Pope Lauds Synod's 'Rich and Lively' Dialogue
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Single Issue: $1.00 Publication Mail Agreement No. 40030139 CATHOLIC JOURNAL Vol. 93 No. 19 October 28, 2015 New staff Pope lauds synod’s ‘rich and lively’ dialogue The Archdiocese of Regina has recently taken on five By Cindy Wooden At the end of the synod’s final language that is archaic or simply trinate’ it into dead stones to hurl new staff persons, four to fill working session Oct. 24, Pope incomprehensible.” at each other.” positions that had become VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Francis was honest about the differ - “For the church,” he said, Without mentioning specific vacant and one new position The first task of the Catholic ences of opinion present among “concluding the synod means to differences, such as deeply varied to support a growing work Church “is not to hand down con - synod participants and about the go back to really ‘walking togeth - cultural approaches to homosexu - load in youth ministry. demnations or anathemas, but to tone of their discussions sometimes er’ to bring to every part of the ality, Pope Francis said synod — page 6 proclaim the mercy of God,” exceeding the bounds of charity. world — every diocese, every members learned that “what Sisters in Spirit Pope Francis told members of the But he framed all those differences community and every situation — seems normal for a bishop on one synod of bishops on the family. as an opportunity for learning. the light of the Gospel, the continent can seem strange — As a police chief, Clive “In the course of this synod, embrace of the church and the almost a scandal — to a bishop Weighill tries to remain the different opinions that were support of the mercy of God.” from another.” apolitical, but at a recent expressed freely — and, unfortu - The synod tried to find better Sisters in Spirit vigil held to nately, sometimes with methods See story on page 16 ways to convince the world of the remember missing and mur - that were not completely charita - importance of the family based on dered Aboriginal women, he ble — certainly led to a rich and The synod sessions, the pope the lifelong marriage of one man said that “when you see the lively dialogue,” the pope said. said, were designed to have peo - and one woman, he said, knowing socio-economic factors, the The synod, he said, was a time ple speak openly about the needs that it should not be afraid to poverty, the racism, it’s also of trying “to broaden horizons in of families and to face them shake “anesthetized consciences or systemic. We need to get to order to overcome every hermeneu - “without fear and without hiding to dirty its hands animatedly and the root cause of this.” tic of conspiracy or closed-minded - our heads in the sand.” frankly discussing the family.” — page 7 ness so as to defend and spread the The gathering, he said, was a “The experience of the synod,” freedom of the children of God time “to witness to all that the the pope said, “has made us New school (and) to transmit the beauty of Gospel remains for the church the understand better that the true Christian newness, which some - living source of eternal newness Construction of a new times is covered by the rust of a against those who want to ‘indoc - — gOD’S MerCY , page 2 Sacred Heart Community School began Oct. 2 with an official sod turning attended Anniversary of Nostra Aetate marked by Finance Minister Kevin Doherty, Deputy Mayor By Michael Swan radical change. It’s a threshold,” half century since the Second Wade Murray, Regina The Catholic register said Edmund ston, N.B., Bishop Vati can Council, Nostra Aetate is Elphinstone-Centre MLA Claude Champagne, chair of the the only Vatican II document to Warren McCall, Elder Mike TORONTO (CCN) — In or Canadian Conference of Catholic inspire the CCCB to issue an Pinay, school board mem - CNS/Paul Haring out? Us or them? Where do we Bishops’ Commission for Christian entire catechetical program for bers, senior school board SYNOD ON FAMILY — Pope draw the line? Should we draw the Unity, Religious Relations with Canadian Catholics. administrators and children Francis walks past an image of line? Once a line is drawn, how do Jews and Interfaith Dialogue. “It The two booklets (available as a of Sacred Heart the Holy Family as he leaves after we look beyond our borders? was the first time in the history of PDF from CCCB.ca) are both titled Community School. celebrating the closing mass of Every religion, every nation, the church we were able to see A Church in Dialogue. The first — page 7 the synod of bishops on the family every community struggles with there could be some good, some explains the history and philosophy Afghan stories in St. Peter’s Basilica at the these questions. In every age the truth, some beauty in the other of Catholic interfaith dialogue. The Vatican Oct. 25. questions get asked again. Our believers. For me it was a very second document outlines in partic - Despite Canada’s history with answers shift as the tides of deep change.” ular progress in dialogue between Afghanistan, First Nation change roll in and out of our lives. Champagne’s commission is - Catholics and Muslims. it did not Fifty years ago the Second sued not one but two documents Council fathers voted 2,221 to come up in ministry a Vatican Council decided not so to mark the 50th anniversary of 88 in favour of Nostra Aetate and foreign poli - much to move the borders as to Nostra Aetate . Over the last four Pope Paul VI promulgated the cy discus - sign of hope look beyond them. In just 1,600 years of academic conferences, sions during words, Nostra Aetate (In Our Time) books and celebrations to mark a — NOSTRA , page 4 the recent unfolded the church election cam - By Frank Flegel out of its centuries- paign, writes Gerald Schmitz. long defensive crouch and opened Five movies screened at the REGINA — It’s the first time up channels of dia - Toronto film festival feature Anglican and Roman Catholic logue with every stories from an Afghanistan groups have come together to talk other faith of signif - we hardly knew. about Aboriginal ministry. About 30 Aboriginal and non- icance and reach — page 9 Aboriginal people attended what around the globe. Climate challenge was called Signs of Hope: Nostra Aetate Conversations on First Nations wasn’t a decree or Only six weeks after the Ministry, Oct. 17, at St. Paul a constitution. It federal election, our newly Cathedral’s Community Centre claimed neither elected prime minister, here. It was organized under the dogmatic nor pas - Justin Trudeau, will face his auspices of the Anglican Roman toral authority. It first foreign-policy challenge Catholic Covenant Imple menta - was satisfied to be there, writes Joe Gunn. tion Committee and is one of the merely a declara - How will he handle it? goals and activities that are part of tion. It was the — page 11 the Covenant signed between the shortest document Growth and Archdiocese of Regina and the issued at Vatican Diocese of Qu’Appelle in 2011. II. But of the 16 discovery “It is important to educate each documents of the other about First Nations and Second Vatican While stereotypes of aging what is going on in their lives. It’s Council, none are abound in our youth- important to hear the stories of the more studied, more obsessed society, it is clear people,” said Susan Klein, co- argued over, more that aging is not a problem to chair of the Implementation written about or Catholic Register/Michael Swan be solved, but a rich develop - Committee in conversation with more relevant to mental stage in its own right. NOSTRA AETATE 50th ANNIVerSArY — Toronto’s Cardinal Thomas Collins the PM. Anglican co-chair how the church speaks at a synagogue in Toronto. A mere 50 years ago, it would have been unheard of — page 12 Deacon Michael Jackson said it is lives its mission for a Catholic priest to do such a thing. But with the Vatican II declaration Nostra now. Aetate , the Catholic Church opened itself to the other faiths of the world. Oct. 28 — gOD’S WILL , page 4 “For me, it’s a marks the 50th anniversary of Nostra Aetate . 2 Prairie Messenger INTERNATIONAL NEWS October 28, 2015 Synod faces new vision of church By Cindy Wooden Christian community most as its recording secretary, said strongly impacts and is impacted leaving a matter that touches on VATICAN CITY (CNS) — by the surrounding society. the indissolubility of marriage up Members of the synod of bishops As pastors, members of the to individual bishops’ conferences on the family agree that Catholic synod were wrestling, for exam - “would risk harm to the unity of families are the beating heart and ple, with the questions of commu - the Catholic Church, the under - busy hands of the church, but the nion for the divorced and civilly standing of her sacramental order tensions in the synod hall demon - remarried and with how best to and the visible witness of the life strate that what they don’t agree respect the dignity of homosexual of the faithful.” on is a vision of the church and persons while defending marriage English Group D, led by its primary attitude to the world. as a union of one man and one Cardinal Thomas C. Collins of As the Catholic Church woman for life. Toronto with Archbishop Charles marked the 50th anniversary of But none of the bishops J.