Pope Francis on Fighting Scandal by Giving Witness to the Gospel,

"Members of the Catholic Church sin and give scandal, it's true, Pope Francis said, but it is up to each Catholic to live the faith as authentically as possible and witness to the world the love of Jesus.

"'The best way to respond is with witness,' the Pope said in response to a young man who said that the 'useless pomp and frequent scandals have made the Church barely credible in our eyes.'

"Pope Francis spoke about witness, dreams and true love during an evening meeting with some 70,000 young adults, aged 16 to 30, gathered at Rome's Circus Maximus at the end of a pilgrimage. Most of them had walked at least 50 miles over the previous three or four days. Representatives came from 195 of Italy's 226 dioceses, and 150 bishops walked at least part of the way with groups from their dioceses."

A recent Catholic Herald article reported on Pope Francis' address in which he spoke, among other topics, about the best way to "respond to a stuffy, lifeless Church or to Church scandals."

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Catholic Herald: Fight scandal by giving witness to the Gospel, Pope tells young people (13 Aug 18)