Monday, September 5, 2011

Pope Tells Audience They Should Correct Sinners; Also Reminds Crowd of Power of Common Prayer

The Catholic Culture website reports today (September 5, 2011) that Pope Benedict XVI spoke of the prayer of prayer -- and the obligation for Christians to admonish sinners -- during his Angelus audience on Sunday, September 4.

Fraternal love, the Pope said, "involves a feeling of mutual responsibility," which sometimes requires speaking frankly to an acquaintance "to help him understand that what he has done is wrong."

The Pope also reminded the crowd -- gathered in the courtyard of his summer residence -- about the power of common prayer.

"Individual prayer is certainly indispensable," he said, "but the Lord gives assurances of His presence in communities which -- even if they are very small -- remain united and speak with one voice."

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