Pope Benedict XVI Asserts Authority Over His "Flock"
Fr. Francis Baiocchi, MJS
“Before a crowd of nearly 60,000 people at Yankee Stadium, Pope Benedict XVI last Sunday ended his first visit to the United States as leader of the Roman Catholic Church with a reminder to the flock that obedience to the authority of the church is the foundation of their religious faith” (italics added, quoted in the Sunday MJS April 21, 2008).- Speaking Truth To Power
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