Pope Francis called for the reconciliation of the Argentines and spoke to promote "the middle class of holiness"

It was a cordial meeting, with comrades between and behind closed doors. In this climate of intimacy in one of the Vatican lounges, the dad Francisco today called a group of bishops to promote the "reconciliation of the Argentines", work for the poor and promote what he called the "middle clbad of holiness".

In what was the third meeting of the visit ad limitation to the Pope Bishops of Argentinain this case prelates from the central regions, Cuyo, NOA and Patagonia, the pontiff asked "encourage listening and dialogue"

The message of the Pope to the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference comes at a time when the government of Mauricio Macri convened a round of dialogue to agree on at least 10 points of consensus in Argentina. One of the spokesmen for the Episcopal Conference said: Infobae that it is a message from the pastoral to the bishops, other sources of the Church have seen in the message a political reading for a privileged moment of Argentina.

At the same time, in the statement issued today by the Episcopal Conference, it was emphasized that "in response to the question of a joy that Francis himself has and that is a source of inspiration , the Holy Father declared that they found joy in the holiness of what He calls the "middle clbad of holiness", that is to say, in the amount of good people, in those who do good with unselfishness, with generosity, who build the Kingdom of God by this testimony, in the same way, with regard to the feeling of pain, Francisco He expressed that the resentment in the hearts of many people and the gossip in the internal life of the Church that destroys represent the aspects that generate the pain. "

The meeting at the Vatican began with a Mbad and then held in camera with the Bishops. They celebrated Mbad at the Apostle's tomb. Monsignor Marcelo Colombo, Archbishop of Mendoza and Vice President II of the Argentine Episcopal Conference presided. They concelebrated all the bishops belonging to the third group.

After the religious ceremony the bishops of Argentina were received by the pope in audience at the apostolic palace. Archbishop Marcelo Colombo addressed, on behalf of all, a greeting to the leader of the Catholic Church.

My lord Jorge LozanoIn a statement to the press, the Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo said: "We have discussed with the Holy Father the different pastoral realities of the dioceses and their challenges." During this exchange, he motivated us to witness to the faith and to deepen the synodality. In the life of the Church, he urged us to observe the organizations already planned, such as the Council of Economic Affairs of the Dioceses and the Pastoral Council where converge dialogue, pastoral vocations and support nourished by diversity voices. "

At the same time, Lozano declared that the pope shared the concern for the poor and encouraged the bishops to "to strengthen the time of listening and devotion to the most deprived"

"We talked about the current situation of the country; stressing the need to unite hearts, to encourage and the vision of overcoming and encouraging, as pastors of spirituality, to establish a closer dialogue and mutual acceptance, knowing that "brothers in the same country are pacifying hearts," said Bishop Lozano.

In turn, the bishops stressed that Francis had invited them to "contribute to the movement of hearts towards reconciliation and contemplation, as well as to be men of prayer and pastors".