(-ONLY VIDEO-) Pope Francis led his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square. In his catechesis, he explained that the Church is Catholic because it's universal. He also focused on what exactly gives the Church an Apostolic spirit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
SUMMARY OF POPE'S CATECHESIS IN ENGLISH<\/p>\n
Dear Brothers and Sisters: When we profess the Creed, we affirm that the Church is catholic and apostolic. \u00a0The word catholic signifies that she is universal. \u00a0This means that the Church is found everywhere and teaches the whole truth regarding the heavens and the earth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0The Church shows her catholicity by speaking all languages which is the effect of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit gave to the Apostles and the whole Church the gift of proclaiming the Good News of God\u00e2??s salvation and love to all, even to the ends of the earth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0The Church then is of her nature missionary, given to evangelization and encounter; that is, she is apostolic. \u00a0Founded on the Apostles and in continuity with them, the Church is called to proclaim the Gospel to everyone, and to show the tenderness and power of God.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0This too flows from Pentecost. \u00a0It is the Holy Spirit who prevents us from being self-absorbed, of thinking that the blessings of God are for us alone. \u00a0Rather, the Spirit compels us to encounter our brothers and sisters, even those most distant from us in every way, to share with them the love, peace, and joy of the Risen Lord. \u00a0<\/p>\n
May we always live in solidarity with all of humanity, and never closed in on ourselves. \u00a0May we go out, in communion with the Successors of the Apostles, to announce Christ and his love to all. \u00a0And may we always be a sign of the Church our Mother: holy, catholic and apostolic. \u00a0<\/p>\n
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