Ukuthobeka, ngokungabonakalisi, yindlela yokuphila yamaKristu, utsho uPapa Francis

AmaKristu abizelwe ukuba alandele indlela yokuthotywa uYesu awayilandela emnqamlezweni kwaye akufuneki aqhayise ngokuhlonela okanye isikhundla eCaweni, utshilo uPope Francis.

Wonke umntu, kuquka nabefundisi, unokuhendelwa ukuba athabathe “indlela yehlabathi” aze azame ukukuphepha ukuthotywa ngokunyuka ileli engumzekeliso yempumelelo, watsho upopu kwikhaya lakhe ngoFebruwari 7 ebudeni beMisa yasekuseni eDomus Sanctae Marthae. .

“Esi silingo sokunyuka sinokwenzeka nakwabelusi,” utshilo. “Kodwa ukuba umfundisi akayilandeli le ndlela (yentobeko), akanguye umfundi kaYesu: ungumkhweli kwicasokhi. Akukho kuthobeka ngaphandle kokuthotywa. “

Upopu wacamngca ngofundo lweVangeli ngoSuku lweSt. Mark’s, olwaluthetha ngokuvalelwa entolongweni nokufa kukaYohane uMbhaptizi.

Wathi uthumo lukaYohane oNgcwele lwalungekokuvakalisa nje ukuza kukaMesiya kuphela, kodwa ‘kwakukunikela ubungqina ngoYesu Kristu nokunikela ubomi bakhe.

“Kuthetha ukunikela ubungqina kwikhondo elikhethwe nguThixo ukuze sisindiswe: indlela yokuthotywa,” watsho upopu. "Ukufa emnqamlezweni kaYesu, le ndlela yembubhiso, ihlazo, ikwayindlela yethu, indlela uThixo abonisa ngayo amaKristu ukuba aqhubele phambili".

Bobabini uYesu noYohane uMbhaptizi bajamelana nezilingo ezilambathayo nekratshi: UKristu wajamelana nabo entlango ngoxa uYohane wazithoba phambi kwababhali xa wabuzwayo enoba wayenguMesiya kusini na, upopu wacacisa.

UFrancis wathi nangona bobabini bafa “ngeyona ndlela ilihlazo,” uYesu noYohane uMbhaptizi babethelela ngomzekelo wabo ukuba “indlela yokuthobeka” yokwenyaniso.

“Umprofeti, umprofeti omkhulu, indoda enkulu ezelwe ngumfazi – le yindlela uYesu amchaza ngayo – kwaye noNyana kaThixo wakhetha indlela yokuthotywa,” utshilo upopu. “Yindlela abasibonisa yona nesimele siyilandele thina maKristu”