{"id":19142,"date":"2013-04-19T18:35:47","date_gmt":"2013-04-20T00:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=19142"},"modified":"2013-05-13T09:44:38","modified_gmt":"2013-05-13T15:44:38","slug":"pope-francis-on-cassocks-on-clericalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2013\/04\/19\/pope-francis-on-cassocks-on-clericalism\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis on cassocks on clericalism"},"content":{"rendered":"

From John Allen at the NCR, “Book indicates pope is a moderate realist<\/a>“:<\/p>\n

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The pope evinces little preoccupation for externals: \u201cThe problem is not whether you wear a cassock, but rather if you roll up its sleeves when you have to work for the good of others,\u201d he says, quoting another priest he respects.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

And this:<\/p>\n

Francis rejects clericalism, which he calls a \u201cdistortion of religion.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen a priest leads a diocese or a parish, he has to listen to his community, to make mature decisions and lead the community accordingly,\u201d he says. \u201cIn contrast, when the priest imposes himself, when in some way he says, \u2018I am the boss here,\u2019 he falls into clericalism.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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