Thousands of pilgrims accompanied Pope Francis during the Angelus prayer in spite of the heat, that is still intense in the Eternal City at the end of September.<\/p>\n
Pope Francis explained that many people or Christian communities have a closed attitude toward new experiences or people who do not belong to the group. <\/p>\n
He said rigid attitude seeks to protect itself from false imitators or preserve the authenticity of the Christian experience. However, he warned that, deep down, this way of thinking leads to proselytism. <\/p>\n
POPE FRANCIS<\/strong> This is why the pope asked Christians to change their attitude by following the example of the freedom that God himself gave to men through Christ.<\/p>\n POPE FRANCIS<\/strong> After the Angelus prayer, Pope Francis remembered those affected by the Indonesian earthquake and subsequent tsunami. There are hundreds of fatalities and missing persons.<\/p>\n POPE FRANCIS<\/strong> The pope invited all the pilgrims in the square to join him in praying a Hail Mary for all those affected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" October 1, 2018. He asked for prayers for the hundreds of victims of the Indonesian earthquake and tsunami.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":27709,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TTQK1Aydx8Q","video_descarga":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bangelus3009eng.mp4","international_url":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bangelus3009int.mp4","type":"bn","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48890"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48890"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48890\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u201cAt the same time there is sort of fear of a 'competition' and this is awful. The fear of competition, that someone can draw new followers, means that one does not come to appreciate the good that others do. It\u2019s not right because 'he\u2019s not one of ours,' it\u2019s said. It\u2019s a form of self-reference. Here, rather, is the root of proselytism.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\n\u201cHe calls us not to think according to the categories of 'friend or enemy,' 'us or them,' 'who\u2019s on the inside\/who\u2019s on the outside,' but to go beyond. To open the heart so as to recognize God\u2019s presence and His action, even in unusual and unpredictable areas and in people who are not part of our circle.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n
\n\u201cI pray for the deceased \u2013 which are unfortunately numerous \u2013 for the wounded, and for those who have lost their homes and employment. May the Lord console them and sustain the efforts of those who are taking part in the relief efforts.\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n