From CRUX:
Speaking to his own foot soldiers Thursday, Pope Francis called on priests in Mozambique to be more generous, like the Virgin Mary, to fight what he called a “crisis of priestly identity.”
Francis said the Church is called to “face reality as it is,” accepting that it must find its place in new scenarios, always taking into account that the “promised land” is before us rather than in the past. Failing to do so, he said, leads the Church to “announce a dreary message that attracts no one and sets no one’s heart afire,” instead of proclaiming the Good news. Speaking to bishops, priests, religious, consecrated and seminarians, catechists and activists of the Catholic Church in Mozambique, Francis thanked those who posed questions, as it speaks of the “difficult times and challenges you faced.”