False idea of Jesus creates ‘practical atheism’ in Christians, says Leo in first papal homily
Friday, 9 May 2025 () In his first homily since his election, Pope Leo XIV noted many people today view Jesus Christ as merely “a charismatic leader or superman”. “This is true not only among non-believers but also among many baptised Christians, who thus end up living, at this level, in a state of practical atheism,” he told in his
New Pope Leo XIV uses his first homily to warn against reducing Jesus to "a kind of charismatic leader or superman", in an apparent message to evangelical Christians. Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost on Thursday became the 267th pope, spiritual leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics and...
Pope Leo XIV holds a mass with the cardinal electors in the Sistine Chapel, a day after his election. He presides as Supreme Pontiff over his first Eucharistic celebration and delivers the homily. "I..
Friday, 9 May 2025 ()
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