VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Marking the anniversary of the attempted assassination of St. John Paul II and the feast of Our Lady of Fatima, Pope Leo XIV said Mary is the “perfect model” of what the Church is called to be and urged Catholics to imitate her “humility, active faith and obedience.”
During his May 13 general audience in St. Peter’s Square, the pope dedicated his catechesis to Mary, reflecting...
The narrative links a traumatic historical event (the assassination attempt) and a religious feast (Fatima) directly to a spiritual mandate, utilizing the authority of the Pope to establish a moral teaching about humility and obedience. This pattern leverages emotional connection and authority to frame theological instruction, suggesting that spiritual fulfillment is contingent upon imitating a specific, passive, and obedient model (Mary). The use of the juxtaposition of worldly violence and div...