The Pope: “Lust? The sin of the flesh is not one of the most serious”
Pope francesco on the return journey from Greece And Cyprus speaks to the journalists on the plane and one of the topics covered is lust. For the Pontiff not one of the worst sins, as he clearly explains by returning to the case of the archbishop of Paris Aupetit, whose resignation he accepted following the scandal for the events related to the relationship with his secretary. “I wonder: – says the Pope and Corriere della Sera reports it – but what did he do that was so serious from having to resign? Anyone know? Was he convicted? And who condemned him? Public opinion, chatter … It was his lack, against the sixth commandment, but not total. The little caresses, the massages he gave the secretary, so it is … And this is a sin, but it is not one of the gravest sins. The most serious are those who have more “angelicality” (they have more to do with the spirit, ed), pride, hatred … The sins of the flesh are not the most serious “.
“Why – continues Pope Francis – the community of the time had accepted a sinful bishop, whom he had denied Christ? Because it was a normal church, accustomed to always feeling a sinner, everyone, a humble Church. We see that our Church is not used to having a sinful bishop, let’s pretend to say: my bishop is a saint, with this red hat … No, we are all sinners. But the chatter grows and takes away the fame and a man whose fame has been taken away so he cannot govern. This is an injustice. This is why I accepted Aupetit’s renunciation: not on the altar of truth, but on the altar of hypocrisy “.
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