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| Pope Francis in New York: priests must 'bear the shame' of sex abuse scandal – as it happened | Pope Francis in New York: priests must 'bear the shame' of sex abuse scandal – as it happened |
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| Pope Francis in Congress and New York – as it happened | Pope Francis in Congress and New York – as it happened |
| And that brings our live coverage of the pope’s tour to a close for today. And what a day it was: | And that brings our live coverage of the pope’s tour to a close for today. And what a day it was: |
| Please join us again Friday on the Guardian PopeBlog for day seven of our live coverage. It’s another jam-packed day: the pope will address the United Nations, visit the 9/11 memorial, lead a procession through Central Park and say mass at Madison Square Garden. Join Guardian US tomorrow for more pontifical action on this historic tour. | Please join us again Friday on the Guardian PopeBlog for day seven of our live coverage. It’s another jam-packed day: the pope will address the United Nations, visit the 9/11 memorial, lead a procession through Central Park and say mass at Madison Square Garden. Join Guardian US tomorrow for more pontifical action on this historic tour. |
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| Cardinal Timothy Dolan farewells the pope. | Cardinal Timothy Dolan farewells the pope. |
| Characteristically joyful, Cardinal Dolan shows off recently restored cathedral to Pope Francis. Took 3 years and $175 million. #PopeInNY | Characteristically joyful, Cardinal Dolan shows off recently restored cathedral to Pope Francis. Took 3 years and $175 million. #PopeInNY |
| Cardinal Dolan looks absolutely giddy to be introducing the newly restored St. Pat's to #PopeFrancis! :) #PopeinNYC pic.twitter.com/VfUrpVihAV | Cardinal Dolan looks absolutely giddy to be introducing the newly restored St. Pat's to #PopeFrancis! :) #PopeinNYC pic.twitter.com/VfUrpVihAV |
| #PopeinNYC, Dolan: Papa Francesco, welcome to St. Pat’s! Once you entered those famous doors on 5th Ave, you became an official New Yorker! | #PopeinNYC, Dolan: Papa Francesco, welcome to St. Pat’s! Once you entered those famous doors on 5th Ave, you became an official New Yorker! |
| .@Pontifex gives a polite smile after @CardinalDolan tells him, in Italian, to come back soon! #PopeinNYC pic.twitter.com/8f2mAbCwZb | .@Pontifex gives a polite smile after @CardinalDolan tells him, in Italian, to come back soon! #PopeinNYC pic.twitter.com/8f2mAbCwZb |
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| Fascinating that, following Pope homily on spiritual worldliness, the intercession readers include v wealthy donors pic.twitter.com/IG4l82hmmr | Fascinating that, following Pope homily on spiritual worldliness, the intercession readers include v wealthy donors pic.twitter.com/IG4l82hmmr |
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| After that homily, the words of the Magnificat (The Canticle of Mary) will have extra resonance for the hierarchs of the US church: | After that homily, the words of the Magnificat (The Canticle of Mary) will have extra resonance for the hierarchs of the US church: |
| He has shown the strength of his arm,he has scattered the proud in their conceit. | He has shown the strength of his arm,he has scattered the proud in their conceit. |
| He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,and has lifted up the lowly. | He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,and has lifted up the lowly. |
| He has filled the hungry with good things,and the rich he has sent away empty. | He has filled the hungry with good things,and the rich he has sent away empty. |
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| .@Pontifex's words to US women religious highly significant -- subject of 2 separate #Vatican investigations in past years. #PopeinNYC | .@Pontifex's words to US women religious highly significant -- subject of 2 separate #Vatican investigations in past years. #PopeinNYC |
| Standing ovation from religious women for #PopeinNYC pic.twitter.com/8WS3jwQwDm | Standing ovation from religious women for #PopeinNYC pic.twitter.com/8WS3jwQwDm |
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| Pope Francis thanks the religious women of the US | Pope Francis thanks the religious women of the US |
| Pope Francis pays a special compliment to the religious sisters of the US: | Pope Francis pays a special compliment to the religious sisters of the US: |
| In a special way I would like to express my gratitude to the religious women of the US. What would the church be without you? Women of strength. Fighters with that spirit of courage which puts you in the front lines, in the proclamation of the gospel. To you religious women, sisters and mothers of this people, I wish to say thank you. A big thank you. And to tell you that I love you very much. | In a special way I would like to express my gratitude to the religious women of the US. What would the church be without you? Women of strength. Fighters with that spirit of courage which puts you in the front lines, in the proclamation of the gospel. To you religious women, sisters and mothers of this people, I wish to say thank you. A big thank you. And to tell you that I love you very much. |
| Francis thanks them again and asks them to be patient in their struggles in a changing pastoral environment. The (Spanish-speaking) nuns leap to their feet in applause. | Francis thanks them again and asks them to be patient in their struggles in a changing pastoral environment. The (Spanish-speaking) nuns leap to their feet in applause. |
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| More insights from papal biographer Austen Ivereigh. | More insights from papal biographer Austen Ivereigh. |
| Poe at Vespers is powerfully challenging US Church's temptation of cult of success, efficiency, etc. "which govern the business world". | Poe at Vespers is powerfully challenging US Church's temptation of cult of success, efficiency, etc. "which govern the business world". |
| Becomes clear in this Vespers that Evangelii Gaudium pages on spiritual worldliness had US Church (among others) in mind. | Becomes clear in this Vespers that Evangelii Gaudium pages on spiritual worldliness had US Church (among others) in mind. |
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| Pope Francis speaks to priests about the privilege of serving God: | Pope Francis speaks to priests about the privilege of serving God: |
| Yet if we are honest, we know how easy this spirit of generous self-sacrifice can be dampened. There are a couple of ways that this can happen. Both are examples of that spiritual worldliness that weakens our commitment to serve and diminishes the wonder of our first encounter with Christ. | Yet if we are honest, we know how easy this spirit of generous self-sacrifice can be dampened. There are a couple of ways that this can happen. Both are examples of that spiritual worldliness that weakens our commitment to serve and diminishes the wonder of our first encounter with Christ. |
| We can get caught up mentioning the value of our apostolic works by the standards of efficiency, good management and outward success which govern the business world. Not that these things are unimportant - we have been entrusted with a great responsibility and God’s people rightly expect accountability from us. | We can get caught up mentioning the value of our apostolic works by the standards of efficiency, good management and outward success which govern the business world. Not that these things are unimportant - we have been entrusted with a great responsibility and God’s people rightly expect accountability from us. |
| But the true worth of our apostolate is measured by the value it has in God’s eyes. To see and evaluate things from God’s perspection calls for constant conversation … and need I say, great humility. | But the true worth of our apostolate is measured by the value it has in God’s eyes. To see and evaluate things from God’s perspection calls for constant conversation … and need I say, great humility. |
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| Pope Francis praises those who have worked in Catholic education, including St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and Saint John Neumann. | Pope Francis praises those who have worked in Catholic education, including St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and Saint John Neumann. |
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| Pope Francis speaks of priests who 'harmed and scandalized' the church | Pope Francis speaks of priests who 'harmed and scandalized' the church |
| This evening my brothers and sisters I have come to join you in prayer. That our vocations will continue to build up the great edifice of God’s Kingdom in this country. I know that as a presbyterate [priesthood] in the midst of God’s people you suffered greatly in the not-distant past by having to bear the shame of some of your brothers who harmed and scandalized the church in the most vulnerable of her members. | This evening my brothers and sisters I have come to join you in prayer. That our vocations will continue to build up the great edifice of God’s Kingdom in this country. I know that as a presbyterate [priesthood] in the midst of God’s people you suffered greatly in the not-distant past by having to bear the shame of some of your brothers who harmed and scandalized the church in the most vulnerable of her members. |
| I know well that you have come forth from the great tribulation. I accompany you at this time of pain and difficulty and I thank God for the faithful service to his people in the hope of helping you to persevere on the path of fidelity to Jesus Christ. | I know well that you have come forth from the great tribulation. I accompany you at this time of pain and difficulty and I thank God for the faithful service to his people in the hope of helping you to persevere on the path of fidelity to Jesus Christ. |