Vatican City, 2 May 2014 (VIS) – This
morning the Holy Father received in audience the members of the
Council for the Economy, on the occasion of their first meeting.
After greeting Cardinal Reinhard Marx, archbishop of Munchen und
Freising, Germany and coordinator of the Council for the Economy, the
Pope underlined the Church's “awareness of her responsibility to
protect and manage prudently her assets in the light of her mission
of evangelisation, with particular care for the needy”, and added
that “We must not stray from this path. Everything, transparency,
efficiency, everything is for this purpose. It is all for this”.
Pope Francis emphasised that the Holy
See is called upon to carry out this mission, paying special
attention to its responsibility to the universal Church, and without
forgetting that this challenge reflects the wish to implement the
necessary reform of the Roman Curia to serve better the Church and
Peter's mission. “A significant challenge that takes loyalty and
prudence. The path will not be easy and will require courage and
determination”.
Before concluding, the Pope reiterated
that the Council is made up of eight cardinals and seven laypersons,
and that the latter are fully-fledged members of the new council.
“They are not second class members”, he remarked. “The work of
the Council is of great weight and importance, and will offer a
fundamental contribution to the service performed by Roman Curia and
the various administrations of the Holy See”.
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