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(CNS) Pope says there are no part-time Christians; faith is a full-time job
Catholics can’t put their faith on a part-time schedule or rely on it just for the moments they choose; being Christian is a full-time occupation, Pope Francis said.
If people don’t open their hearts to the Holy Spirit to let God purify and enlighten them, then “our being Christian will be superficial,” the pope said May 15 at his weekly general audience.
Knowing and doing what God wants is not possible with mere human effort — it takes the transformative action of the Holy Spirit, he said.
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