Friday, April 7, 2017

A dream of Pope Francis

I dream of a church which reaches out, not a church which is self-referential, a church which does not pass by at a distance the hurts of human kind, a merciful church which announces what is at the heart of the revelation of divine love, and that is mercy.

Pope Francis in his letter of convocation of the World Meeting of Families, which will be held in Dublin.

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