PROPOSITIONESVan de 12e Gewone Bisschoppensynode over het Woord van God in het leven en de zending van de Kerk (Engelstalige versie)
(Soort document: Bisschoppensynodes)
Synodevaders -
25 oktober 2008
The Word of God is indispensable to form the heart of a good pastor, minister of the Word. To this end, "Pastores Dabo Vobis" recalls: "The priest must be the first 'believer' of the Word, with full consciousness that the words of his ministry are not 'his' but of him who has sent him. He is not the owner of this Word; he is servant. He is not the sole owner of this Word; he is debtor vis-à-vis the People of God" (John Paul II, post-synodal apostolic exhortation "Pastores Dabo Vobis," 26). Priests, especially parish priests, are called to nourish themselves every day with the sacred Scriptures and to communicate them with wisdom and generosity to the faithful entrusted to their care.
