I Had A Long Conversation

The One Thing That The Catholic Church Desires, And That I Seek As Bishop Of Rome, “the Church Which Presides In Charity”, Is Communion With The Orthodox Churches.

Being Christian Is Not Just Obeying Orders But Means Being In Christ, Thinking Like Him, Acting Like Him, Loving Like Him; It Means Letting Him Take Possession Of Our Life And Change It, Transform It, And Free It From The Darkness Of Evil And Sin. ... Let Us Show The Joy Of Being Children Of God, The Freedom That Living In Christ Gives Us Which Is True Freedom, The Freedom That Saves Us From The Slavery Of Evil, Of Sin And Of Death!

The Church Is Or Should Go Back To Being A Community Of God's People, And Priests, Pastors And Bishops, Who Have The Care Of Souls, Are At The Service Of The People Of God.

There Is Another Form Of Poverty! It Is The Spiritual Poverty Of Our Time, Which Afflicts The So-called Richer Countries Particularly Seriously.

The Pace Of Consumption, Waste And Environmental Change Has So Stretched The Planet's Capacity That Our Contemporary Lifestyle, Unsustainable As It Is, Can Only Precipitate Catastrophes, Such As Those Which Even Now Periodically Occur In Different Areas Of The World ... We Need To Reflect On Our Accountability Before Those Who Will Have To Endure The Dire Consequences.