The Church asks
forgiveness for its many "ills", Pope Francis said Wednesday.
He said "the plague of clericalism must be overcome with
decisiveness", which "is born of an elitist ad exclusionary
vision of the vocation, which interprets the ministry received
as a power to be exercised rather than a free and generous
service to offer".
Opening the Synod on youth, he said "clericalism is a
perversion and is the root of many ills in the Church: for them
we must humbly ask forgiveness and above all create the
conditions that they not be repeated".
Honest criticism helps while innuendo and rumours don't,
Francis said.
Francis urged "all to speak with courage and parrhesia
(candour), that is combining freedom, truth and charity.
"Only dialogue can help us grow. Honest and transparent
criticism is constructive and helps, while useless chatter,
rumours, innuendo or prejudice don't."
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