Vatican City, May 19, 2017 / 10:45 am
Pope Francis warned that ideologues sow confusion and division in the Church in the name of false clarity, rather than relying on the Pope, the bishops, and Church councils inspired by the Holy Spirit.
"We are human, we are sinners," he said, adding that there are difficulties even in the Church. Being sinners leads to humility and drawing closer to God who saves us.
Looking to the early Church, Pope Francis made a distinction between those who had "forceful discussions" but "a good spirit," and those who "sowed confusion."
"The group of the apostles who want to discuss the problem, and the others who go and create problems," the Pope distinguished. "They divide, they divide the Church, they say that what the Apostles preached is not what Jesus said, that it is not the truth."