Priests – employees of an NGO or a shepherds

Tuesday, June 10th, 2014

“Am I a pastor, or an employee of this NGO called the Church?” This is the question that every Catholic priest should ask himself.

“This is the question that I, the bishops, and the priests, everyone, must ask themselves”, said Pope Francis.

He was commenting on the last words of Christ that close the Gospel of John, “Feed my sheep”

“Feed – he said – with theology, philosophy, with patrology, with what you study, but feed. Be a shepherd – he continued – for the Lord has called us to this. Continue reading

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