Holy Father Pope Francis while addressing the participants attending a meeting celebrating the Twenty-fifth anniversary of the Promulgation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which was sponsored by the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization, conveyed that it is the very nature of the Church to guard the deposit of faith and to pursue the Church’s path, so that the truth present in Jesus’ preaching of the Gospel may grow in fullness until the end of time.
As reported by Vatican Radio, Holy Father Pope Francis remarked that “The word of God cannot be moth-balled like some old blanket in an attempt to keep insects at bay! No, the word of God is a dynamic and living reality that develops and grows because it is aimed at a fulfillment that none can halt.”
His Holiness concluded his message by underlining that doctrine cannot be preserved without allowing it to develop, nor can it be tied to an interpretation that is rigid and immutable without demeaning the working of the Holy Spirit.
