papal interview

In new interview, Pope says never to give up hope for conversion
- Catholic News Agency, Vatican
- April 13, 2017
In his latest newspaper interview, Pope Francis lamented that there often seems to be a lack of trust in rehabilitation and the ability for prisoners to be reinserted into society. With this mentality, “one forgets that we are all sinners and, often, that we are also prisoners without realizing it.” The interview was published on Holy Thursday, before the pope was scheduled to visit a prison on the outskirts of Rome for former members of the mafia.
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Rules of thumb for processing the latest papal bombshell
- Analysis
- March 8, 2017
Pope Francis has an endless capacity for memorable media soundbites, and he was at it again on Wednesday in a new interview with a German newspaper. Pastors are increasingly trying to help ordinary Catholics process these bombshells, and here are three basic rules of thumb.
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Pope Francis signals openness to ordaining married men
- Global Church
- March 8, 2017
In a new interview with a German newspaper, Pope Francis addresses the issue of married priests, saying simply making celibacy optional is ‘not a solution’ but signaling openness to the idea of ordaining the ‘viri probati,’ or tested married men.
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Pope rips political ‘saviors’ who face crises with walls and wires
- Vatican
- January 21, 2017
As Donald Trump was being sworn in Friday, Pope Francis was warning against political “saviors” who promise to solve a crisis and end up destroying their people. The pontiff also spoke on China, his own critics, liberation theology, and Vatican corruption in an interview with the Spanish paper ‘El Pais.’
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