He Pope Leo XIV He confirmed that Bishops They must be solid and respect the rules before cases AbuseEspecially against minors, in meditation, he devoted them to them in an act in the Basilica San Pedro on the occasion of his anniversary.
The bishop “must be firm and decided to face situations that can cause a scandal, as well as any case of cruelty, especially against minors tied to the current provisions,” Pope said that hundreds of prelates had arrived in Rome to celebrate their anniversary.
He also urged them to have a “simple, sober and generous, worthy and at the same time suitable style of the conditions of most of their people”, in addition to being close to people’s problems.
Leo XIV, who has a double American and Peruvian nationality, also emphasized that “the bishop, first of all, is the visible principle of unity in a particular church that was confident.”
And he added that they should be “people of hope”, “especially when the path of the people becomes more and more difficult” and “not with words, but with proximity”.
“When families carry an excessive burden, and state institutions do not support them properly; when young people are disappointed and tired of false messages; When elderly people and people with serious violations feel abandoned, the bishop is close and does not offer recipes, but the experience of communities who try to live the Gospel with simplicity and exchange with generosity, ”he added.
Among other “indispensable advantages” of the bishops “pastoral caution, poverty, perfect continuation of celibacy and human virtues”.
“Pastoral caution allows the bishop to direct the diocesan community, evaluating its traditions and promotes new ways and new initiatives,” he said.
He also explained that the shepherd “has a simple, sober and generous, worthy and at the same time suitable style for the conditions of most of his people.”
“Poor people must find his father and brother in him, not feeling uncomfortable when we meet him or when he enters his house. It is personally separated from wealth and is not inferior to favoritism based on these or other forms of power, ”he added.
As for other qualities, “loyalty, sincerity, generosity, the discovery of the mind and heart, the ability to enjoy those who are joyful and suffer from those who suffer;, as well as with a domain, delicious, patience, discretion, a great tendency to listen and dialogue, accessibility of service.”
With information EFE
