Speak up if you have difficulties, Pope tells Vatican employees
December 23, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: Pope Francis held his annual pre-Christmas gathering with Vatican employees and their families amid reports of low morale.
At the conclusion of an address devoted to work and family, Pope Francis encouraged employees to speak to their superiors if they have difficulties.
“If someone has some special difficulty, please talk about it, tell the heads, because we want to solve all difficulties, and this is done through dialogue, it is done with dialogue, not with shouting and not with keeping quiet,” the Pope said on December 21.
He added:
There must be dialogue, always! “Mr. Manager, Cardinal, Pope, Father, I have these difficulties. Can you help me resolve them?” And we will try to resolve the difficulties together.The above note supplements, highlights, or corrects details in the original source (link above). About CWN news coverage.
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Dec. 23, 2024 8:03 AM ET USA
“Mr. Manager, Cardinal, Pope, Father, I have these difficulties. Can you help me resolve them?” Can. 212 – §2 says: "The Christian faithful are free to make known to the pastors of the Church their needs, especially spiritual ones, and their desires." But... did Francis ever try to resolve the difficulties his Cardinals and many faithful Catholics have with Amoris Laetitia? Or, Traditionis Custodes? Or, Fiducia Supplicans? Or, his Secret China Deal? Or, promoting pro-gay activists in the Church?
