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Pope Francis kisses the crucifix at the Liturgy of the Lord's Passion in St. Peter's Basilica on April 7, 2023. | Vatican Media

Good Friday: Papal Preacher Warns against Relativism, “black hole of spiritual universe”

Apr 7, 2023

At the Vatican’s Good Friday liturgy, the papal preacher warned against the danger of believers being drawn into the “vortex of nihilism” by the post-modern world’s "total relativism."

Fr. Cantalamessa preaches on Good Friday, April 19, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Full Text: Fr. Cantalamessa's Homily for Good Friday

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Here is the full text of the Good Friday homily of Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap., delivered April 10 at St. Peter's Basilica.

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