Pope Francis on Christianity and Tenderness
Pope Francis emphasized the need for tenderness as the natural Christian response to human suffering during a meeting with representatives of a charismatic group dedicated to caring for the sick.
The meeting took place on March 18, 2019, with men and women religious from the Camillian Charismatic Family, who serve the sick around the world with an emphasis on the poor and dying.
Christianity without tenderness does not work. Tenderness is a properly Christian attitude: it is also the very marrow of our encounter with people who suffer.
The Pope warned that the word "tenderness" risks being dropped from the dictionary and encouraged those present to take it up again and put it into practice anew.
Author's summary: Pope Francis stresses importance of tenderness in Christianity.