The church showcases Francisco as "world leader" | Chronic

The Argentine Episcopal Conference (CEA) has emphasized the figure of Pope Francis as "world reference" who approached the "more diverse interlocutors", as well as "austerity" and his "option for the poorest"and noted that he has in front "Great challenges, like the painful drama of abuse".

That's what the hundred Argentine bishops gathered in plenary session in Pilar in a paper published on Wednesday titled "Francisco:" You're Pedro ", published on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the election of the Jorge Bergoglio like the pope, which is realized this Wednesday.

"Today, March 13, we are celebrating the sixth anniversary of the election of Pope Francis and it is an opportunity to give thanks to God for what He has told us. given in him. " Talking about the Pope, after Jesus and the Virgin, touches the spinal cord of Catholic pilgrim Church: the bishops will not go to Rome for a long time for the traditional visit. In our Jorge Bergoglio, we will go to see Pedro ", the text begins.

The bishops mentioned the next ad limina visit that all the prelates will take to the Vatican, divided into three groups, between April 28 and May 18.

This is the first time, since Jorge Bergoglio is pope, that all Argentine bishops will go to see Francisco together, to present him a detailed report on the situation of the Church and the country.

According to the Code of Canon Law, every five years, the bishops of a country must go to the Vatican to gather before the tombs of San Pedro and San Pablo and to give the pontiff a detailed report on the state of the situation . his dioceses.

"At our next meeting with him, we will propose again that he does not deprive himself of the joy of visiting us", stressed the message of the bishops today, in reference to the deferred visit of the pope to Argentina.

"We admire recognizing in his person an exemplary austerity, a tireless perseverance, a constant availability, many details and delights with so many people and situations that emerge spontaneously in his memory, he transmits his peace and his strength in the midst of great challenges, such as abuse ", stressed today the bishops, presided over by Monseigneur Oscar Ojea.

They also noticed that "As a global reference, he proposed a clear, gentle, confident and cautious dialogue, bringing together the most diverse interlocutors" and they added: "He put joy in the Church, the joy of the Gospel, because he finally invited us to look at the essential: the Father God who loves us, Christ alive that saves us. " He has plunged us into the great river of mercy and renewed the missionary enthusiasm of the Holy Spirit. ".

"We can not stop saying that all this is happening in a very Argentine pope, with his malice, his good mood, his spark and the results that identify him, inventing words or phrases every time", the CEA added in the message.

Finally, the Bishops of Argentina pointed out that Francisco "can innovate boldly without neglecting respect for people" and they emphasized their "option for the poorest", which is reflected in "various works of mercy as in cordial lunches with the poor of Rome, or in prisons, houses of reeducation and so many existential peripheries, which are a priority in their missionary journeys".

"Faced with the daring of their dreams and desires, we often fail, simply because we have trouble following them"concludes the message.