I know that a lot of people here will blame us, again, for speaking about this. They’ll say: ‘Please, don’t be heavy and boring with the congregation. Just leave it to each person’s conscience; leave it to their judgment. You’re embarrassing us; you’re making us blush…’ Well, no! I won’t put up with that. Saint Paul wasn’t ashamed to bother people on these issues and to beg like a mendicant. If I were saying: ‘Give me, bring me things for my house’, that might be shameful. But not really. ‘Do not those who serve at the altar also have a share in the sacrifices?’ (1 Cor. 9, 13). Still, somebody would be bound to blame me for talking about myself. But ...
