The Pope has said that some seminaries are providing a style of legalistic education which makes it difficult for priests to respond to the real-life situations of those who come to them seeking guidance.
"Some priestly formation programmes run the risk of educating in the light of overly clear and distinct ideas, and therefore to act within limits and criteria that are rigidly defined a priori, and that set aside concrete situations," the pope said during a meeting with 28 Polish Jesuits in Krakow during World Youth Day.
