Bůh je mladý

by Pope Francis, Papež František

Italský publicista Thomas Leoncini ve své knize přináší rozhovor s papežem Františkem. Je svědectvím toho, že i přes svůj vysoký věk zůstává papež mladý duchem a plný naděje. V upřímném a naprosto otevřeném rozhovoru se nám odhaluje muž, jenž s otevřeným srdcem naslouchá těžkostem mladé generace i celé naší společnosti a kterému tyto problémy rozhodně nejsou lhostejné. Citlivě, ale i s nakažlivým elánem a humorným nadhledem vypráví o svých životních zkušenostech, o bolesti i o naději, s níž se dívá na nezhojené rány naší společnosti.

Rozhovor jde přímočaře k jádru věci, dotýká se těch nejpalčivějších problémů dneška, jakými jsou korupce, využívání mladých lidí, ekologická krize, nukleární nebezpečí či otázka migrace. František hovoří bez obalu o problémech naší vykořeněné společnosti, touze po moci, zastrašování a zotročování slabších, šikaně, sociálních sítích, nejrůznějších závislostech i nutnosti dialogu mezi mladou a starší generací. Zamýšlí se nad vztahem dnešního člověka k Bohu, dotýká se tématu viny a odpuštění, zdůrazňuje potřebu milosrdenství a pokorného naslouchání. Celým rozhovorem se jako Ariadnina nit táhne naděje, pokora, víra v mladou generaci a v možnost obnovy – Františkova slova burcují, ale současně říkají: „nic není ztraceno“.

112 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2018

About the author

Pope Francis (Latin: Franciscus; Italian: Francesco; Spanish: Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) was the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, a title he held ex officio as Bishop of Rome, and Sovereign of the Vatican City. He chose Francis as his papal name in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi. Francis was the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere and the first non-European pope since the Syrian Gregory III, who died in 741.

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Bergoglio worked briefly as a chemical technologist and nightclub bouncer before beginning seminary studies. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1969 and from 1973 to 1979 was Argentina's provincial superior of the Society of Jesus. He was accused of handing two priests to the National Reorganization Process during the Dirty War, but the lawsuit was ultimately dismissed. He became the Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and was created a cardinal in 2001 by Pope John Paul II. He led the Argentine Church during the December 2001 riots in Argentina, and the administrations of Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner considered him a political rival. Following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI on 28 February 2013, a papal conclave elected Bergoglio as his successor on 13 March.

Throughout his public life, Pope Francis had been noted for his humility, emphasis on God's mercy, concern for the poor, and commitment to interfaith dialogue. He was credited with having a humble, less formal approach to the papacy than his predecessors, for instance choosing to reside in the Domus Sanctae Marthae guesthouse rather than in the papal apartments of the Apostolic Palace used by his predecessors. In addition, due to both his Jesuit and Ignatian aesthetic, he was known for favoring simpler vestments void of ornamentation, including refusing the traditional papal mozzetta cape upon his election, choosing silver instead of gold for his piscatory ring, and keeping the same pectoral cross he had as Cardinal. He maintained that the church should be more open and welcoming. He did not support unbridled capitalism, Marxism, or Marxist versions of liberation theology. Francis maintained the traditional views of the church regarding abortion, euthanasia, contraception, homosexuality, ordination of women, and priestly celibacy. He opposed consumerism, irresponsible development, and supported taking action on climate change, a focus of his papacy with the promulgation of Laudato si'. In international diplomacy, he helped to restore full diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba.

Reviews

[nina v · Rating 4 out of 5]

velmi krásne myšlienky ako vždy. čítalo sa mi to ale trošku ťažšie, človek sa musi viac sustrediť aby vnímal hĺbku vecí, o ktorých sa píše. a uvedomiť si, že Boh je mladý, že chápe a vidí a cíti problémy dnešných mladých takisto ako mladých pred x rokmi je úžasné(a nie len mladých inak). odporúčam tento read!!