What's This Lump On The Side Of My Gum

A Church under Clandestine

The Gospel, indeed, shows us Jesus of Nazareth, the Messiah-Servant, who lives and works as a popular prophet, humble and matter of contradiction that God speaks intimacy never seen that marginalized welcomes sinners and eats with . Amid of his people, he is not Master of Law, not the Pharisee movement or the priests of the temple, not religious authority. He is a "lay" of humble people, and invites them to his disciples.

On his way with them, Jesus taught his disciples to egalitarian brotherhood at forgiveness and mutual service, the partnership in mission. Contrary to the Pharisees, it teaches that they have one Father and one Master. Contrary to the priests, he shows them a God who says, " I desire mercy and not sacrifice " Contrary to the rulers, taught that the first position is to feel and act as the servant.

Since Pentecost, in the New Testament appear fraternal communities living in simple warm and sharing with the poorest , where every witness and prophets, praying inspired and servers, with a variety of gifts and ministries. They recognize the authority of the apostles to have walked with Jesus and being with women the first witnesses of His resurrection, they receive a special commission of the Risen Christ and pastor confirming the brethren and go forward in mission. But the spirit of brotherly love, prayer and prophecy, is spilled on everyone: men and women, old and young, Jews and foreigners. With the assistance of all builds community, and missionary witness, visible body of Christ in the world.

The same Jesus Christ, crucified and risen, is presented in the New Testament as the only priest of the New Covenant, which defeats the clergy mediator and separated from the former cult. Therefore, the New People of God in Christ is all integers direct access to the Father and consecrated as the People entire prophetic, priestly and royal. So early Christianity spreads among people as a religion without caste or discrimination, without a temple and priests, where ministries Most important are the proclamation of the Gospel: for the "cult" of everyday life and salvation of the world. This horizon

evangelical and collecting the desire of the people of Santiago, between us we have to recover the style and structure of a fraternal and community church, charismatic whole, ministerial and missionary. Where opinions, initiatives and tasks, are welcomed and encouraged, and loosely coordinated by "pastors humble and close , brothers and servants of their communities " (St. Domingo). Where collegial deliberation and community discernment are practiced at all levels, in order to "resolve common most important things contrasting with the view of many "(Vatican II)

Only then can we as a church to be salt and light of the Gospel in this great city so marked by individualism, division and injustice so hurt by the imposition of those who concentrate material goods, knowledge and decisions.
thank you very much!

(fragment) R. Muñoz sscc, Catholic priest