The religious indicated “units” as a task of Francisco’s successor
In the homily of the traditional Mass “Pro Eligando Romano Pontifice, who precedes the vote of the first day of the Conclave which will define the successor of Pope Francis, the dean of Cardinal College, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, appealed to” be elected the Pope that the Church and humanity need such a difficult time. ”
In his message, the religious stressed that the election of a new pontiff is not a “simple succession of people” and the main task of Peter’s successor is to grow communion, awaken consciousness.
“We are here to invoke the help of the Holy Spirit, to ask for his light and his strength to be elected the pope who the Church and humanity need in this difficult, complex and tormented moment of history,” he said.
The Italian cardinal stressed that “praying, invoking the Holy Spirit, is the only right attitude, while the cardinals are preparing for an act of maximum human and ecclesial responsibility and a choice of exceptional importance”.
According to him, “a human act for which it is necessary to abandon every personal consideration and to have in mind and heart only the God of Jesus Christ and the good of the Church and humanity”.
The dean of Cardinal College also stated that “love is the only force capable of changing the world”, remembering that “Jesus gave us the example of this love at the beginning of the” Last Supper “, with a surprising gesture: he bent to serve the others, washing the feet of the apostles without discrimination without excluding Judas, who would betray him”.
The message invites “fraternal love, mutual help and commitment to ecclesial communion and universal human fraternity. For Battista King”, among every successor of Peter’s successor is to grow the communion of all Christians, not an self -compatible communion, but completely focused on the communion between people, peoples and cultures. ”
“The unity of the Church is desired by Christ; a unit that does not mean uniformity, but a solid and profound communion in diversity, provided that it is always in full faithful to the Gospel”, he added.
In addition, the Cardinal asked for “the Holy Spirit, who in the last 100 years has given us a series of truly holy and great pontiffs, now a pope gives us according to the heart of God, for the good of the Church and humanity”.
“We pray that God gives the Church the Pope who can best arouse the consciences of everyone and the moral and spiritual energies of today’s society, characterized by great technological progress, but tends to forget God”, he warned.
Finally, Battista stressed that “today’s world expects a lot from the Church to protect those fundamental, human and spiritual values”. .
Source: Terra
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