Vatican City, Sep 3, 2018 / 04:15 am
Pope Francis said Monday that to division and scandal the answer should be silence and prayer; and asked the Lord for the grace to discern when it is better to speak or to remain quiet.
"With people who do not have good will, with people who seek only scandal, who seek only division, who seek only destruction, even within families," the answer is "silence. And prayer."
"May the Lord give us the grace to discern when we must speak and when we must be silent. And [to do] in all of life: in work, at home, in society..." to become more closely imitators of Jesus Christ, he said during Mass at the Vatican's Santa Marta guest house Sept. 3.
In his homily, Francis reflected on Jesus' response to the people who, St. Luke recounts, were "filled with fury" at Jesus' words in the synagogue.