{"id":30437,"date":"2018-08-28T09:08:32","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T09:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=30437"},"modified":"2018-08-28T09:08:32","modified_gmt":"2018-08-28T09:08:32","slug":"ireland-highlights-of-pope-francis-visit-acn-malta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2018\/08\/28\/ireland-highlights-of-pope-francis-visit-acn-malta\/","title":{"rendered":"IRELAND:\u00a0 Highlights of Pope Francis\u2019 visit &#8211; ACN Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>IRELAND<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Highlights of Pope Francis\u2019 visit<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">During his two-day visit to Ireland for the occasion of the World Meeting of Families, Pope Francis\u2019 had to confront and deal with the scandals that cast a shadow over the papal visit. He repeatedly apologised on behalf of the Church and pledged action to resolve serious issues afflicting the Church, particularly those regarding misuse of power and abuse of children and vulnerable persons by priests and religious organisations.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-30489\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Pope-addresses-diplomats-and-local-authorities-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Pope-addresses-diplomats-and-local-authorities-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Pope-addresses-diplomats-and-local-authorities.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On arrival at Dublin International Airport, Pope Frances was taken to the Presidential Residence. After a Welcome Ceremony in front of the main entrance of the residence, Francis had a private meeting with the President. He then met with the Authorities, civil society and diplomatic corps in Dublin castle. \u2018With regard to the most vulnerable, I cannot fail to acknowledge the grave scandal caused in Ireland by the abuse of young people by members of the Church charged with responsibility for their protection and education\u2019 he told those present.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Pope then visited Dublin\u2019s historic Pro-Cathedral of Saint Mary\u2019s. &#8220;Our world needs a revolution of love!\u2019 he said in his address to 350 married and engaged couples gathered there.\u00a0 Afterwards, he met with homeless families at the Capuchin Fathers&#8217; reception centre. In the afternoon, Francis attended the Festival of Families at Croke Park stadium in Dublin. On the second day, Pope Francis went to Knock,\u00a0 a beloved pilgrimage site for the Irish. He\u00a0 expressed his joy in visiting the Marian shrine: \u201cI\u2019m happy to be here with you in Mary\u2019s home.\u201d After passing through the large crowd which had gathered despite the rain in his popemobile, Francis went to Chapel of the Apparitions, where over 200 faithful were gathered.\u00a0 He was welcomed by the Rector of the Sanctuary, Father Richard Gibbons. After silently praying before the Madonna in the chapel, the Pope left a golden rosary for the Virgin, saying \u201cI know how important the tradition of the family rosary has been in this country.\u201d<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30493 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Pope-Francis-at-capucin-day-centre-for-the-homeless-300x268.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Pope-Francis-at-capucin-day-centre-for-the-homeless-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Pope-Francis-at-capucin-day-centre-for-the-homeless.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At the end of his two days in Ireland, during the final Mass at the 9th World Meeting of Families, on August 26, 2018, in Phoenix Park in Dublin, Pope Francis made an unprecedented prayer. Speaking in Spanish, he apologised for the abuses, the silence and cover-ups of abuses that have been a scourge for the Church. In particular, he mentioned sexual abuse by clergy; exploitation of minors at work by institutions run by religious men and women; preventing single mothers whose babies were forcibly taken away from them and\u00a0 their children from trying to find each other by telling them it was a \u2018mortal sin.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">During the Penitential Rite, the Pope asked pardon \u201cI would like to put these crimes before the mercy of God and ask forgiveness\u2026. May the Lord preserve and grow this state of shame and repentance, and give us the strength to commit ourselves to work so that it never happens again and for justice to be done.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-30497\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Pope-Francis-speaks-at-WMOF-2018-300x263.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Pope-Francis-speaks-at-WMOF-2018-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Pope-Francis-speaks-at-WMOF-2018.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/>In his homily, Francis spoke about the beauty of families and the need to stay strong in the faith, saying each new day \u201cbrings the promise of a new Pentecost, a domestic Pentecost.\u201d He emphasized, \u201cHow much our world needs this encouragement that is God\u2019s gift and promise!\u201d The Pope urged those present to share Jesus\u2019 \u201cwords of eternal life\u201d when they returned home and become a source of encouragement to others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At the end of the Mass, Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced that Rome would host WMOF 2021 for the five-year anniversary of the publishing of Amoris Laetitia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Before Flying Back to Rome, Pope Francis met the Bishops of Ireland at the Dominican Sisters\u2019 Convent. \u201cIt is in the dark night that the light of faith shines purest in our hearts. And that light will show the way to the renewal of the Christian life in Ireland in the years ahead\u201d was his parting message to Irish bishops.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>ACN Malta<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IRELAND Highlights of Pope Francis\u2019 visit &nbsp; During his two-day visit to Ireland for the occasion of the World Meeting of Families, Pope Francis\u2019 had to confront and deal with the scandals that cast a shadow over the papal visit. 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