les . ▁Then ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁he ▁appointed ▁seven ▁religious ▁sister s ▁to ▁full ▁membership ▁in ▁the ▁Cong reg ation ▁for ▁Instit utes ▁of ▁Con sec r ated ▁Life ▁and ▁Soci eties ▁of ▁Apost ol ic ▁Life . ▁ ▁C ler gy ▁ ▁Francis ▁emphas izes ▁that ▁the ▁" hour ▁of ▁the ▁la ity " ▁has ▁arrived ▁and ▁de cri es   cler ical ism ▁as ▁r ife ▁in ▁the ▁Church , ▁saying ▁that ▁it ▁" le ads ▁to ▁the ▁functional ization ▁of ▁the ▁la ity , ▁tre ating ▁them ▁as ▁' mess engers ' ." ▁Francis ▁has ▁critic ized ▁the ▁perce ived ▁hung er ▁for ▁power ▁of ▁some ▁se ctors ▁of ▁the ▁cur ia , ▁which ▁come ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁a ▁proper ▁religious ▁life . ▁He ▁thinks ▁that ▁g oss ip ▁is ▁a ▁danger ▁to ▁the ▁reputation ▁of ▁people , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁cli ques ▁within ▁organizations ▁is ▁a ▁threat ▁to ▁both ▁the ▁individual ▁and ▁the ▁organization . ▁Francis ▁thinks ▁that ▁pri ests ▁should ▁be ▁in ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁people ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁possible ▁and ▁avoid ▁isol ation . ▁He ▁also ▁suggests ▁that ▁pri ests ▁should ▁encou rage ▁people ▁to ▁be ▁optim istic . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁supported ▁by ▁Rome ▁b ish ops , ▁pri ests , ▁de a cons , ▁and ▁sem in ari ans ▁from ▁the ▁English - spe aking ▁world ▁who ▁attended ▁the ▁second ▁international ▁conference ▁of ▁the ▁Con fr atern ities ▁of ▁Catholic ▁C ler gy . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁