an interview with Pope Francis

here is an interview given  by Pope Francis to American magazine - a national catholic review. This really is worth reading right the way through. 

from the tablet editorial this week

" . . . . . They seem to be saying that if the rules stand in the way of the solidarity which the gospel demands - for which mercy may be another name - then the rules come second. Seeing the eucharist as the visible sacramental expression of christian solidarity, it feels an insufferable contradiction to use it as a means of exclusion."

101

"let my cry reach you
do not hide your face from me
turn your ear towards me
answer me when I call.

your heart withers
you forget to eat
you are like a lonely bird on a roof
an owl in desolate places
your enemies revile you."