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Pope's Morning Homily: 'Bitterness Is Not Christian'
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Catholic Online (https://www.catholic.org)
2/13/2017 (9 years ago)
Published in Living Faith
Keywords: Pope Francis, Christian, Catholic, Homily, God, War
Bitterness is not Christian. Pain is, but not bitterness...
According to Vatican Radio, Pope Francis made this distinction during his homily at his morning Mass at Casa Santa Marta today, as he recalled today's first reading, which speaks of Cain and Abel.
The Pontiff offered the Mass for Father Adolfo NicolĂ¡s, the former Superior General of the Society of Jesus, who is preparing to continue in his mission in Asia.
Small Things Destroy Brotherhood
Reflecting on the reading, the Jesuit Pope noted that for the first time in Bible, we hear the word 'brother' and we listen to a "story of brotherhood that should grow and be beautiful, but ends up destroyed."
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