Books Details
Author : Benedict XVI Pages : 152 pages Publisher : Ignatius Press Language : eng
ISBN-10 : 1621644146 ISBN-13 : 9781621644149
Books Descriptions
The Catholic Church faces a major crisis and the turmoil in priestly ministry is at the
heart of it. ?The priesthood is going through a dark time,? write Pope Emeritus
Benedict and Cardinal Robert Sarah. ?Wounded by the revelation of so many
scandals, disconcerted by the constant questioning of their consecrated celibacy,
many priests are tempted by the thought of giving up and abandoning everything.?In
this book, Pope Emeritus Benedict and Cardinal Robert Sarah give their brother
priests and the whole Church a message of hope. They honestly address the spiritual
challenges faced by priests today, including struggles of celibacy. They point to
deeper conversion to Jesus Christ as the key to faithful and fruitful priestly ministry
and church reform. From the Depths of Our Hearts is an unprecedented work by the
Pope Emeritus and a Cardinal serving in the Vatican. As bishops, they write ?in a spirit
of filial obedience? to Pope Francis, who has said, ?I think that celibacy is a gift for
