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Pope Francis shares with seminarians that his mom did not want him to enter seminary

Pope Francis speaks with Spanish clergy and seminarians on Jan. 30, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Feb 1, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).

PopeFrancisdiscussedinaJan.30audiencewithseminariansandformatorsfromtheecclesiasticalprovinceofValenciainSpainhowhismotherputupquiteabitofresistancetohisenteringtheseminary. ThebishopofOrihuela-Alicante,JoséIgnacioMunilla,postedonFacebookthatduringthemeeting,inadditiontohisformalremarks,therewasanexchangeinwhichtheHolyFathersharedtheexperienceindetail. “TheseminariansoftheecclesiasticalprovinceofValenciawereabletospendtwowholehourswiththepope,duringwhichallthosewhowantedtofreelyaskedhimquestions,towhichherespondedinaverycharmingway,”thebishopindicated. MunillaexplainedthattheHolyFather’scommentsabouthismother’soppositiontohisbeginningthepathtothepriesthoodwasinresponsetothequestionofafuturepriestwhoiscurrentlyexperiencingasimilarexperience. “Oneoftheseminarianstoldthepopeabouthissufferingbecausehismotherhasnotacceptedhisdecisiontogototheseminary,b