The Bishop of Hong Kong called on priests to be shepherds and not opinion leaders.
“We are called to Journey together in our fraternal spirit discerning for the direction which the Spirit wants us to move,” said Jesuit Bishop Stephen Chow Sau-yan of Hong Kong.
He took over the responsibility of the diocese in December 2021.
“We are living in an ever-changing context, so that the discernment has to be continued and ongoing, as a body through in-depth, respectful and emphatic listening to each other and the Word of God as well as through our sincere dialogue,” the bishop said in his homily while celebrating the Chrism Mass on April 14, 2022.
“We should be aware of the temptation to work for our kingdoms, our domains, and our interests,” said the 63-year-old bishop.
He added further, “What the people of Hong Kong need from us (priests) is shepherds and not KOL (key opinion leaders) - shepherds who are all the more realistic as well as transcending - not stuck in a specific time or space and not being shepherds without the smell of the sheep…”
As of Vatican data of 2020, the Hong Kong diocese has 611,000 Catholics in 52 parishes. - Jose Cherukara
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