It is not a good thing when priests become rigid. Rigidity is a sign of something bad. It is a sign of a lack of freedom, and that is a sign of spiritual worldliness.
— Pope Francis Contemporary

Current Pope, reformist

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Meeting with priests, religious, seminarians and pastoral workers in Naples

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2015

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Shocking

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https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/speeches/2015/march/documents/papa-f…

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