Rorate Caeli

"The Holy Father Received This Morning in Audience... Fr. James Martin, SJ"

 From today's Bollettino:


Il Santo Padre ha ricevuto questa mattina in Udienza:


- Em.mo Card. Angelo De Donatis, Penitenziere Maggiore;

- Mons. Andrea Ferrante, Incaricato d’Affari a.i. in Myanmar;

- S.E. Mons. Francisco Castro Lalupù, Vescovo tit. di Puzia di Bizacena, Ausiliare di Trujillo (Perù);

- Padre James Martin, S.I.;

- S.E. Mons. Giuseppe Sciacca, Vescovo tit. di Fondi;

- Membri dell’Opera San Francesco per i Poveri di Milano;

- Em.mo Card. Michael Czerny, S.I., Prefetto del Dicastero per il Servizio dello Sviluppo Umano Integrale. [Source, in Italian]

 

This is how Martin described the audience:

 

Dear friends: I was honored and grateful to meet with the Holy Father  this morning in an audience in the Apostolic Palace, and moved to hear the same message I heard from Pope Francis on LGBTQ Catholics, which is one of openness and welcome. I found Pope Leo to be serene, joyful, and encouraging. For me, it was a deeply consoling meeting. Please pray for the Holy Father! (source)