clergy rebuked - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 15 Sep 2016 01:11:18 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg clergy rebuked - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Clergy seeking personal gain instead of helping others rebuked https://cathnews.co.nz/2016/09/16/clergy-personal-gain-rebuked/ Thu, 15 Sep 2016 16:53:07 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=87119 Clergy seeking personal gain rather than helping those in need do not follow the spirit of Jesus who took upon himself the sufferings of others, Pope Francis said. Jesus often would rebuke leaders who use their positions for personal gain and warned his followers to "do what they say, but not what they do," the Read more

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Clergy seeking personal gain rather than helping those in need do not follow the spirit of Jesus who took upon himself the sufferings of others, Pope Francis said.

Jesus often would rebuke leaders who use their positions for personal gain and warned his followers to "do what they say, but not what they do," the pope said Sept. 14 at his weekly general audience.

"Jesus was not a prince," the pope said. "It is awful for the church when pastors become princes, far from the people, far from the poorest people. That is not the spirit of Jesus." Read more

 

 

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