Pope Francis says Italian Jesuit review has given a faithful reading of his papacy
11 febbraio 2017
Pope Francis says Italian Jesuit review has given a faithful reading of his papacy ( America Magazine )
Gerard O'Connell - February 09, 2017
“Remain in the open sea! A Catholic must not have fear of the open sea, nor should she or he seek the shelter of safe ports," Pope Francis told the editors and staff of La Civilta Cattolica, the authoritative Jesuit review whose articles are published in Rome fortnightly with Vatican approval.
“Above all, as Jesuits you must avoid clinging to the certainties and securities. The Lord calls you to go out on mission, to go to the deep and not to go on pension to protect certainties," he told them as they celebrated the publication of the 400th edition of the review, founded 169 years ago. He reminded them that they are “not navigating alone”; they are sailing “in the barque of Peter,” as the pope’s predecessors from Pius IX onwards have confirmed.
“This bond to the pontiff is an essential trait of your review,” he said.
He told them that the barque of Peter “many times in history—today as yesterday—can be rocked by the waves.”
But, he added that this is nothing to wonder at. “Even the sailors who are called to row in the barque of Peter can row in the opposite direction. It has always happened!” he stated, alluding to a reality that has surfaced during his pontificate, with a small minority of cardinals and bishops rowing against him.
The first Jesuit pope thanked them “for having faithfully accompanied all the fundamental passages of my pontificate” starting with the first interview with Antonio Spadaro, S.J., in 2013, and subsequently by “giving a faithful interpretation” to the encyclicals and apostolic exhortations, as well as to the synods, the foreign trips and the Jubilee Year of Mercy.
His message was clear: Civilta Cattolica has given the correct interpretation to such important documents as the encyclical “Laudato Si’” and the exhortation “Amoris Laetitia.”
americamagazine.org/faith/2017/0…ing-his-papac
Gerard O'Connell - February 09, 2017
“Remain in the open sea! A Catholic must not have fear of the open sea, nor should she or he seek the shelter of safe ports," Pope Francis told the editors and staff of La Civilta Cattolica, the authoritative Jesuit review whose articles are published in Rome fortnightly with Vatican approval.
“Above all, as Jesuits you must avoid clinging to the certainties and securities. The Lord calls you to go out on mission, to go to the deep and not to go on pension to protect certainties," he told them as they celebrated the publication of the 400th edition of the review, founded 169 years ago. He reminded them that they are “not navigating alone”; they are sailing “in the barque of Peter,” as the pope’s predecessors from Pius IX onwards have confirmed.
“This bond to the pontiff is an essential trait of your review,” he said.
He told them that the barque of Peter “many times in history—today as yesterday—can be rocked by the waves.”
But, he added that this is nothing to wonder at. “Even the sailors who are called to row in the barque of Peter can row in the opposite direction. It has always happened!” he stated, alluding to a reality that has surfaced during his pontificate, with a small minority of cardinals and bishops rowing against him.
The first Jesuit pope thanked them “for having faithfully accompanied all the fundamental passages of my pontificate” starting with the first interview with Antonio Spadaro, S.J., in 2013, and subsequently by “giving a faithful interpretation” to the encyclicals and apostolic exhortations, as well as to the synods, the foreign trips and the Jubilee Year of Mercy.
His message was clear: Civilta Cattolica has given the correct interpretation to such important documents as the encyclical “Laudato Si’” and the exhortation “Amoris Laetitia.”
americamagazine.org/faith/2017/0…ing-his-papac