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Pope tells mission group to respect local bishops, culture

Neocatechumenal Way has received complaints over creating chaos in their mission work
Pope tells mission group to respect local bishops, culture

A Neocatechumenal Way congregation in St Croix (photo by Catholic Islander News)

Published: February 04, 2014 04:13 AM GMT
Updated: February 03, 2014 04:36 PM GMT

Pope Francis has told members of a controversial missionary movement that they must respect local customs and the guidance of local bishops as they spread the faith.

Francis met Saturday with several thousand members of the Neocatechumenal Way, a community founded in Spain in the 1960s that seeks to train Catholic adults in their faith and is known for sending large families as missionaries around the world.

While appreciating the movement's religious zeal, bishops in Japan, the Philippines and elsewhere in Asia have accused the movement of wreaking chaos in their dioceses and have tried to limit its activities. The Vatican has also questioned its unusual liturgical practices.

Full story: Pope tells controversial missionary group to respect local bishops and culture

Source: Associated Press

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