Article from LifeSite News from
Fr. Dwight Longenecker and is continued on link below:
The Holy Father has been very good in lecturing priests
and telling us what to do. We are to go out into the world and “make a mess.”
We are to “smell like the sheep.” We are to welcome all with compassion,
forgiveness and mercy. We are to be good and kind pastors who administer the
sacraments with care and concern. We are to seek out the poor, castigate the
rich, side with the unfortunate, heal the sick, support the immigrants and
reach out to the lowly. We are to welcome the divorced and remarried, not judge
those with same sex attraction and open the doors of the church to all with a
warm hearted and affirming form of evangelization by attraction.
This is a message I endorse and embrace. I want to be that
kind of priest. I want to be Jesus to the world. I long to care for the poor
and hungry, minister to their needs, welcome all to the church as the father
welcomes the prodigal. I wish to have the open heart Pope Francis has. I want
to show the attractiveness of Christ, the radiant truth of the gospel and the
joy of the abundant life that Jesus brings to the world. I long to celebrate
the sacraments with love, care, hope, joy and compassion. I want to be the persona
Christi, the image of God and the face of the Father not only to my flock, but
to all who I meet.
I have heard the words of my Holy Father and taken them to
heart. I sincerely want to be that kind of priest....
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