The Christian community must open
itself to the Lord, to joy, to positive
witness. If a community is not free, is
not truly believing. It then closes in on
itself and is dominated by negative
dynamics. Pope Francis spoke on this
theme in his homily this morning at
Mass in the Casa Sanctae Marthae
which was attended by a group of
Vatican employees. Those living in such
a community slander and gossip,
although they think they are defending
the truth because they believe one must
defend the truth. There are, indeed,
communities who gossip, who speak
against one another, destroying each
other and looking inward, always
inward, creating a wall around
themselves. In contrast, the community
that has the free ...