2023-04-21 08:33:38
“I thank and appreciate the Papal Foundation for its continued commitment to maintaining adequate transparency measures, so that funding for scholarships and projects goes to people who really need it and contributes to the building of God’s kingdom on earth,” Pope Francis said in his address to Papal members. foundation”
His Holiness Pope Francis received this Friday morning at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican members of the “Papal Foundation”. On the occasion, the Holy Father addressed a speech in which he welcomed his guests and said, in light of the responsibility of unity entrusted to Peter and his successors, I want to highlight two aspects of your cooperation in the Pope’s message: The first is Unit reinforcement. Unfortunately, we also see in our own day how division injures the unity of the Church. This is often caused by an influx of ideologies and movements that, although sometimes with good intentions, end up giving rise to parties and “cliques,” as each person develops a certain superiority complex when it comes to understanding the practice of faith. This is further exacerbated by the use of worldly terms, especially of a political nature, when we speak of the Church and faith itself. St. Paul warned the nascent church against these tools of division, which speak superficially or completely about the nature of the church as a unity in diversity, as a unity without identity.
Moved by sincere faith and a fervent desire to help others, members of the Papal Foundation rise above these partisan divisions and foster unity by generously funding each year the many projects and scholarships that provide vital help, without prejudice or discrimination, to our brethren. And our sisters around the world. With gratitude for your witness in this sense, I encourage you to persevere in your special service of unity in the universal Church.
The second aspect, added the Holy Father, by which he recalls the assignment of responsibility to Peter and his successors for the sake of the unity of the Church, is transparency. As you know, in recent years the Holy See has taken important steps to ensure that the services rendered to the universal Church and to society as a whole are carried out by the various departments, institutions and offices with sufficient transparency. This is especially important in the service of charity, which depends on the good will and generosity of so many people around the world. Although we cannot compare it to the enormous damage caused by a failure to protect the most vulnerable from various forms of abuse, financial scandals resulting from a lack of vigilance and transparency damage the good reputation of the Church and can call into question the credibility of faith itself. In this regard, I thank and appreciate the Papal Foundation for its continued commitment to maintaining adequate transparency measures, so that funding for scholarships and projects goes to people who really need it and contributes to building God’s kingdom on earth.
Dear friends, I once again express my gratitude for all your efforts and I pray that you will be renewed in your zeal to help the works of charity of the Bishop of Rome, who in love presides over the entire Church. I entrust you, together with your families and all those associated with your mission, to the intercession of the Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, and I bless you with all my heart. And I ask you, please, do not forget to pray for me.
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