+Gomez:
To begin, I’d like to observe something obvious: We have been living through some extraordinary times.
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To begin, I’d like to observe something obvious: We have been living through some extraordinary times.
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+Gomez:
We’ve seen a pandemic shut down our civilization, including the Church, for more than a year. We’ve lived through riots in our major cities, rising social divisions and unrest, and maybe the most polarized election our country has ever seen.
We’ve seen a pandemic shut down our civilization, including the Church, for more than a year. We’ve lived through riots in our major cities, rising social divisions and unrest, and maybe the most polarized election our country has ever seen.
+Gomez:
Even with the lockdowns ending, our neighbors are still struggling. They’ve lost loved ones and livelihoods. Many have lost confidence in God and hope for the future. After being isolated for months, some have grown distrustful of our leaders and institutions.
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Even with the lockdowns ending, our neighbors are still struggling. They’ve lost loved ones and livelihoods. Many have lost confidence in God and hope for the future. After being isolated for months, some have grown distrustful of our leaders and institutions.
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+Gomez:
In Fratelli Tutti, the Holy Father sets out his program for rebuilding the world after this pandemic. He gives us a beautiful vision of the unity and common destiny of the human family in God’s providential plan.
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In Fratelli Tutti, the Holy Father sets out his program for rebuilding the world after this pandemic. He gives us a beautiful vision of the unity and common destiny of the human family in God’s providential plan.
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+Gomez:
This vision has been inspiring to me in thinking about my own ministry. It seems to me that in these times when society is so divided, the Church has a great duty to more fully reflect the unity that God wants for his creation and his people.
This vision has been inspiring to me in thinking about my own ministry. It seems to me that in these times when society is so divided, the Church has a great duty to more fully reflect the unity that God wants for his creation and his people.
+Gomez:
"The Church is divine, she is the Body of Christ. But we are all human in the Church...And we are living in a secular society where politics is becoming the... religion for a lot of people...
"The Church is divine, she is the Body of Christ. But we are all human in the Church...And we are living in a secular society where politics is becoming the... religion for a lot of people...
We need to guard against the temptation to think about the Church in simply political terms."
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+Gomez:
"Unity in the Church does not mean conformity of opinion or that bishops will never disagree. The apostles argued passionately. They disagreed over pastoral strategies and methods. But never about the truth of the Gospel."
"Unity in the Church does not mean conformity of opinion or that bishops will never disagree. The apostles argued passionately. They disagreed over pastoral strategies and methods. But never about the truth of the Gospel."
Gomez, quoting Pope Francis:
"The bishops’ conference must be as one at this time, because the suffering people are one.”
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"The bishops’ conference must be as one at this time, because the suffering people are one.”
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+Gomez:
"As we know, brothers, there are forces at work right now in our culture that threaten not only the unity of the human family, but also the very truth about God’s creation and human nature...."
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"As we know, brothers, there are forces at work right now in our culture that threaten not only the unity of the human family, but also the very truth about God’s creation and human nature...."
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+Gomez:
"My brothers, we stand at a historic crossroads, as our Holy Father is telling us. It falls to the Church... to defend the truth about God the Creator, and the truth about the sanctity of the human person and the unity of the human family in God’s plan for creation.
"My brothers, we stand at a historic crossroads, as our Holy Father is telling us. It falls to the Church... to defend the truth about God the Creator, and the truth about the sanctity of the human person and the unity of the human family in God’s plan for creation.
This is our mission, the urgent task of the whole Church in this moment — after this pandemic, in the face of the chaos and confusion in our society."
+Gomez:
"I’m thinking that it has to start with me and with all of us. So, my prayer is that we all remain united in what is essential — our love for Jesus and our desire to proclaim him as the living God and the true path for humanity."
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"I’m thinking that it has to start with me and with all of us. So, my prayer is that we all remain united in what is essential — our love for Jesus and our desire to proclaim him as the living God and the true path for humanity."
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+Gomez:
"As you know, I have a deep devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe....Let us look to her in this moment and entrust all our challenges to her maternal heart."
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"As you know, I have a deep devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe....Let us look to her in this moment and entrust all our challenges to her maternal heart."
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+Gomez:
"May [Our Lady of Guadalupe] help us to keep our hearts humble and united in the service of Jesus, as we seek to continue the evangelization of our country and our continent in this moment."
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"May [Our Lady of Guadalupe] help us to keep our hearts humble and united in the service of Jesus, as we seek to continue the evangelization of our country and our continent in this moment."
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+Vigneron:
Thank you. We are at a crossroads, and must be renewed in Christ.
"And so for all the brothers, I want to thank you for our leadership to us. You have been our president at a remarkable time...you have worked so very hard for the mission of our conference."
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Thank you. We are at a crossroads, and must be renewed in Christ.
"And so for all the brothers, I want to thank you for our leadership to us. You have been our president at a remarkable time...you have worked so very hard for the mission of our conference."
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