Pope Leo XIV says the Church "is not motivated by “earthly ambition”, but seeks “a solitary goal: to carry forward the work of Christ" FULL TEXT Audience
Pope Leo XIV says the Church "is not motivated by “earthly ambition”, but seeks “a solitary goal: to carry forward the work of Christ" FULL TEXT Audience
Pope Leo XIV at the GENERAL AUDIENCE on Wednesday, 2 September 2026 Catechesis. The Documents of the Second Vatican Council. IV. Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et spes (GS 1–10) 1. The Church: Listening to and Serving the World Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome! With today’s meeting, we will begin to reflect on the Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes , with which the Second Vatican Council intended to focus on a fundamental theme, namely the relationship between the Church and the contemporary world. Saint John XXIII, as early as his inaugural address of 11 October 1962, had sought to take issue with the “prophets of doom” who, “though burning with zeal for religion […] go about saying that our times, when compared with past centuries, are entirely worse; and go so far as to behave as if they had nothing to learn from history” (Address Gaudet Mater Ecclesia , 11 October 1962, 4.2). Hence the task entrusted to the Council Fathers: “In the present state of human events...
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