CNA Daily News - Vatican

Sunday, February 15, 2015

"Pope Francis preaches “Gospel of the Marginalized,” calls for open church" - Religion News Service

"Throughout his homily — at 15 minutes unusually
long for him — Francis repeatedly slammed the
"narrow and prejudiced mentality" of believers who
cling to religious laws out of fear. They wind up
rejecting the very people they should be ministering
to first, he said, which means anyone on the margins
of society "who encounters discrimination."
"Total openness to serving others is our hallmark, it
alone is our title of honor!" Francis said at the Mass
to mark his appointment of 20 new cardinals the day
before..."
http://www.religionnews.com/2015/02/15/pope-francis-preaches-gospel-marginalized-calls-open-welcoming-church/