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The Community of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (abbreviated as "C.F.R.") is a mendicant congregation in the Latin Church of the Catholic Church. It follows the Capuchin Franciscan tradition. ==Foundation== The congregation was founded in 1987 by eight Capuchin priest friars, including Benedict Groeschel, Stan Fortuna, Robert Stanion, Glenn Sudano, Bob Lombardo, and Andrew Apostoli. The purpose of the community is to strive to a return to the authentic Capuchin way of life and the renewal of the Catholic Church. In addition, the friars are known for their fidelity to the pope. The Community characterizes itself as Catholic, Franciscan, Capuchin, contemplative, prophetic, apostolic, fraternal and pro-life. Sudano told a reporter about the motive behind forming the community "We were concerned about the effects of secularism on religious life (the Capuchins ) and a lack of clear and explicit fidelity to the Church. That secularism is less prevalent today, thank God, but was very much the case in the 1970s and 80s. What we were observing then were not so much sins of commission, but omission. A pastor, for example, () not speak out against the Holy Father, but neither would he speak in support of him. He () condemn adoration of the Blessed Sacrament or the Rosary, but he () promote them either. We worried that many of the traditional expressions of the Faith were not appreciated or practiced." Sudano said that it was their feeling that "Because of this secularism, men weren't attracted to life in religious communities. ...(candidates ) wanted to participate in the traditional forms of religious life, and wanted traditional signs, such as wearing the habit."〔 Initially it had not been their desire to break away from the Capuchins, Sudano related "We recognized that things were not going well. Our desire was to stay in the Capuchin community, but to be a renewal community. We wanted to bring back adoration and traditional devotions and practices, such as wearing the habit. Our superior in Rome was interested in our idea, but the provincials in the United States were not. We were allowed to begin in New York, but after three years of fraternal discussions, it was clear that our order was not interested in our style. So, we decided to continue our work under the archbishop of New York. Leaving our community was not easy. We didn’t leave our confreres because we thought they were evil, but because we had a difference of opinion. Some of our confreres were upset with us, but leaving was something that had to be done."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Franciscan Friars of the Renewal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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