Thursday, April 25, 2013

Pope Francis on relationship with Christ

 ... But the Christian identity is not an identity card: Christian identity is belonging to the Church, because all of these belonged to the Church, the Mother Church. Because it is not possible to find Jesus outside the Church. The great Paul VI said: "Wanting to live with Jesus without the Church, following Jesus outside of the Church, loving Jesus without the Church is an absurd dichotomy." And the Mother Church that gives us Jesus gives us our identity that is not only a seal, it is a belonging. Identity means belonging. This belonging to the Church is beautiful. ~Pope Francis
Very profound...I have been impressed with the vigor and frankness behind the Holy Father's addresses. He is not beating around the bush in the least.

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