Bishop of Spain and Portugal: There is no communion between man and God if there is no communion between mentranslated

"There is no communion between man and God if there is no communion between men," Bishop Timotei of Spain and Portugal explained on Sunday.

His Eminence officiated the Holy Liturgy in the "Coverage of the Mother of God" Parish in Sintra - São Pedro in Portugal, where he emphasized, starting from the Parable of the merciless rich man and the poor Lazarus, the way in which the love of one's fellow man reflects the following of God.

"This did not happen in the case of the unmerciful rich man and the poor Lazarus, for the rich man often passed by the poor man lying at his gate, ignoring him as if he did not exist."

"This lack of love and selfishness distanced him from God and created an impassable chasm between them," the hierarch said.

In this sense, the Most Reverend Father Timotei highlighted that "if we do not come to love each other and do not seek communion with each other, here on earth, we cannot enter into communion with God".

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