During his meeting with seminarians,
\nreligious, and priests, Pope Francis was set to speak about unity and
\njoy. But without any warning, he made a decision that he's become known
\nfor: He decided to improvise.<\/p>\n
POPE FRANCIS
\n'I am
\ngoing to give the Homily to Cardinal Jamie to bring to you and publish
\nit and afterward you can meditate on it. And now let's chat a bit about
\nwhat these two prophets said.\u00e2?\u009d<\/p>\n
The two prophets were Cardinal
\n Jaime Ortega and a woman religious. They spoke about poverty and mercy, two issues that deeply moved the Pope.<\/p>\n
POPE FRANCIS
\n'Cardinal
\n Jaime said an uncomfortable word, very uncomfortable, extremely
\nuncomfortable. It goes against the cultural structure of the world. He
\nsaid poverty.\u00e2?\u009d<\/p>\n
Poverty, he explained, is a word that the world
\nfears and tries to avoid at all costs. And when that fear gets into the
\nheart of a Christian...<\/p>\n
POPE FRANCIS
\n'You are lost.
\n You're not like Jesus...We always try to avoid poverty. It can be for
\nreasonable things, but I am talking about avoiding it in the heart.\u00e2?\u009d<\/p>\n
Pope
\n Francis was touched by the testimony of a sister who spoke about
\nworking in a center for the physically and mentally disabled.<\/p>\n
POPE FRANCIS
\n'You
\n cried because you were young. You thought that in a school you could do
\n more things, you could organize future for youth. And they sent you
\nthere, to the home of mercy...Taking care of those who the world threw
\nout, who the world despises, who the world prefers not exist.\u00e2?\u009d<\/p>\n
The
\n Pope thanked her and all the other religious for their work with people
\n the world considered 'throwaway material.\u00e2?\u009d He said they are just as
\nprecious as anyone in God's eyes.<\/p>\n
POPE FRANCIS
\n'But
\n that is nice to God. For example, the smile of a spastic who does not
\nknow how to smile correctly. Or when they want to kiss you but they spit
\n on your face. That is the tenderness of God.\u00e2?\u009d<\/p>\n
Speaking of mercy,
\n the Pope also shared some advice for confessors. He said that when
\nhearing confessions, they cannot forget that they are sinners too. And
\nthey must never grow tired of forgiveness.<\/p>\n
After this improvised address, the Pope went to the last major event of the day: a meeting with young people.<\/p>\n
JRB
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