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Denver, Colo., Apr 27, 2013 \/ 04:05 pm (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- The biggest threat to priests is the temptation to be more immersed in the world than the Gospel, says Pope Francis in his newly translated book.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cFor then-Cardinal Bergoglio, narcissism and worldliness are completely self-defeating to the purpose of why a priest becomes a priest,\u201d the book's translator, Alejandro Bermudez, told CNA April 23.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cIt's a total rejection of the reason why he decided to become a priest, and therefore these are some of the most destructive and damaging problems in priestly formation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe new book, \u201cOn Heaven and Earth,\u201d is a conversation between Pope Francis and Abraham Skorka, a rabbi and scholar from Buenos Aires. It was originally published in Spanish in 2010, when the Pope was still Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos Aires.<\/p>\n

\tThe book covers numerous topics touching on priesthood in today's world, including vocation, celibacy and the sex abuse crisis.<\/p>\n

\tBermudez, who is executive director of Catholic News Agency, said that though Pope Francis warns against worldliness in all Christians, \u201che makes a much more important point regarding the priests, because they have the duty to lead the Catholic community, and lead it in a completely selfless manner.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cOne might think that having a woman on the side is being worldly, but that is only one of the double lives that are usually mentioned,\u201d Pope Francis said in the book. \u201cThere are those that seek to compromise their faith for political alliances or for a worldly spirituality.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tPope Francis noted the 20th century theologian Henri de Lubac's comment that to be worldly is \u201cthe worst that can happen\u201d to a priest. \u201cIf this were to happen throughout the Church, the situation would be much worse than those embarrassing periods with libertine pastors,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWorldliness and the narcissism can become not only an attitude of individuals but of the whole community, and therefore you can have the whole leadership of Catholics \u2013 bishops, priests and lay leaders \u2013 involved,\u201d said Bermudez.<\/p>\n

\tThis would \u201cbasically turn the Church into a narcissistic worldly operation, and it would be completely neutralized of any capacity to transform persons and the world,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

\tIn \u201cOn Heaven and Earth,\u201d Pope Francis discusses priestly celibacy with such phrases as \u201cfor now\u201d and \u201cfor the time being.\u201d This has led some to speculate that he will bring to an end to the Latin Church's tradition of unmarried priests.<\/p>\n

\tHowever, Bermudez asserted that Pope Francis will do \u201cabsolutely nothing\u201d to change the rules on married priests.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThat doesn't mean at all that he is soft on this, or even contemplating the possibility of not continuing the tradition of priestly celibacy,\u201d the translator said. \u201cThe book in itself, his pastoral practice and his homilies all speak to the great appreciation he has of priestly celibacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tPope Francis also said that \u201cwe can rule out that celibacy carries pedophilia as a consequence.\u201d He noted that most sex abuse occurs in families and neighborhoods by those who have not taken a vow of celibacy.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cNow, when this happens, you can never turn a blind eye. You cannot be in a position of power and destroy the life of another person,\u201d the Pontiff stressed.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cI do not believe in the positions that some hold about sustaining a certain corporate spirit so as to avoid damaging the image of the institution \u2026 Recently, in Ireland they uncovered cases that occurred for twenty years, and the current pope (at the time Benedict) clearly said: 'Zero tolerance with this crime.' I admire the courage and the straightforwardness of Benedict XVI on this point.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tSince his election as Bishop of Rome, Francis has reaffirmed the Vatican process established by Benedict for handling instances of sexual abuse by priests.<\/p>\n

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