Pope Francis in addressing the Bishops took in the testimony presented to him at the Festival of the Family and has directed the clergy of the church on a path that will support families. He stated (and I summarize) the USA has created a culture of aloneness rather than family.
He offered as example the priority of young people to wait until 30 to be married. The financial preparation of their idea of the perfect marriage postpones the marriage. The couple accept the reality of aloneness the country has sculptured for them. He also offered as an example the mother complaining her son is living with them at the age of 30. Pope Francis states as a cure, "Stop ironing his shirts."
In the examples he stated he has directed the Bishops to pray to God and then preach of God to the people. He states the message has to be disseminated through out the Catholic structure including the Deacons that will deliver comfort and direction to the parishioners. No make his message clear to the clergy he stated, "Waste time with the parish."
There were some other departures from his central message that can be considered housekeeping in briefly mentioning the sex abuse of priests and an assignment to the Bishops to decide who among the people in the USA will receive a gift from Cuba in the spirit it was presented to him. He included a chalice he blessed to accompany the gift.
He also mentioned his address to Congress in recognizing a two tier system of citizen, namely the poor and the wealthy (summarized).
He offered as example the priority of young people to wait until 30 to be married. The financial preparation of their idea of the perfect marriage postpones the marriage. The couple accept the reality of aloneness the country has sculptured for them. He also offered as an example the mother complaining her son is living with them at the age of 30. Pope Francis states as a cure, "Stop ironing his shirts."
In the examples he stated he has directed the Bishops to pray to God and then preach of God to the people. He states the message has to be disseminated through out the Catholic structure including the Deacons that will deliver comfort and direction to the parishioners. No make his message clear to the clergy he stated, "Waste time with the parish."
There were some other departures from his central message that can be considered housekeeping in briefly mentioning the sex abuse of priests and an assignment to the Bishops to decide who among the people in the USA will receive a gift from Cuba in the spirit it was presented to him. He included a chalice he blessed to accompany the gift.
He also mentioned his address to Congress in recognizing a two tier system of citizen, namely the poor and the wealthy (summarized).
