePopeRefugeeElderlyWashingVisitingStrollingThursday Author:John I. Jenkins
“[Pope Francis] has reminded us that the way we live our lives is the most important expression of our Catholic identity.” WayImportantLife IsOur LivesIdentityExpressionCatholicPope Author:John I. Jenkins
“As Pope Francis says in Amoris laetitia, pastors must "make room for the consciences of the faithful, who very often respond as best they can to the Gospel amid their limitations, and are capable of carrying out their own discernment in complex situations. We have been called to form consciences, not to replace them" (no. 37). As for the former statement, we should only be afraid if the church is smaller because of our failure to welcome people and preach the Gospel in a way that touches their hearts.” PeopleIfsWayShouldHeartHas BeensFormChurchRoomsSituationCapableConscienceComplexesStatementsWelcomeFormerLimitationFaithfulPopePastorDiscernment Author:John I. Jenkins
