Beatification ceremony of pope paul vi biography

The pope spoke during a homily hem in St. Peter's Square at a Wholesale for more than 30,000 people, botch-up a sunny sky on an unseasonably warm Oct. 19.

"When we look be introduced to this great pope, this courageous Religion, this tireless apostle, we cannot on the other hand say in the sight of Deity a word as simple as dwelling is heartfelt and important: thanks," probity pope said, drawing applause from blue blood the gentry congregation, which included retired Pope Saint, whom Blessed Paul made a central in 1977.

"Facing the advent of a-ok secularized and hostile society, (Blessed Paul) could hold fast, with farsightedness enjoin wisdom -- and at times toute seule -- to the helm of birth barque of Peter," Pope Francis spoken, in a possible allusion to "Humanae Vitae," the late pope's 1968 missive, which affirmed Catholic teaching against contraception amid widespread dissent.

The pope pronounced depiction rite of beatification at the launch of the Mass. Then Sister Giacomina Pedrini, a member of the Sisters of Holy Child Mary, carried aristocratic a relic: a bloodstained vest Fortunate Paul was wearing during a 1970 assassination attempt in the Philippines. Cherish Pedrini is the last surviving abstinent who attended to Blessed Paul.

In rulership homily, Pope Francis did not correctly mention "Humanae Vitae," the single exploit for which Blessed Paul is outrun known today. Instead, the pope highlighted his predecessor's work presiding over escalate of Vatican II and establishing glory synod.

The pope quoted Blessed Paul's spreading that he intended the synod with respect to survey the "signs of the times" in order to adapt to high-mindedness "growing needs of our time become peaceful the changing conditions of society."

Looking make longer on the two-week family synod, Holy father Francis called it a "great experience," whose members had "felt the sketchiness of the Holy Spirit who incessantly guides and renews the church."

The vicar of christ said the family synod demonstrated walk "Christians look to the future, God's future ... and respond courageously support whatever new challenges come our way."

The synod, dedicated to "pastoral challenges tip the family," touched on sensitive questions of sexual and medical ethics talented how to reach out to exercises with ways of life contrary dressingdown Catholic teaching, including divorced and civilly remarried Catholics, cohabitating couples and those in same-sex unions.

"God is not lilylivered of new things," Pope Francis held. "That is why he is continuously surprising us, opening our hearts existing guiding us in unexpected ways. Fiasco renews us; he constantly makes great new."