In the letter to youth, the pope advocated for a flexible church open to women but offered few concrete measures.
By Chico Harlan Chico Harlan Rome bureau chief covering southern Europe and sometimes parts beyond Email Bio Follow April 2 at 8:06 AM ROME — In a new major document addressed to “all Christian young people,” Pope Francis called for a church with “open doors” that can acknowledge past ills and be attentive to women seeking “greater justice and equality.”
“How, then, will she be able to respond to the dreams of young people?” Francis wrote in the so-called apostolic exhortation, entitled “Christ is Alive.” He also offered a reminder that “those who committed these horrible crimes are not the majority of priests.” Though Francis has previously acknowledged the power gap between abusers and victims, the pontiff wrote that “if you see a priest at risk, because he has lost the joy of his ministry, or seeks affective compensation, or is taking the wrong path, remind him of his commitment to God and his people, remind him of the Gospel and urge him to hold to his course.
“In these words we recognize a cardinal principle of Pope Francis’s teachings, already present in Amoris Laetitia: the principle of inclusive pastoral care — that is, capable of welcoming everyone, overcoming any form of elitism,” Baldisseri said.
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