Pope tells Italian bishops to speak out on corruption-update

(ANSA) - Vatican City, May 18 - Pope Francis on Monday told an assembly of the Italian Bishops Conference (CEI) to speak out against "a widespread mentality of public and private corruption" which Francis said "has impoverished the people, especially the youth and the most vulnerable".
    He also told the CEI that lay Christians in their communities do not need a "bishop-pilot" who directs all of their actions.
    Instead, said the pope, they need a "bishop-pastor" who can help guide their spiritual lives. In their work, he added, they should also avoid discussing rumours, personalities, opinions that he warned could "weaken the collegiality" of their organization in dealing with lay people as well as each other.
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