Posted on 04/18/2010 6:54:03 PM PDT by Steelfish
Saturday, 17th April 2010 "Live Out Your Faith" Pope Tells The Maltese
Pope Benedict this evening urged the Maltese faithful to give witness of their faith. Speaking outside St Paul Church before thousands of people who packed the square, His Holiness said: "Live out your faith ever more fully with the members of your families, with your friends, in your neighbourhoods, in the workplace and in the whole fabric of Maltese society. In a particular way I urge parents, teachers and catechists to speak of your own living encounter with the Risen Jesus to others, especially the young people who are Malta’s future. Faith is strengthened when it is given to others!”
In his address, His Holiness said: "My pilgrimage to Malta has begun with a moment of silent prayer at the Grotto of Saint Paul, who first brought the faith to these islands. I have come in the footsteps of those countless pilgrims down the centuries who have prayed in this holy place, entrusting themselves, their families and the welfare of this nation to the intercession of the Apostle of the Gentiles. I rejoice to be at last in your midst and I greet all of you with great affection in the Lord!
Paul’s shipwreck and his three-month stay in Malta left an indelible mark upon the history of your country. His words to his companions prior to his arrival in Malta are recorded for us in the Acts of the Apostles and have been a special theme in your preparation for my visit. Those words – “Jehtieg iżda li naslu fi gżira” [“But we are to be stranded on some island”] (Acts 27:26). – in their original context are a summons to courage in the face of the unknown and to unfailing confidence in God’s mysterious providence.
(Excerpt) Read more at timesofmalta.com ...
The problem is child rape.
Leave the public schools out of this.
No, not at all. The sins of a small handful does not reflect the thousands of others who keep their vows any more than in any other religious denomination or secular body like the public school system. The Church after all is a hospital for sinners not a hotel for saints.
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