May 29, 2013.
(Romereports.com) (-ONLY VIDEO-) With more
than 90,000 people gathered in St. Peter's Square, the Pope reflected on the
teachings of the Second Vatican Council. He addressed society's popular notions of
'believing in God, but not in the Church' or of 'believing in God, but not in
priests.'
The Pope explained that despite human miseries and sins, the Church brings people closer to God, and in essence, it embodies God's family on Earth.
POPE'S CATECHESIS IN ENGLISH:
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
In today’s Audience I would like to speak of the Church as God’s family. Like the merciful father in the parable of the prodigal son, God wants all of us to live in his love and to share in his life. The Church is an essential part of this divine plan; we were made to know and love God and, despite our sins, he continues to call us to return to Him.
In the fullness of time, He sent his Son into our world to inaugurate the new and eternal covenant with humanity through his sacrifice on the cross. The Church was born of this supreme act of reconciling love, in the water and blood which flowed from Christ’s pierced side.
At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit sent the Apostles to proclaim the Gospel of God’s love to the ends of the earth. Christ can never be separated from his Church, which he has made the great family of God’s children.
Today, let pledge ourselves to renewing our love for the Church and to letting her be God’s true family, where everyone feels welcomed, understood and loved.”
The Pope explained that despite human miseries and sins, the Church brings people closer to God, and in essence, it embodies God's family on Earth.
POPE'S CATECHESIS IN ENGLISH:
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
In today’s Audience I would like to speak of the Church as God’s family. Like the merciful father in the parable of the prodigal son, God wants all of us to live in his love and to share in his life. The Church is an essential part of this divine plan; we were made to know and love God and, despite our sins, he continues to call us to return to Him.
In the fullness of time, He sent his Son into our world to inaugurate the new and eternal covenant with humanity through his sacrifice on the cross. The Church was born of this supreme act of reconciling love, in the water and blood which flowed from Christ’s pierced side.
At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit sent the Apostles to proclaim the Gospel of God’s love to the ends of the earth. Christ can never be separated from his Church, which he has made the great family of God’s children.
Today, let pledge ourselves to renewing our love for the Church and to letting her be God’s true family, where everyone feels welcomed, understood and loved.”
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