7 ▁March , ▁Francis ▁gave ▁an ▁extraordinary ▁ben ed iction ▁Ur bi ▁et ▁Or bi . ▁In ▁his ▁hom ily ▁on ▁Cal ming ▁the ▁storm ▁in ▁the ▁G ospel ▁of ▁Mark , ▁Francis ▁described ▁the ▁setting : ▁" D ense ▁darkness ▁has ▁thick ened ▁on ▁our ▁squares , ▁streets ▁and ▁cities ; ▁it ▁looks ▁over ▁our ▁lives ▁filling ▁everything ▁with ▁a ▁de af ening ▁silence ▁and ▁a ▁des olate ▁void ▁that ▁par aly zes ▁everything ▁in ▁its ▁passage : ▁you ▁can ▁feel ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁air , ▁you ▁can ▁feel ▁it ▁in ▁your ▁gest ures ▁[...] ▁In ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁suffering , ▁where ▁the ▁true ▁development ▁of ▁our ▁pe op les ▁is ▁measured , ▁we ▁discover ▁and ▁experience ▁the ▁priest ly ▁prayer ▁of ▁Jesus : ▁' may ▁everyone ▁be ▁one ' ." ▁ ▁Te ach ings ▁▁ ▁Francis ▁told ▁La ▁C iv ilt à ▁C att ol ica ▁that ▁the ▁church ▁does ▁not ▁need ▁to ▁speak ▁constantly ▁of ▁the ▁issues ▁of ▁abort ion , ▁artificial ▁contra ception , ▁and ▁hom osex ual ity . ▁He ▁added ▁that ▁the ▁church ▁had ▁focused ▁in ▁trivial ▁issues , ▁and ▁as ▁such ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁so ▁pr one ▁to ▁condem n , ▁and ▁that ▁pri ests ▁should ▁be ▁more ▁wel coming . ▁He ▁said ▁the ▁conf essional ▁should ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁motiv ate ▁people ▁to ▁better ▁themselves . ▁In ▁Evangel ii ▁ga ud ium ▁he ▁revealed ▁what ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁em ph ases ▁of ▁his ▁pont ificate : ▁a ▁mission ary ▁imp ulse ▁among ▁all ▁C athol