Rome, June 27, 2021 – God “draws near with love to each one of his children, to all and to each one of them. His heart is open to all and to each. He is Father. “So Pope francesco in a short letter autograph in Spanish sent to the Jesuit father James Martin, which carries out its apostolate among the LGBT people, on the occasion of the ‘Outreach 2021’ webinar, held yesterday. The priest today published the letter on Twitter, released by Vatican News.
“God’s ‘style’ – writes the Pope – has three traits: closeness, compassion and tenderness. This is the way he approaches each of us. Thinking about your pastoral work, I see that you continually try to imitate this style of God. You are a priest for all and all, as God is the Father of all and all “. “I pray – continues the letter – for you so that you can continue in this way, being close, compassionate and with a lot of tenderness”.
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Francis thanks Father Martin for his pastoral zeal and for his “ability to be close to people with that closeness that Jesus had and that reflects the closeness of God “.” I pray for your faithful, your ‘parishioners’ – concludes the Pope – all those whom the Lord has placed next to you so that you take care of them, protect them and make them grow in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ “.
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