Christians distracted from the path set out by Jesus can turn into decrepit "spiritual mummies," Pope Francis has said in a homily.
Spiritual mummies stray from the path of Christian life by choosing to stand still "not doing evil, but not doing good" either, the pope said in his homily during Mass in the Domus Sanctae Marthae.
"A Christian who doesn't walk, who doesn't move on the path, is a 'non-Christian' Christian. No one knows what he is. He is a bit of a 'paganized' Christian; he's there, he's still, but he doesn't go forward in Christian life. The Beatitudes do not flourish in his life; he does not do the works of mercy; he is still," the pope said.
