Posts Tagged ‘lukewarm’

Pope: Have courage in spreading the Gospel

Tuesday, May 7th, 2013

Christians should be as courageous in spreading the Gospel as they are in pursuing their careers and personal ambitions, Pope Francis has declared. When the Church loses courage, he said, it enters into a “lukewarm” atmosphere. “That hurts the Church so much, because this tepid atmosphere draws you inside, and problems arise among us; we Read more

Vatican official blasts Americans’ faith

Friday, December 14th, 2012

A “grey pragmatism and mediocrity” has infiltrated Christianity in America, according to an official of the Vatican’s Latin America commission. Professor Guzman Carriquiry, secretary for the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, said there is a growing tendency for Americans’ faith to be lived with a lack of enthusiasm, lukewarmness and ignorance. “How many Christians today Read more