Priests, bishops must proclaim the truth of Christ, says pope

Published: 2006-06-01

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Priests and bishops must bravely and lovingly proclaim the truth of Christ and his Gospel message across the world because those hungering for spiritual nourishment are many, Pope Benedict XVI told members of the Synod of Bishops. God's love and truth cannot be silenced, as this message of salvation is urgent for all of humanity, the pope said in a June 1 audience with members of the Synod of Bishops' permanent council. The council was meeting in Rome to continue follow-up work on last October's Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist. Led by the synod's general secretary, Archbishop Nikola Eterovic, the council was gathering and organizing the synod's proposals to deliver to the pope so that he could draw up a post-synodal document. The pope told council participants that Christ and the Gospel must be preached "from the rooftops" because people "are thirsty for (the truth) and they cannot be left to languish" in search of spiritual nourishment.

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