Emmanuel stone . . . , those who lose ‘ the sentiments of Jesus .’” 4 . “ The disease of excessive planning and of functionalism .” 5 . “ The disease of poor coordination [ that arises ] once the members lose communion among themselves .”
Pope Francis lists other possible diseases : 6 . “ Spiritual Alzheimer ’ s disease [ which ] consists of losing the memory of our personal ‘ salvation history ,’ our past history with the Lord , and our ‘ first love ’. . . . We see it in those who have lost the memory of their encounter with the Lord .” 7 . “ The disease of rivalry and vainglory . . . [ which includes ] our titles of honor .” 8 . “ The disease of existential schizophrenia . . . the disease of those who live a double life .” 9 . “ The disease of gossiping , grumbling , and backbiting . . . . Brothers , let us be on our guard against the terrorism of gossip !” 10 . “ The disease of idolizing superiors . . . in the hope of gaining their favor .” Such Church leaders “ are victims of careerism and opportunism . . . . They serve thinking only of what they can get and not of what they should give .”
“ What is essential is that the preacher be certain that God loves him , that Jesus Christ has saved him , and that his love always has the last word .”
The five final diseases listed by Pope Francis : 11 . “ The disease of indifference to others . This is where each individual thinks only of himself and loses sincerity and warmth of human relationships .” 12 . “ The disease of a lugubrious face , those glum and dour persons who think that to be serious we have to put on a face of melancholy and severity and treat others . . . with rigor , brusqueness , and arrogance .” 13 . “ The disease of hoarding [ when one ] tries to fill an existential void in his heart by accumulating material goods , not out of need but only in order to feel secure .” 14 . “ The disease of closed circles , where belonging to a clique becomes more powerful than belonging to the body and , in some circumstances , to Christ himself .” 15 . “ The disease of worldly profit , of forms of self-exhibition [ which begins when ] an apostle turns his service into power and his power into a commodity in order to gain worldly profit or even greater power .”
“ Brothers , these diseases and these temptations are naturally a danger . . . . We need to be clear that it is only the Holy Spirit who can heal all our infirmities . . . . Let us ask the Virgin Mary . . . to make us love the Church as Christ , her son and our Lord , loves her , to have the courage
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