Pope Recalled As "Prophetic Voice"
by | Apr 21, 2025 4:22 pm | Comments (1)
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St. Mary's Rev. Ryan Lerner: Pope Francis "was a voice speaking bluntly to issues we’re facing -- an end to war and bloodshed, of peace, and especially denouncing sins against the most vulnerable."
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Pope Francis received Knights of Columbus Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly in a private audience at the Vatican on Dec. 20. Kelly: Pope "supportive of our efforts to help Catholic men be better husbands and fathers."
The Church should be like a field hospital for the wounded of the world. And pastors who guide in Jesus’s name should have the smell of the flock they lead — that is, they should be among and with the people.
Those inspirational paraphrases from the teachings of Pope Francis were very much on the mind of Rev. Ryan Lerner on a sunny Monday morning as he prepared to hear confessions and lead mass at the St. Mary’s Church on Hillhouse Avenue, just hours after the pope’s death.
