Pope Francis says Theology without mercy loses its soul

Without communion and without compassion, constantly nourished by prayer– this is important: theology can only be done “on its knees” -, ...

Pope: Theology begins with sincere dialogue, not 'conquering spirit'

When theologians lack communion, compassion and prayer, the pope added, "theology not only loses its soul, but loses its intelligence and its ...

Meeting on the theme “Theology after Veritatis Gaudium in the ...

Mercy is not just a pastoral attitude but it is the very substance of the Gospel of Jesus. I encourage you to study how the various disciplines ...

Pope: Theology begins with sincere dialogue, not 'conquering spirit ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Theology develops through dialogue, not an aggressive defense of doctrine that seeks to impose its beliefs on others, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis' Full Remarks at 'Theology After Veritatis Gaudium ...

Theology is the expression of a Church that is a 'field hospital', which lives her mission of salvation and healing in the world! Mercy is not ...

Conservative Pundits Attack Pope Francis For Personal Hope that ...

I acknowledge Hell is real and assent to all the Church teaches on it, but it is not a useful thing for me to preoccupy with very much at all. I ...

Christianity without mercy is impossible, pope says at audience

Pope Francis said that in welcoming God's forgiveness, Christians can turn their misery and lack of justice into an opportunity to open ...

The Pope says he likes to think hell is empty... - Reddit

“What I am going to say is not a dogma of faith but my own personal view: I like to think of hell as empty; I hope it is,” Pope Francis said.

Francis' Vision for a Renewed Theology | FAITH DIMENSIONS

Without compassion and communion with the realities of peoples' lives and the cry of life our biosphere, theology risks becoming merely an ...

Year of Mercy Makes Sense Only if You Haven't Lost the Sense of Sin

COMMENTARY: In The Name of God Is Mercy, Pope Francis provides a catechesis on sin so we can truly appreciate God's mercy. (photo: Shutterstock).

Mercy Is a Person: Pope Francis and the Christological Turn in ...

5 According to Francis, these three elements are the foundation of Christian morality and should thus shape the work of moral theology. Commenting on the legacy ...

Pope Francis' focus on the Bible and mercy—and why so many ...

Hubris and pride do not allow one to recognize him- or herself as in need of salvation, but rather prevent one from seeing the merciful face of ...

The Church of Mercy with Pope Francis - Santa Clara University

In the Angelus from September 15, 2013, the Pope said: “Remember this well, 'There is no limit to the Divine Mercy which is offered to everyone, ...

Pope Francis: 'I like to think of hell as empty' - Catholic World Report

Like Bishop Barron, von Balthasar, Pope Francis my sentiments are similar. The vision of no end, no exit, no hope are beyond my grasp, perhaps ...

Pope Francis' Scriptural Understanding of the Nature and ...

The mercy of the Lord is enduring; it is forever, as repeatedly said in Psalm. 136. This means that this mercy persists not only through history ...

Theology of Pope Francis - Wikipedia

His papal motto Miserando atque eligendo ("by having mercy and by choosing") contains a central theme of his papacy, God's mercy, which has led to conflict with ...

Pope says without closeness and compassion, excellent preaching ...

Beautiful homilies are useless and mere vanity if you are not close to the people, if you do not suffer with the people and do not give hope.

Pope Francis on Mercy and Justice: A Short Primer

The Holy Father explains that justice and mercy are not two contradictory realities, but two dimensions of a single reality that unfolds progressively until it ...

Without Christian hope, a virtuous life seems futile, pope says - usccb

Pope Francis continued his series of audience talks about vices and virtues by reflecting on the "theological" or New Testament virtue of hope.

Pope Francis Is Turning Certainty on Its Head - The New York Times

He was unwilling to state, definitively, the mind of God and to pass judgment on the souls of others. His words were surprising not because they ...