A Day of Rejoicing!

For the gift of this Synod and for the constructive spirit which everyone has shown, in union with the Apostle Paul "we give thanks to God always for you all, constantly mentioning you in our prayers" (1 Th 1:2). - P. Francis

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And, as I have dared to tell you, [as] I told you from the beginning of the Synod, it was necessary to live through all this with tranquillity, and with interior peace, so that the Synod would take place cum Petro and sub Petro (with Peter and under Peter), and the presence of the Pope is the guarantee of it all. - P. Francis

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We will speak a little bit about the Pope, now, in relation to the Bishops [laughing]. So, the duty of the Pope is that of guaranteeing the unity of the Church; it is that of reminding the faithful of their duty to faithfully follow the Gospel of Christ; it is that of reminding the pastors that their first duty is to nourish the flock – to nourish the flock – that the Lord has entrusted to them, and to seek to welcome – with fatherly care and mercy, and without false fears – the lost sheep. I made a mistake here. I said welcome: [rather] to go out and find them. - P. Francis

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Thank you, our dear and beloved Pope Paul VI! 

Thank you for your humble and prophetic witness 

of love for Christ and his Church! - P. Francis

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 A journey where the stronger feel compelled to help the less strong, where the more experienced are led to serve others, even through confrontations. And since it is a journey of human beings, with the consolations there were also moments of desolation, of tensions and temptations, of which a few possibilities could be mentioned... 

- P. Francis

(All quotes taken from Whispers in the Loggia)

Song for this post here.

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Poltical ads.

Listening, reading, watching all the political ads, I'd say they are pretty much all about money.  The moral issues seem to have taken a back seat.  That said, the Massachusetts Bishops have gone all out to focus Catholics' attention on the more important issues...
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The bishops urged, "Go to the polls on election day and, through your choices at the ballot, act on your vision of a better society." - Source
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Fortunately, Cardinal-designate Archbishop Burke is more forthcoming in his advice:  "No, you can never vote for someone who favors absolutely the right to choice of a woman to destroy a human life in her womb or the right to a procured abortion." 
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But of course people say Burke was sent to the Vatican to shut him up, so it doesn't matter.  Or does it?