{"id":7233,"date":"2020-02-12T10:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/archbishop-gomez-welcomes-querida-amazonia\/"},"modified":"2020-02-12T10:15:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T15:15:00","slug":"archbishop-gomez-welcomes-querida-amazonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/archbishop-gomez-welcomes-querida-amazonia\/","title":{"rendered":"Archbishop Gomez welcomes ‘Querida Amazonia’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles, Calif., Feb 12, 2020 \/ 10:15 am (CNA).- Archbishop Jos\u00e9 Gomez of Los Angeles commented Wednesday on Querida Amazonia<\/em>, Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation following the Amazon synod, emphasizing its reminder that that Church proclaims Christ.
\u201cToday our Holy Father Pope Francis offers us a hopeful and challenging vision of the future of the Amazon region, one of the earth\u2019s most sensitive and crucial ecosystems, and home to a rich diversity of cultures and peoples,\u201d the president of the US bishops' conference said Feb. 12.
\u201cThe Pope reminds us that the Church serves humanity by proclaiming Jesus Christ and his Gospel of love, and he calls for an evangelization that respects the identities and histories of the Amazonian peoples and that is open to the \u2018novelty of the Spirit, who is always able to create something new with the inexhaustible riches of Jesus Christ.\u2019\u201d
Francis \u201calso calls all of us in the Americas and throughout the West to examine our \u2018style of life\u2019 and to reflect on the consequences that our decisions have for the environment and for the poor,\u201d Archbishop Gomez noted.
\u201cAlong with my brother bishops here in the United States, I am grateful for the Holy Father\u2019s wisdom and guidance and we pledge our continued commitment to evangelizing and building a world that is more just and fraternal and that respects the integrity of God\u2019s creation.\u201d
Despite widespread speculation, the apostolic exhortation does not call for the priestly ordination of married men, but seeks to expand "horizons beyond conflicts."
The document presents the pope\u2019s "four great dreams" for the Pan-Amazonian region\u2019s ecological preservation and "Amazonian holiness."
The exhortation does not quote from recommendations made by bishops at the Vatican\u2019s October meeting on the Amazon. Instead, Pope Francis "officially present[s]" the synod\u2019s final document alongside his exhortation, asking "everyone to read it in full."
Nearly half of Querida Amazonia<\/em> is dedicated to outlining the Roman Pontiff's "Ecclesial Dream" for the Amazon region, in which Pope Francis stresses the singular role of the priest, while affirming the laity\u2019s ongoing contributions to evangelization.
\u201cNo Christian community is built up which does not grow from and hinge on the celebration of the most holy Eucharist \u2026 This urgent need leads me to urge all bishops, especially those in Latin America, not only to promote prayer for priestly vocations, but also to be more generous in encouraging those who display a missionary vocation to opt for the Amazon region,\u201d Pope Francis wrote.
The exhortation warns against an outlook that restricts \u201cour understanding of the Church to her functional structures.\u201d It also rejects a narrow vision of \u201cconceptions of power in the Church\u201d that \u201cclericalize women.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles, Calif., Feb 12, 2020 \/ 10:15 am (CNA).- Archbishop Jos\u00e9 Gomez of Los Angeles commented Wednesday on Querida Amazonia, Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation following the Amazon synod, emphasizing its reminder that that Church proclaims Christ.
\n\u201cToday our Holy Father Pope Francis offers us a hopeful and challenging vision of the future of the Amazon region, one of the earth\u2019s most sensitive and crucial ecosystems, and home to a rich diversity of cultures and peoples,\u201d the president of the US bishops' conference said Feb. 12.
\n\u201cThe Pope reminds us that the Church serves humanity by proclaiming Jesus Christ and his Gospel of love, and he calls for an evangelization that respects the identities and histories of the Amazonian peoples and that is open to the \u2018novelty of the Spirit, who is always able to create something new with the inexhaustible riches of Jesus Christ.\u2019\u201d
\nFrancis \u201calso calls all of us in the Americas and throughout the West to examine our \u2018style of life\u2019 ..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nArchbishop Gomez welcomes 'Querida Amazonia' - WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/archbishop-gomez-welcomes-querida-amazonia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Archbishop Gomez welcomes 'Querida Amazonia' - WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Los Angeles, Calif., Feb 12, 2020 \/ 10:15 am (CNA).- Archbishop Jos\u00e9 Gomez of Los Angeles commented Wednesday on Querida Amazonia, Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation following the Amazon synod, emphasizing its reminder that that Church proclaims Christ. \u201cToday our Holy Father Pope Francis offers us a hopeful and challenging vision of the future of the Amazon region, one of the earth\u2019s most sensitive and crucial ecosystems, and home to a rich diversity of cultures and peoples,\u201d the president of the US bishops' conference said Feb. 12. \u201cThe Pope reminds us that the Church serves humanity by proclaiming Jesus Christ and his Gospel of love, and he calls for an evangelization that respects the identities and histories of the Amazonian peoples and that is open to the \u2018novelty of the Spirit, who is always able to create something new with the inexhaustible riches of Jesus Christ.\u2019\u201d Francis \u201calso calls all of us in the Americas and throughout the West to examine our \u2018style of life\u2019 ..\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/archbishop-gomez-welcomes-querida-amazonia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/World-Catholic-News-109605280463871\/?modal=admin_todo_tour\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-02-12T15:15:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Worldcatholicn1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Worldcatholicn1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\">\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/\",\"name\":\"WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/archbishop-gomez-welcomes-querida-amazonia\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/archbishop-gomez-welcomes-querida-amazonia\/\",\"name\":\"Archbishop Gomez welcomes 'Querida Amazonia' - 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