9-August-2004 -- ACI Prensa Servicios de Noticias
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, August 9 (CNA) - During
the Angelus prayer held yesterday at his summer residence of Castel Gandolfo,
Pope John Paul II once again recalled Pope Paul VI and his encyclical about the
Church, adding that the Second Vatican Council marked a true renewal of the
Church.
In his first encyclical 'Ecclesiam suam', Paul VI "declared his
passionate love for the Church, which is called to reflect the glorious light of
Christ's face, and indicated several fundamental 'ways of the Church':
conscience, renewal, dialogue," said Pope John Paul.
Quoting the encyclical, the pontiff continued: "The Church is alive
today more than ever! But when one considers, it seems that there is still a lot
to do; the work begins today and never ends."
"These words," said the Pope, "reflect our actual reality and
motivate all believers to carry on, in a conscious way, in the authentic
ecclesial renewal, introduced by the Second Vatican Council."