Pope Francis to church: Don’t be a closed caste or afraid of outcasts

[hrmjustin]

David Gibson

VATICAN CITY (RNS) In a powerful sermon that signaled his desire to push ahead with historic reforms, Pope Francis on Sunday (Feb. 15) said the Roman Catholic Church must be open and welcoming, whatever the costs.

He also warned the hierarchy not to be “a closed caste” but to lead in reaching out to all who are rejected by society and the church.

“There are two ways of thinking and of having faith: we can fear to lose the saved and we can want to save the lost,” Francis told hundreds of cardinals and bishops arrayed before him in St. Peter’s Basilica at a Mass centered on the story of Jesus healing a leper rather than rejecting him.

http://www.religionnews.com/2015/02/15/pope-francis-preaches-gospel-marginalized-calls-open-welcoming-church/

[okasha]

1. Strong emphasis on the marginalized and excluded

I think Francis is getting ready to kick some doors down.