US EditionReligious Obedience Is ‘Act of Love’ that Builds Community, Pope Says
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Northwest CatholicReligious obedience is ‘act of love’ that builds community, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — For members of religious orders, obedience is “an act of love” and a powerful witness to the world of how gestures of selflessness are needed to build true community, Pope Leo XIV said. “Obedience, in its deepest meaning of active and generous listening to others, is a great act of love by which we accept dying to ourselves so that our brothers and sisters may grow and live,” the pope said Sept. 18 during an audience with me…
Religious obedience is a school of freedom. The world needs this witness to rediscover the value of fidelity. The Holy Father spoke about this during an audience with representatives of four religious congregations. He extensively referenced the teachings of John Paul II and St. Augustine. "Do you have love? Show me its fruits! Let me see obedience!" said Leo XIV, quoting the holy Bishop of Hippo. The religious congregations represented by the P…
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