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Quebec Cardinal Gérald Lacroix speaks at the International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 7, 2021. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.Rome Newsroom, Feb 14, 2023 / 11:45 am (CNA).The Catholic cardinal of Quebec said Tuesday that pastors are to be shepherds who help their people grow in a relationship with Jesus Christ, not "the boss" or manager of laypeople.Cardinal Gérald Cyprien Lacroix spoke at a Feb. 14 press conference previewing a three-day Vatican meeting on how to improve collaboration among laypeople, priests, and bishops.Lacroix, the archbishop of Quebec and primate of Canada, will be giving a talk on the second day of the Feb. 16-18 conference on the role of pastors in effective co-responsibility."What is our role as priests and bishops in this beautiful adventure?" he asked. "Well, our main role is to be pastors. We re not managers, we re not the boss: We re pastors, shepherds.""Helping the lay faithful," he continued, "he ....

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