
Fidelity is always a change, a blossoming, a growth
Pope Francis, November 2007
With this thought (said before he became Pope), Pope Francis weaves together one of the paradoxes that all spiritual leadership acknowledges, even though it struggles with the reality.
Fidelity (or Faithfulness) is a BOTH - AND.
Fidelity is rooted in the past and seeks continuity with the past. That is how it is faithful to the tradition once given. And . . .