Pope Francis has warned priests to keep their speeches snappy to stop their congregations from falling asleep.
Pope Francis has warned priests to keep their sermons short, saying they “sometimes talk a lot” and that people would be right to “fall asleep” if the speeches go on for more than eight minutes.
A homily in the Roman Catholic church typically involves some form of commentary after reading from the Bible. At the end of the general audience, Pope Francis asked the crowd to continue praying for peace in countries at war. “Today we need peace. War is always a defeat from the first day. May the Lord give us strength to always fight for peace,” he reiterated.
Pope Francis controversy came under fire last month when reports arose that he had used the highly derogatory term “frociaggine” in a closed-door meeting with bishops.
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