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Church leaders hail document’s mercy but caution against hurried reading
Thursday, April 14, 2016 11:04
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Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON — Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation on love and the family invites the Church to see the daily struggles of families as an opportunity to encounter people the way Jesus encountered people with mercy throughout his life, Catholic observers said.
Because of its length — 256 pages — and the depth to which the pope explores love, marriage and Church teaching on the family, the document deserves to be unpacked with patience and careful discernment for mercy to take root in the Church's response to real human needs, Catholic leaders said.
Source: http://stlouisreview.com/article/2016-04-14/church-leaders-hail
