Surprise letter from Benedict XVI

Rocco Palmo of “Whispers in the Loggia” website writes…“The Church’s Deepest Nature” – In His Own Call, B16 Directs Catholic Charities

Released by surprise at Roman Noon this Saturday, the following is the Vatican’s official English translation of a motu proprio letter of Benedict XVI on the Catholic identity and ecclesial oversight of the church’s charitable efforts.

Initially published in Latin by the Holy See, the text is entitled Intima Ecclesiae natura – in English, “The Church’s Deepest Nature,” with a subhead “De Caritate Ministranda”; that is, “On the Service of Charity”… and in full, here  is full text from the Vatican