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Pope Apologizes to Sex Abuse Victims Sister Irene Poelzer Wanted to Be Remembered for Loving by Junno Arocho Esteves the Earth, Animals, People, and Jesus Her Brother Single Issue: $1.00 Publication Mail Agreement No. 40030139 CATHOLIC JOURNAL Vol. 95 No. 31 January 24, 2018 Sister Poelzer dies Pope apologizes to sex abuse victims Sister Irene Poelzer wanted to be remembered for loving By Junno Arocho Esteves the earth, animals, people, and Jesus her Brother. ABOARD THE PAPAL A noted feminist scholar, FLIGHT FROM PERU (CNS) — she was a founding member Pope Francis apologized to vic - tims of clergy sex abuse, saying of the Women’s Studies he unknowingly wounded them Research Unit at the by the way he defended a Chilean University of Saskatchewan, bishop accused of covering up and engaged in significant abuse by his mentor. research on feminist Chris ti - Speaking with journalists on anity, Métis and First Nations his flight to Rome from Lima, women, and the retention of Peru, Jan. 21, the pope said he First Nations culture. only realized later that his words — page 3 erroneously implied that victims’ accusations are credible only with Week of Prayer concrete proof. “To hear that the pope says to The 2018 Week of Prayer their face, ‘Bring me a letter with for Christian Unity opened proof,’ is a slap in the face,” the Jan. 21 in Saskatoon with a pope said. Pope Francis was referring to a service at St. John the Evan - response he gave in Iquique, Chile, gelist Anglican Cathe dral. Jan. 18 when local reporters asked This year’s theme is “Your about his support for Bishop Juan right hand, O Lord, glorious Barros of Osorno, given accusations in power” (Exodus 15:6). that the bishop may have been CNS/Paul Haring Recently installed Bishop aware of abuse perpetrated by his Mark Hagemoen of the former mentor, Rev. Fernando POPE CELEBRATES MASS IN PERU — Pope Francis completed his weeklong journey to Chile and Peru by celebrating mass at Las Palmas Air Base in Lima, Peru, Jan. 21. Roman Catholic Diocese Karadima. The priest was sentenced to a life of prayer and pen ance by of Saskatoon delivered bring proof (or) they don’t have it,” Pope Francis said that while As he did in November on his the Vatican after he was found he said. “Or at times they have it but “covering up abuse is an abuse in return from Bangladesh, he said the homily. guilty of sexually abusing boys. they are ashamed and cover it up itself,” if he punished Barros with - he only wanted to respond to — page 3 “The day they bring me proof and suffer in silence. The tragedy of out moral certainty, “I would be questions related to the trip. against Bishop Barros, I will Skating the truth the abused is tremendous.” committing the crime of a bad Pope Francis told reporters he speak. There is not one piece of However, the pope told re - judge.” appreciated the statement made evidence against him. It is calum - Among the films worth porters on the papal flight he still During the inflight news con - Jan. 20 by Boston Cardinal Sean ny. Is that clear?” the pope had stood firmly behind his defence of ference, Pope Francis answered P. O’Malley, president of the Pon - seeing is told the reporters in Iquique. Barros, because he was “personal - eight questions over the course of tifical Commission for the Protec - I, Tonya , His response provoked further ly convinced” of the bishop’s an hour, although the conference tion of Minors, acknowledging “a quite outrage, especially from Kara di - innocence after the case was in - was interrupted by turbulence, the pain survivors of abuse felt ma’s victims who said the pope’s remarkable vestigated twice with no evidence which forced the pope to sit for response made his earlier apologies portrait of emerging. about five minutes. — DEVASTATING , page 19 former for the church’s failure to protect Olympic figure skater Tonya sex abuse victims seem hollow. Harding, who fell from grace Asked about the incident dur - Talks are solution to the nuclear crisis ing the flight back to Rome, Pope following a notorious 1994 Francis said he meant to use the assault on another skater,” word “evidence,” not “proof.” By Chris Berthelot mer Canadian ambassador for dis - the Asian regime’s nuclear am - writes Gerald Schmitz. The way he phrased his response, Grandin Media armament and a Catholic states - bitions. Both leaders have threat - — page 13 he said, caused confusion and was man based in Edmonton. ened and insulted each other, with “not the best word to use to EDMONTON (CCN) — In an interview with Grandin U.S. President Donald Trump call - Benedictine oblates approach a wounded heart.” Negotiation is the only solution to Media, Roche said he’s frustrated ing North Korean leader Kim Jong “Of course, I know that there are the North Korean nuclear crisis, with the rising tension between the Un “Little Rocket Man.” In the first of a three-part many abused people who cannot according to Douglas Roche, for - United States and North Korea over “If you use the word ‘immatu - series, Joan Chittister, OSB, rity,’ it’s not a strong enough word asks the question, and then Winnipeg Synod resumes general sessions to describe the conduct of these presents her thoughts: “The leaders involved,” said Roche, the question of the day is a sim - author of 22 books on nuclear dis - ple one but potentially life- By James Buchok Those nine categories of concern a gathering and is most conven - armament and an international were created based on the findings ient for rural-based delegates. changing: The question is, expert on peace and non-violence. WINNIPEG — The faithful of of listening sessions convened Delegates to the general sessions “You (have) got to consider Mr. why would anyone even the Archdiocese of Winnipeg con - across the archdiocese from Sep - are composed of elected members, Trump as a phenomenon, which bother to get attached to a tinue to forge ahead, laying the tember to December 2016. Nine as well as ex officio members (those he is, but in passing. He’s not Benedictine monastery? groundwork for the local church focus commissions developed pro - who hold a certain office or position going to be there forever.” What is the purpose of for the years ahead as the Synod posals on how to respond to the in the archdiocese) and appointed Roche’s comments come just doing something like that?” of the Archdiocese of Winnipeg concerns and hopes raised in the lis - members. Elected members include days after an emergency missile — page 15 resumes its general sessions. tening sessions. Each commission one priest from each of the six alert in Hawaii that turned out to At session one in November, the produced a White Paper and pro - deaneries; two non-ordained mem - be a false alarm, but not before it Music for liturgy 200 delegates considered proposals posals to be dealt with at the first bers from parishes with more than provoked panic in the U.S. state dealing with vocations and leader - two general sessions. Each White 50 families; one non-ordained and highlighted the risk of possi - This week’s Prairie ship, marriage and family, catech - Paper can be read in its entirety in member of every parish or mission ble unintended nuclear war, in this Messenger features music for esis and faith formation, social out - the Synod 2016-2018 section of the with less than 50 families; four fe - case with North Korea. liturgy from Ash reach, and church governance. At Archdiocese of Winnipeg website, male religious; two male religious; Pope Francis weighed in on the Wednes day, session two in December, the topics www.archwinnipeg.ca and three permanent deacons. threat of a nuclear miscalculation Feb. 14, to Easter included indigenous people, new All general sessions, six in Session three on Jan. 20 began while en route to South America evangelization and missionary out - total held monthly November the process of reviewing and final - on Jan. 15. The Holy Father told Sunday, April 1. reach, sacramental preparation, through April, convene at St. John izing amendments and new pro- reporters travelling on the airplane — pages 8 - 12 prayer and devotional life, and XXIII Church in west Winnipeg, a youth and young adults. venue that can accommodate such — PILGRIMAGE , page 6 — WORLD , page 7 2 Prairie Messenger INTERNATIONAL NEWS January 24, 2018 International bishops visit Holy Land, seek peace By Judith Sudilovsky rural areas with high levels of un - cerns from Israelis and Pales tinians. employment and social and politi - “Israeli and Palestinian young QUBEIBEH, West Bank (CNS) cal problems. About 95 per cent of people all want justice and peace,” — The entrance into this small the program’s 111 graduates have said Bishop Lionel Gendron of Palestinian village encircled by the found jobs in Jerusalem or Beth - Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Que., presi - Israeli security barrier and settle - lehem hospitals. dent of the Canadian Confer ence of ments is through a series of bleak “I didn’t even know if I would Catholic Bishops. “They are all and darkened underpasses. be able to study because of finan - looking for a way to achieve that. But bishops from three conti - cial and personal reasons,” Khalil There is probably more hope for nents said their Jan. 17 meeting Housheh, 24, a graduate of the that in Israel than in Palestine. In with students from the Bethlehem program, told the bishops. After Israel, they have everything, and University nursing department his neighbour told him about the the (Palestinians) have practically satellite campus gave them a sense program, he registered, and “It felt nothing. Many of the young people of hope.
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