Il-Papa Franġisku: ir-riġidità, li tkun ‘tad-dinja’ huwa diżastru għall-qassisin
12/12/2016-
Pope Francis celebrated Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta on Friday morning, focusing his remarks following the readings of the day on the need for priests to serve as authentic mediators of God’s love, rather than as intermediaries – “go-betweens” or “middle-men” – concerned only with advancing their own interests.
No to “go-between” priests, yest to priests who are mediators of God’s love
The role of the mediator is not that of the intermediary – and priests are called to be the former for their flock:
“The mediator gives himself (lit…