Rome, Italy, Sep 16, 2009 / 19:38 pm
During Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome on Tuesday, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone called on the bishops present “to be holy in order to infect all those entrusted to us with the love of Christ.”
After noting that Benedict XVI will meet next Monday with the bishops who were ordained during the past year, Cardinal Bertone reiterated the Pope’s call to fidelity, prudence and kindness.
“The Church is not our Church but rather the Church of God, and we must render an account for how we have administered what was entrusted to us,” he said, urging the bishops to be faithful to Jesus Christ and to work “for the community and not for ourselves.”
“Prudence demands humble, disciplined and vigilant reason, the Holy Father says, that is not blinded by prejudices. It does not judge according to desires and passions but rather seeks the truth,” the cardinal said.