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By STUART GRAHAM “Catholic women who accept to be or - dained to the priesthood separate themselves HE Southern African Catholic Bishops’ from the Church and the sacraments,” the Conference has warned against support - statement said. “It is therefore contrary to the Ting women priests, saying it is “con - spirit of the Catholic Church to be involved trary”to the teaching of the Church to offer or in the promotion of the ordination of women create platforms where conversations are held to the priestly ministry.” with women who claim to have been or - The archbishop added that it is “contrary dained. to the teaching of the Church” to offer or cre - In a tersely worded pastoral statement, ate platforms where conversations are held SACBC president Archbishop Stephen Brislin with women who claim to have been or - emphasised that the ordination of women to dained. each year on november 11, the school community of St Henry’s Marist College in durban the priesthood “is not recognised in the “It is wrong for Catholics to participate in gathers in the quad at the Memorial Bell Tower to remember the 18 young men from the col - Catholic Church”. the invalid celebration of the ‘Eucharist’ of - lege who gave their lives in the Second World War, and the Marist Brothers who have taught “The Catholic faithful are required to give fered by individual women who do not recog - generations of Marist pupils and who have since died. This year, special mention was made ‘a religious submission of mind’ to the defini - nise the teaching authority of the Church and of 2nd Lieutenant dennis Chambers (Class of ‘33) who served in Burma in Queen Alexan - tive teaching of the Supreme Pontiff who ex - who have consequently separated themselves dra’s own Gurkha Rifles and was killed in action in 1943. ercises his teaching authority by virtue of from the Catholic Church,” his statement History master Gary Brits was suitably dressed in WW2 military uniform and wearing the belt being the lawful successor of the Apostle said. of another St Henry’s student, Cecil Boyd, who died in action in italy in 1945. Here Mr Brits Peter,” Archbishop Brislin said. “It is equally inconsistent to use Catholic shows Lt Chambers’ Gurkha Rifles’ sword to Grade 8 pupils Sydney van Voorst and Tyrese “The faithful are expected to avoid what - premises and the Catholic media to under - Pillay. Grade 8 classes have been studying this period in history and a number came to the ever does not accord with the teaching of the mine the authoritative teaching of the magis - service dressed as members of one or other of the armed forces. Catholic Church regarding the ordination of terium of the Catholic Church.” women.” He said Catholics who align themselves The pastoral statement comes after the or - with the cause and promote the ordination of dination of Dr Mary Ryan, 60, in Hermanus in women are seen by the Church authorities to late September. The Catholic Church regards be “in open defiance” of the Church’s “clear Pope: Clergy don’t know everything the ordination illicit and invalid. By that act, and unambiguous teaching on the subject”. Dr Ryan and those who presided at the ordi - tion and thinks he does not need anyone,” “These Catholics are undoubtedly on a col - By Cindy Wooden nation are considered automatically excom - the pope said. lision course with the Church’s authority and municated, latae sententiae . can under no circumstances claim ignorance OPE Francis has said that the Church’s While bishops and priests are called to Dr Ryan, a mother of four, was ordained by of the Church’s definitive teaching,” the bish - ministers— bishops, priests and dea - “courageously safeguard” and share the cons— must be aware of how merciful Patricia Fresen, a former Dominican nun who ops’ statement said. P teachings of the Church, they also must and compassionate God has been with them, was expelled by her order after being ordained “As your pastors we urge all Catholics to recognise that they “always have something because such honesty makes them “humble a priest in Barcelona in 2003. ‘keep to what is taught and know to be true’,” to learn, even from those who may still be and understanding of others”. Archbishop Brislin said Pope John Paul II the statement said, adding that it is important Recognising that his call “flows only from far from the faith and from the Church”. issued a definitive pronouncement on the that Catholics don’t allow themselves to be God’s mercy and God’s heart” ensures that a By working together, supporting one an - question of admitting women to the priestly “tossed one way and another and carried minister “will never assume an authoritarian other and examining questions together, the ministry in his apostolic letter Ordinatio Sacer - along by every wind of doctrine”. attitude, as if everyone were placed at his Church’s ministers will demonstrate “a new dotalis (“On Priestly Ordination”) in 1994. In The statement said that, together with feet and as if the community were his prop - attitude, one marked by sharing, co-respon - it, Pope John Paul II declared that “the Church Pope Francis, the bishops believe that there erty or personal kingdom,” Pope Francis said. sibility and communion.” has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly are many important ways of promoting “One does not become a bishop, priest or Quoting St Paul’s letters to Timothy and ordination on women and this judgement is women in the Church. deacon because he is more intelligent or bet - to Titus, Pope Francis outlined the human to be definitively held by all the Church’s This month Spanish Claretian Father Pablo ter than others,” the pope said, “but only be - qualities a minister must have: “Acceptance, faithful”. d’Ors, a consultant to the Pontifical Council cause of a gift: God’s gift of love poured out moderation, patience, meekness, trustwor - The SACBC statement pointed out that for Culture, was quoted as saying that he was by the power of the Holy Spirit for the good thiness and goodness of heart.” Pope Francis had stated in his apostolic exhor - “absolutely” in favour of opening up the of his people,” the pope said at a general au - Those human qualities, he said, help the tation Evangelii Gaudium (“The Joy of the priesthood to women. dience in the Vatican. Church’s ministers go out to meet others Gospel”) that “the reservation of the priest - Fr d’Ors told Italian daily La Repubblica : “Woe to a bishop, priest or deacon who with the attitude of respect necessary for of - hood to males as a sign of Christ the Spouse “Am I in favour [of the ordination of women]? thinks he knows everything, who thinks he fering “a service and a witness that is truly who gives himself in the Eucharist is not a Absolutely, and I am not the only one. The always has the right answer to every ques - joyful and credible”.—CNS question open to discussion”. Continued on page 5 SSoouutthheerrnn CCrroossss && RRaaddiioo VVeerriittaass PPiillggrriimmaaggee

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Scriptural readings by the Emil Blaser OP, station director of Sin Johannesburg, is calling for lished in 1999 by a group of aca - students will tie the musical story of Radio Veritas. “Society sustains us nominations for the post of presi - demics and “other interested Christmas together. and therefore we have the responsi - dent. persons” who felt that the Catholic The one-hour service will be held bility to take good care of society The university says the post en - Church in South Africa had a signif - on November 28 at 18:30 in St too.” tails “leading a South African icant contribution to make to Benedict’s school hall. Tea and re - n For more information contact Ma - deborah Harris has been named as Catholic institution of higher educa - higher education. freshments will be served in the hadi Buthelezi at mahadi@radio the principal of de La Salle Holy tion as it seeks to grow in student Its campus is in the tranquil sub - school’s gazebo from 17:30. veritas.co.za or 011 663 4700. Cross College in Victory Park, Jo - numbers and in the range of aca - urb of Victory Park, Johannesburg. hannesburg. isabel Hancock, a demic degrees and diplomas offered. The university currently offers member of the school’s board of “The position of president is the only post-graduate degrees. It plans governors, said the appointment as equivalent of rector/principal or to reintroduce a range of under - head of the high school would be ef - vice-chancellor at a state university graduate degrees in the future. fective as of January 1. Mary Hyam and the incumbent should prefer - The board of directors is estab - will take on the duties of head - ably be a practising Catholic who lishing a selection panel which will mistress of the junior school.” has embraced the Catholic intellec - consider candidates who meet the tual tradition,” the university said. above requirements. The candidate should hold an Nominations should be received earned doctorate and be suitably by January 31, 2015, and the new Great honour qualified academically to lead this president should be able to com - seat of learning and be able to take mence duties by mid-2015. for SA woman comprehensive responsibility for n Persons seeking to nominate a can - the academic, administrative and fi - didate should obtain the candidate’s STAFFRePoRTeR nancial activities of the university, consent, prepare a written motivation, “particularly fundraising”. and send the motivation and candi - SOUTH African has been ap - The university’s president should date’s CV to Helen Hartwig, St Augus - pointed as a presidency coun - also be able to promote the growth tine College, PO Box 44782, Linden, Acillor of the worldwide of student enrolment, the expan - 2104. E-mail: h.hartwig@staugus Secular Franciscan Order. sion of its intellectual offerings, and tine.ac.za Jenny Harrington from the Sa - cred Heart Fra - ternity of the Secular Francis - Twenty-four men gathered for a weekend in Hornlee, Knysna, to share their can Order in experiences of being a man in contemporary society. Members of the “Men Johannesburg for Change Ministry” of St Mary Magdalene parish in Lentegeur, Cape Town, will be respon - travelled to Knysna to facilitate the workshop. The workshop, organised by sible for the the parish council of Knysna, was a follow-up to the SACBC national seminar United States, on masculinity in 2013. Seen in the photo are the Knysna participants. Canada and the English- speaking coun - Charities to hold booksale in CT tries of Africa. The Secular Jenny Harrington IVE charities, including Help the Breakfast will be sold on Satur - Franciscan Rural Child, are collaborating for day morning. Coffee, tea and juices Order’s general and elective chapter Fa charity booksale in Ronde - are available throughout the three- took place in Assisi, Italy, this bosch, Cape Town, this weekend. day sale. The sale will be open from month. Hungarian Tibor Kauser is There will be a wide range of 14:00 to 20:30 on Friday, 8:30 to the order’s new general minister. books in categories such as fiction, 17:00 on Saturday and 9:00 to 13:00 The new Presidency Council was non-fiction, children’s, Africana on Sunday. installed by taking possession of its and cookery at the sale, held at St The sale is organised by St Paul’s service during a thanksgiving Eu - Paul’s Anglican church. church, Help the Rural Child in charist celebrated in the Upper On Friday evening, November Mowbray (an initiative of the Basilica of St Francis, with the TOR general minister, Fr Nicholas Polich - The parish church at Hermanus in the archdiocese of Cape Town held a 12- 21, light snacks will be sold when Goedgedacht Forum), Cafda Book - nowski, as its main celebrant. hour vigil of silent prayer from 8:00 to 20:00 before the Blessed Sacrament Andrew Brown, a Cape Town advo - shop in Claremont, Marsh Memo - exposed, for the repose of the souls in purgatory, as part of their ongoing cate and police reservist will be in rial Homes in Rondebosch, and St Mrs Harrington is from St prayer during this month of prayer for the departed. A total of more than 50 conversation with Mary Bock about George’s cathedral second-hand Charles’ parish in Victory Park, Jo - people came to the vigil. (Photo: duncan Ray) his new book, Devil’s Harvest . bookshop. hannesburg.

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By STAFF RePoRTeR tions would be held in Gauteng and two Eucharistic celebrations to cel - with the religious working in his various types of religious vocations. Mariannhill, KwaZulu-Natal, to ebrate with the religious.” diocese will plan diocesan events to Its purpose is to make grateful re - HE bishops of Southern Africa mark the Church’s Year of Conse - Fr Emmanuel said Johannesburg celebrate the role that the religious membrance of the past and to em - will show their appreciation crated Life, which will run from No - and Pretoria were tasked with have played in the diocese. brace the future with hope. Tfor the contribution that the vember 30 this year to February 2, preparing for the Gauteng event, It is hoped that through all these Each parish and religious com - religious have made in the region 2016. since the January plenary takes celebrations, greater awareness and munity in the SACBC will launch by issuing a pastoral letter and “The bishops want to show their place in Pretoria. The second ple - appreciation for the religious life the year on the 1st Sunday of Ad - holding two Eucharistic celebra - appreciation for the wonderful con - nary, in August, will be held in Mar - will be promoted and hopefully vent, November 30. The prayer for tions during their plenary sessions tribution that the religious have iannhill. nurture the call to follow our Lord the Year of Consecrated Life will be next year. made in our region, both spiritually All religious will be invited to as a religious in our times. said at all the region’s Masses that Fr Grant Emmanuel, associate and socially,” said Fr Emmanuel. these events and will play an active The Year of Consecrated Life will weekend. general-secretary of the Southern “They therefore have decided to role in the celebration, said Fr Em - have an evangelical focus, helping Each diocese will organise cele - African Catholic Bishops’ Confer - issue a pastoral letter reflecting manuel. people to recognise and celebrate brations, seminars, prayer days ac - ence (SACBC), said the two celebra - these sentiments, as well as to host Each bishop in collaboration the beauty of following Christ in cording to its customs. Catholics called to ‘push boundaries’ ‘Clash of Choirs’ for By STAFF RePoRTeR cluded Beatrice Nkuna who an - swered a call to open her home to OUTH Africa’s Catholics have abandoned children and to give her Mafikeng been challenged to push their life to “bring Jesus’ love and com - Sboundaries and widen their mis - passion to the lost children of the VERY year Radio Veritas and sionary endeavours as the Church nation”. the Interdiocese Catholic seeks to move forward on a mission “In order to do this. Beatrice left Church Choirs Music Associa - to “enlarge the space of its tent”. E the job she had as an executive tion (ICCCMA) stage a “Clash of Sr Stephany Thiel said the reso - marketing manager in the business the Choirs” in celebration of music lution was passed during the Johan - world,” said Sr Thiel. and life. This year, from November nesburg Archdiocese Missionary Another speaker, Dillon Naicker, 29-30, they will descend upon the Congress, held at St Benedict’s Col - found that his dream to become a Mmabatho Civic Centre. lege in Bedfordview. star in the entertainment world— The festival attracts over 3 500 “The aims of the congress were to perhaps even get to Hollywood— choristers and supporters from explore ways for us, the Church, to left him feeling empty. around South Africa, Botswana, fulfil our vocation to proclaim the “He experienced ‘a Paul mo - Swaziland, and as far as Uganda. gospel and to move from mainte - ment’, a conversion to Christ,” said Bishop Abel Gabuza of Kimbler - nance to being on a mission,” said Sr Sr Thiel. “He left his career to pur - ley and Mafikeng’s executive mayor Thiel. “We also aimed to celebrate sue his true career, his heart’s desire. Lena Miga are scheduled to attend. our baptismal call together and to A missionary was born. He is in full- The event will include an take back to our parishes the moti - Participants at the Johannesburg Archdiocese Missionary Congress, held at time ministry as a youth leader, HIV/Aids commemoration during vation to move forward.” St Benedict’s College in Bedfordview. presently in Youth for Christ.” the service on the final day. The congress was attended by Adilia de Sousa, an associate of “This isn’t just another choir representatives of 50 parishes in the many spheres of life, including ed - the “desperately needy” South Su - the Scalabrini Sisters, felt a call from competition, it’s a real celebration archdiocese of Johannesburg and ucation and the medical world,” danese. God to become involved in the and a chance to show off our God- was inspired by God’s call through she noted. “This impact of religious Sr Thiel said one of the most sig - ministry of the sisters in their proj - given talents”, said Clement the prophet Isaiah to “Enlarge the and priests was not felt only in the nificant points that emerged at the ect Bienvenu Shelter which wel - Menyuko of the ICCCMA. space of your tent” and to “Go past, but is continuing in the pres - congress was a reaffirmation that comes, especially, refugee women The best choirs will be awarded make disciples of all nations”. ent through people such as the var - “by virtue of their baptism” all the and children. across the board. For the first time, Sr Thiel said the congress ex - ious speakers at the congress.” members of the people of God are “She responded to God’s call as a the Radio Veritas St Cecilia Award, pressed appreciation for the great One resolution passed at the missionary disciples and agents woman, a mother and a granny. for the patron saint of music, will contribution of foreign missionaries congress was to promote support who become actively engaged in Her ministry is to welcome women be awarded to the best conductor. to the South African Church. for the Comboni Missionaries’ evangelisation whatever their posi - in need, accompany them through n For more information contact Akani “Congregations of men and Marpuordit missionary project in tion in the Church. difficult times, and share the word Malobola at akani@radioveritas. women have had an influence in Southern Sudan, a hospital ward for Lay speakers at the congress in - of God with them,” said Sr Thiel. co.za or 011 663 4700.

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By Cindy Wooden job irrespective of nationality. The tifical Ecclesiastical Academy, which ing month. diplomatic service has long been trains Vatican diplomats. He joined It is highly unusual for a pope to OPE Francis has named the 60- truly international, with members the Vatican’s diplomatic service in remove an official of Cardinal year-old nuncio to Australia, from very many countries. Obvi - 1984, serving in nunciatures in Tan - Burke’s stature and age without as - PArchbishop Paul Gallagher, to ously, the proportions tend to re - zania, Uruguay and the Philippines. signing him comparable responsi - be the Vatican’s new foreign minis - flect the size of a national Catholic He worked at the Vatican Secretariat bilities elsewhere. ter. community and the number of of State from 1994 to 2000, focus - A prominent devotee of the tra - The position, formally known as priestly vocations, so there are big ing particularly on Southeast Asia. ditional liturgy and outspoken de - the secretary for relations with states, was held by French Arch - groups of Vatican diplomats from From 2009 to 2012, he served as fender of traditional doctrine on bishop Dominique Mamberti, who certain countries and smaller nuncio to Guatemala. controversial moral issues, Cardinal was named the new prefect of the groups like Great Britain.” Archbishop Mamberti, 62, had Burke had appeared increasingly Archbishop Gallagher, who had been secretary for relations with out of step with the current pontif - Apostolic Signature, the Vatican’s Archbishop Paul Gallagher highest court. been named nuncio to Australia by states since September 2006. icate. Archbishop Gallagher, who was Pope Benedict XVI in 2012, said he Ordained to the priesthood in After Pope Francis invited Ger - born in Liverpool, England, will be expected to begin his new duties at countries, Archbishop Gallagher 1981, he holds degrees in civil and man Cardinal Walter Kasper to ad - the first native English-speaker to the Vatican in mid-January. said: “I think you have to hold on canon law. dress a meeting of the world’s hold the post. In his first posting as a nuncio, to a pastoral heart and see things As prefect of the Apostolic Signa - cardinals in February, Cardinal “I don’t think it is particularly Pope John Paul II sent him to Bu - from a pastoral perspective. It will ture, he succeeds US Cardinal Ray - Burke emerged as a leading oppo - significant, though it does indicate rundi in 2004 to replace Archbishop be necessary for me to remember mond Burke, 66, whom the pope nent of Cardinal Kasper’s proposal that the Holy See is continuing to Michael Courtney, who was gunned that politics is ultimately about peo - appointed to a largely ceremonial to make it easier for divorced and undertake necessary innovations as down by unknown assailants. The ple and their lives.” post of cardinal patron of the civilly remarried Catholics to re - the true Catholic identity of the nuncio’s death in Burundi marked He said he hoped to find ways to Knights and Dames of Malta. ceive Communion. Church is reflected in the curia,” he the first time in the modern age provide pastoral ministry in Rome Cardinal Burke’s appointment, Cardinal Burke also warned that said. that a papal ambassador had been even as he serves as the Vatican’s seen by many as a “demotion”, had efforts to streamline the marriage “Without passing judgment on assassinated. foreign minister. been widely expected since an Ital - annulment process—the mandate myself,” he said in an e-mail reply Known for his efforts to con - Ordained to the priesthood in ian journalist reported it in Septem - of a commission that the pope es - to questions, “I believe the criterion tinue providing pastoral ministry 1977, he later earned a degree in ber, and the cardinal himself tablished in August—should not un - has to be the right person for the while serving as nuncio in various canon law and studied at the Pon - confirmed it to reporters the follow - dermine the process’ rigour.—CNS Bishop: After Gaza, Holy Land needs hope By MARK PATTiSon Bishop Cantu said. “That certainly delegation’s visit to Bethlehem was the truth that we witnessed. University, which he billed as “the HE 18 US bishops who con - There were injustices on both only Catholic university in Israel ducted a 12-day prayer pil - sides. But they were not parallel.” and the occupied Palestinian terri - Tgrimage for peace in the Holy Bishop Cantu, in his remarks to tories. The student body is 70% Land in September came away with his fellow bishops, said, “We went Muslim and 30% Christian. They new perspectives on the ongoing to pray for peace and to pray for a study together to create the future tensions in the Middle East, Bishop two-state solution and an open of Palestine.” Oscar Cantu of Las Cruces, New and shared Jerusalem.” However, Bishop Cantu noted that “the Mexico, told the November meet - “arriving in the wake of the recent Christian community is emigrating ing of the US episcopate in Balti - Gaza war,” he said, “we encoun - at alarming rates”. more. tered pain, intransigence and cyn - “We know peace is possible,” The message from the media in icism.” Bishop Cantu said, “because God is the United States “seems to lean He added, “Even young people our hope.” But “after another Gaza heavily on the side of pro-Israel”, were discouraged. The rubble that war, hope is now in short supply. Bishop Cantu said at a press con - once was their homes weighed What is needed now is the trans - ference. However, “on the ground, heavily on them.” formation of human hearts, so that Bishops edward Weisenburger and oscar Cantu of Las Cruces stand amid the injuries were primarily [com - One sign of encouragement re - one side’s hearts is less deaf to the rubble from buildings destroyed in the bombing of Gaza, during a pilgrim - mitted] on the side of the Israelis,” ported by Bishop Cantu was the concerns of the other.”—CNS age to the Holy Land in September. (Photo: Matt McGarry, CRS) Shock at sterilisation camp deaths By AnTo AKKARA ical and were being treated in differ - ent hospitals. HE Church in India has ex - Following the national outcry over Catholic Liturgical Arts pressed shock over the deaths of the rising deaths from the botched We have a wonderful selection of cribs, crystal nativity scenes, Tmore than a dozen young moth - surgery, police have registered crimi - ers in government-run sterilisation nal charges against half a dozen and of Our Lady and baby Jesus. Advent wreaths, vestments, camps in central Chhattisgarh state. health officials, including a senior “It is not enough to punish the doctor who performed more than 80 guilty responsible for this shocking sterilisation surgeries, more than dou - stoles, banners and altar linen for Christmas. tragedy. The systemic faults behind ble the limit for one day. this tragedy must be exposed and cor - “What is the motive behind such rected,” said Archbishop Prakash sterilisation camps? Is it for the need Mallavarapu, chairman of the health of the people or to meet the sterilisa - care commission of the Catholic Bish - tion targets of the government?” Order early to avoid ops’ Conference of India. Archbishop Mallavarapu asked. While 13 of 83 poor village women Recently, the federal government who underwent free government ster - doubled the incentive for such surger - disappointment ilisations at a private hospital in Bi - ies from R100 to R230 for women and laspur this month died of subsequent R180 to R330 for men, along with Tel: +27 11 782 3135, Fax: 086 263 7303 medical complications after being raising the incentive for government sent home, local government officials health workers to R40 each for bring - [email protected] said at least 20 more women were crit - ing in “volunteers” for the surgery.

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By PATRiCiA ZAPoR Cardinal Kasper said the pope is a deeply spiritual man who is con - OPE Francis is clearly “a pope vinced that the light of the Gospel of surprises”, according to Ger - is the only thing that can help peo - Pman Cardinal Walter Kasper, ple fully understand and interpret and those who would try to under - reality. stand the pontiff should remember For Pope Francis, he said, “faith his Argentine roots and how they is a light, but not like a lighthouse influence his theology and his which expels all dark, but a lighted world view. torch which guides our steps into The president emeritus of the the night”. Pontifical Council for the Promo - That insight helps to understand tion of Christian Unity, Cardinal Cardinal Kasper (Photo: CnS) how Pope Francis operates, from a Kasper was at The Catholic Univer - basis of the Gospel as an instrument sity of America in Washington to sometimes portrayed. of joy and of reform. accept the Johannes Quasten Medal “He’s not a Franciscan in dis - “Pope Francis stands in a great for Excellence in Scholarship and guise; he’s a Jesuit, through and tradition,” Cardinal Kasper said. Leadership in Religious Studies. through.” That means, according to “He does not represent a liberal tra - In a 45-minute address about the the cardinal, that he begins with a dition, but a traditional position,” pope’s ecclesiology and ecumenical concrete situation and seeks to as - as in going back to the Gospels as vision to a crowded hall that in - sess it according to the rules for dis - the source and strength of renewal cluded many seminarians, Cardinal cernment drawn from the Ignatian for the Church. Kasper said that Pope Francis has, spiritual exercises, before arriving at “He does not represent a tradi - “succeeded in a short time in a concrete action or position. tionalist or a progressive scheme, brightening up the gloomy atmos - That method corresponds to the but builds a bridge back to the ori - phere that had settled like mildew approach of St John XXIII during gins. He has constructed a bridge to on the Church”. the Second Vatican Council, “read - the future.” However, he acknowledged, ing the signs of the times”. Pope Francis doesn’t intend to every pope has his “proponents and revolutionise faith and morality, as his enemies”. Likewise, Pope Francis nderstanding Argentina’s vari - “he wants to lead faith and morality Pope Francis poses for a selfie with a mother and her child during his has his own detractors, the cardinal ant of liberation theology also back to their original centre”, to the meeting with members of the italian Adult Catholic Scouting Movement in U said. “What for some is the begin - is instructive for those who wish to heart of the Gospels, the cardinal nervi Hall at the Vatican. (Photo: ePA/CnS via L’osservatore Romano) ning of a new spring, is for others a understand Pope Francis, the cardi - said. temporary cold spell,” he said. nal said. Particularly through his constant Cardinal Kasper said Pope Fran - The same “see, judge, act” ap - message of the need for mercy, Pope cis “is the first pope to have grown proach of the Jesuits describes Ar - Francis emphasises that, as St Pope on the kind of up in a multicultural megalopolis in gentine liberation theology, Thomas Aquinas said, “God is not the southern hemisphere”. That Cardinal Kasper said. bound by our views of justice”, but shaped him with some European While in other places in Latin only to God’s own desires. “God al - influences, but he also was strongly America, the approach focused on lows himself to be moved by the priests Church needs affected by Argentine culture, in - the social and political conditions needs and sympathies of man.” cluding its films and music. that led to societal inequality, some - Cardinal Kasper said another The cardinal compared the theo - times in a Marxist manner, “Argen - message of Pope Francis is that it is Without attachment to things or By Cindy Wooden logical influences on Pope Francis tinian liberation theology is a important that the Church not be their own self-interest, he said, such with those of his predecessor Pope theology of the people and their so self-centred. HE Catholic Church needs priests demonstrate how “lowering priests who show their people Benedict XVI. Pope Benedict comes culture”. “A self-centred person is sick,” themselves and keeping nothing from the best European theological It proceeds from a historical and Cardinal Kasper said. “A self-cen - Tthat being Christian is a life - back is the path toward the heights traditions, seeking to put the doc - cultural analysis of popular culture, tred Church is a sick Church.” Pope long journey toward holiness, a which the Gospel calls love”. journey that proceeds by serving trine of the faith into practice. in which people are unified by Francis wants to leave behind the “Holy priests are forgiven sinners “Pope Francis works differently,” shared conscience, he said. “It does self-centred, self-pitying Church God and serving their brothers and and instruments of forgiveness. sisters, Pope Francis has said. Cardinal Kasper said, and not nec - not want to instruct people, but lis - immersed in its own suffering, he Their existence speaks the language essarily in the way in which he is ten to their wisdom.” added.—CNS The Catholic Church cannot of patience and perseverance; they “improvise” when it comes to train - are not ‘spiritual tourists’ eternally ing such priests and supporting undecided and unsatisfied because them throughout their ministry, they know they are in the hands of Pope Francis told the bishops of one who always keeps his promises Priest convicted of bishop’s murder Italy. and whose providence ensures that “The formation we are talking nothing can ever separate them By FRAnCiS nJUGUnA Mohammed to carry out the shoot - sentence will be carried out. Al - about is the experience of perma - from belonging to him,” he wrote. ing death of the 77-year-old bishop though capital punishment is not nent discipleship, one which draws “The Church does not need cler - CATHOLIC priest was among in July 2005 after a disagreement formally abolished, Kenya has not him to Christ and helps him in - ical priests whose behaviour risks five people found guilty and over cash donations to the Isiolo carried out any executions since creasingly become like him,” the alienating people from the Lord, Asentenced to death in Kenya apostolic vicariate which the bishop 1987. pope wrote in a message to the nor does it need functionary priests for the 2005 slaying of Italian was overseeing. The defendants’ attorney, bishops who were meeting in Assisi. who, while fulfilling a role, seek Bishop Luigi Locati. A sixth co-defendant, Roba Balla Ojwang Agina, told the court that Pope Francis suggested that as their consolation far from him,” the As the eight-year trial concluded, Bariche, was acquitted by Judge they planned to appeal the death the bishops review and devise ongo - pope said. Judge Fred Ochieng described Fr Ochieng, who said he “was not in - sentence. ing formation programmes for their The experience of community or Guyo Waqo as the mastermind of volved in the plot despite the fact Ordained a priest in 1952, priests, they keep in mind the many at least of “priestly fraternity”, he the plot. that the gun used in the crime had Bishop Locati arrived in Kenya in holy priests who inspired and said, is essential for ensuring that a The judge said he believed the been obtained from him”. 1963. He established the vicariate in taught them and who minister in priest does not become isolated and priest recruited Mohammed Molu Judge Ochieng immediately im - Isiolo, 230km north of Nairobi, that their dioceses in parishes, schools, begin thinking of himself as the Bagajo, Adan Ibrahim Mohammed, posed the death sentence on the de - year and was ordained a bishop in hospitals and among the poor. “epicentre of everything”.—CNS Mahati Ali Halake and Diqa Wario fendants. But it is unlikely the 1996.—CNS Vatican consultor 57 6AM Is the Holy Land safe for pilgrims? on women priests in Johannesburg & beyond es, it is! Images on the TV news might look alarming. But where pilgrims go, DStv Audio 870 life goes on as it always does. Continued from page 1 Y www.radioveritas.co.za So we can be sure that pilgrims are safe in the Holy Land? reasoning which claims that women cannot be - streaming live Yes, we can. 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Bl Steno then converted to Catholicism. He later gave up his Editor: Günther Simmermacher Bl Nicolas Steno: a fossils pioneer scientific studies and entered the OUR edition of November 5 was teeth actually were, not “tongue priesthood. He was appointed first Yfull of very interesting reading. stones” that had fallen from the vicar apostolic for the Nordic Mis - The historical Jesus The editorial highlights the fact sky, as people thought in that era, sions and then auxiliary bishop of that many pioneers in the field of the 17th century. Münster, Germany, living a very as - science were either Catholic clergy From a palaeontological and ge - ATHOLICS will be exasper - sus that the man Jesus existed. or laity. It is interesting to note that ological perspective, people in that cetic life. He was unhappy being ated by the periodic claims The weight of documentation Bl Nicolas Steno was originally a era could not understand how sea bishop and requested being given Cby experts, many of them of Jesus’ existence—if one does Lutheran. shells could be found on mountain normal duties as a parish priest. self-proclaimed, that Jesus did not exclude Christian and Jewish Living in Denmark, Bl Steno first tops, many of them fossilised and This was duly granted and he died not exist or that “new findings” sources and accepts historical ref - studied anatomy, at which he ex - encased in rocks. Steno solved the shortly after at the age of 48. reveal some controversy or other erences such as that of the first- celled. He then left Denmark and problem by realising firstly that Bl Steno’s cause for sainthood about him. century historian Josephus ended up in Florence where he was mountains had not always been was brought about in 1938 and he Christians are regularly con - Flavius—is substantial. Aside appointed physician to the duke of mountains, and secondly that was beatified by Pope John-Paul II fronted with all manner of “new from the canonical gospels there Florence. Whilst dissecting a shark, residue had covered the sea shells in 1988. evidence” that supposedly com - are several books by early Chris - he realised what fossilised shark’s over time and then solidified. Patrick Dacey , Johannesburg promises the credibility of the tians which were not included in Gospel. the New Testament. It would be While much research on the an impressive deception if all of the gravest of sins. So you can imag - historical Christ, even when it is these writers fell for a hoax. ine my concern when I read that critical, is undertaken with aca - But the most compelling argu - OErSdPOiNnDaINtGio ton th re uletlter s from this was being done to a dedicated NWuASn s arddeenmed etom hbeare irn eydour demic integrity and sincerity, the ment that there not only was a RJames Boshell et al (November servant of God. It would seem that Iobituary (October 29) of the pass - new “revelations” which we re - man called Jesus of Nazareth, but 5), is it an “unjust law” that only the Church has lost all understand - ing of Dominican Sister Frances ceive in the media tend to be sen - that he also inspired a following men can be ordained? The real issue ing of the real world. Emke, a beautiful soul, and grateful sationalistic, disingenuous, which grew even after his death, is whether it is “‘of the Lord” that Dr Mary Ryan was ordained to too that my road of life crossed ignorant and malicious. resides in the fact that people only men can be ordained. the priesthood in Volmoed chapel hers, when she was in her 50s and I There is such a thing as fair and in my 30s. Often these “revelations” refer were willing to lay down their towards the end of September. I unfair discrimination. I had the privilege of working to documents that are described lives as his disciples—even in thought that your readers would That a person has a doctorate in alongside her for a mere two years as long-lost. Usually they were Jerusalem, within living memory like to learn what Dr Ryan shared at neither long-lost nor credible in of Jesus’ execution—without theology is no guarantee of being at the Marymount Maternity Hos - this joyous service by quoting her the first place. having prospects of material ben - right about something. pital in the premature baby unit as verbatim: This month the English Daily efit from perpetuating a fraud. How can undergoing an invalid a nursing sister. Mail proclaimed the startling rev - Indeed, if the story of Jesus of ordination and presenting oneself “I am a married Catholic woman It was a pity we were transferred elation that a long-lost, 1 500- Nazareth was pure invention, it as a “Catholic priest” be who has long felt a call to priest - to Cape Town as I would have loved year-old “gospel” claims that would be a spectacular, unique “prophetic”? hood, but because my Church has to stay on. I was not a Catholic at Jesus married Mary Magdalene, and unlikely swindle. I have no doubt that these legislated that only celibate males that stage; I converted when I was with whom he had two children. That notwithstanding, the women are well intentioned, but may be ordained, I have been ex - 40 years old. “If true,” the Daily Mail sincerely conducted inquest into they are just plain wrong. They are cluded. After completing theologi - Sr Frances never tried to con - breathlessly declared, “this Jesus’ actual existence is a valid in schism. cal study and immersing myself in vince me to change my religion, she would make it the greatest reve - academic exercise. In the game of Pope John Paul II in the apos - different aspects of educational and just showed me what it was like to lation into the life of Jesus in hard evidence, the sceptics ask tolic letter Ordinatio Sacerdotalis pastoral ministry, I encountered the be truly Christian. nearly 2 000 years.” some difficult questions. (1994) made it clear that the Roman Catholic Woman Priest I loved to hear the Sisters chant - It is not true, of course. The It is also valid to debate, Church has no authority to ordain movement, and two years ago ing the Divine Office at Mary - potential world-changing discov - within the setting of scholarship, women and ruled that the issue is began a process of preparation mount. Once when I was very ery turned out to be an ancient whether Jesus was all that the not open to debate. which lead to my ordination at Vol - worried about my father's health we Jewish novel titled Joseph and New Testament claims him to be It is perhaps regrettable that moed. went into the chapel and knelt to - Aseneth , which was never “lost” or to what extent the gospels are Church authority has to put a lid “Volmoed has been a space of re - gether and prayed for his recovery. but was subjected to a fanciful biographically reliable. on free discussion of this question, treat and spiritual nourishment It was like a weight falling off my but the popes have to preserve the reinterpretation by people who The latter debates, which chal - ever since my husband and I moved shoulders. I just knew he would be peace and unity of the whole well again. had a book to write. lenge a too literal reading of the back to Cape Town in 2002, a place Many a book deal is to be had biblical narrative, can serve to en - Church which has members from We kept in contact for a few many cultures and mindsets. It is of welcome and beauty, with its ec - years and I treasured her letters. for authors who dispute the rich our understanding of the umenical outreach and commit - gospel account of Jesus, never faith. Bible study can be enhanced part of being a Roman Catholic that Thank you, Sr Carmen Brokamp, ment to reconciliation and mind his divinity. Often their by the interrogation of the we accept the authority of the for the obituary. May Sr Frances’ forgiveness. I find resonance with line of argument centres on gospels: the meaning of Jesus’ pro - Bishop of Rome. beautiful soul rest in peace. pagan myths which they claim nouncements and actions, the lit - If ever the Church does decide the dimensions of my ministry as Jenny Daly , Knysna were used to create a Christ fig - erary symbolisms the evangelists that it does have the authority to some called to participate in heal - ure. applied to drive home a point to ordain women, it will be through a ing and reconciling of differences They may also raise arguments his audience, and so on. very long process, first to reach con - that have long been wounds in our such as the absence of legal docu - A better understanding of the sensus and, thereafter, to prepare country and in our Church.” LiHvANinK gyo ur voersy amrucy h for pub - ments or references to Jesus in historical Christ and the texts the whole Church for this change. Can someone please explain how Tlishing Michael Shackleton’s non-Christian, non-Jewish litera - written about him can bring us The Church is not just one the Church can summarily discard sympathetic review of my booklet ture—a cunning exclusion indeed. closer to him and provide us among many other organisations such a highly educated and dedi - The Living Rosary (November 5). Some absurdly suggest that the ab - with a more intimate under - and institutions. It is a unique di - cated member of their community? Readers whose interest may have sence of biographical details in the standing of his mission. vine-human reality. Church author - Owen Gush , Cape Town been aroused can order the booklet Pauline letters provides evidence As Christians, we accept the ity is not just management and the at R20 from Pauline Books & Media that the man St Paul writes about word of first-century witnesses— pope is not just a CEO. His responsi - at [email protected] or bility is not just to the “company”. opinions expressed in The Southern was an invention. those who recorded the gospels Cross , especially in Letters to the editor, phone 011 622 5195 or fax 011 616 Such scholars are on the fringe and the Acts of the Apostles— Ann Rooney , Gauteng do not necessarily reflect the views of the 7153, or buy it at the Pauline book - in the study of the historical that Jesus was the Christ, and in - editor or staff of the newspaper, or of the shop in Johannesburg or other Jesus, and tend to work towards vest in their testimony a faith Catholic hierarchy. The letters page in par - ticular is a forum in which readers may ex - Catholic bookshops. an agenda. Serious scholarship which by definition requires no change opinions on matters of debate. Ideally, it is also on sale in parish might disagree over the extent to proof. Sensationalistic, disingen - Why discard a Letters must not be understood to neces - repositories (if not, perhaps they which gospels and tradition por - uous, ignorant and malicious sarily reflect the teachings, disciplines or might be nudged into ordering a policies of the Church accurately. tray Jesus of Nazareth accurately, “revelations” should not shake CHhAVuE arlwcahys baeesns uentde? r the im - supply from the Paulines). Letters can be sent to PO Box 2372, but there is an academic consen - us in that faith. Ipression that if anyone is excom - Cape Town 8000 or [email protected] Bishop Hubert Bucher Emeritus municated, they have committed or faxed to 021 465-3850 of Bethlehem

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xdfnbsdfnsdfnbsdfnbsdn PERSPECTIVES The Southern Cross, november 19 to november 25, 2014 7 Keep your words sweet Judith Turner Fr Ralph de Hahn Faith and Life HILE working on training material a friend of hers many years ago, the friend Point of Reflection for a communications course re - had said to her: “I regret that I ever met Wcently, I was reminded of some - you.” For a short while thereafter their thing one of our teachers told us way back friendship ceased, but they became friends brother’ means simply not actually mur - in Grade 9 (or Standard 7). again and have remained so ever since. dering him—but no. Not killing our In class we were discussing the issue of Now, many years later, she realises that brother means not [even] insulting him, calling people names and the hurt caused those words, and the hurtful feeling, have the insult comes from the same root of the by our words. Our teacher told us that one always stayed with her. She has never for - crime: hatred.” can never take back the spoken word. And gotten it. During arguments or times of high emo - I have never forgotten that advice. She says she does not know whether her tions, when it is so easy to say hurtful things My dad used to tell us to remember al - friend remembers saying those words to to one another, we ought to remember the ways that “sticks and stones may break her, but she has decided to bury it and not counsel of the Sufi mystic Rumi: “Clam up your bones, but words can never hurt you”. bring it up now, nearly 15 years later. your mouth and be silent like an oyster But I remember being very hurt by the Whether this remark was deliberately shell, for that tongue of yours is the enemy words of children in my neighbourhood. malicious or just thoughtless, its effect has of the soul, my friend. When the lips are As a child I was very timid and thin, and not gone away. Words that hurt people can silent, the heart has a hundred tongues.” children had all kinds of names to call stay with them for a lifetime. Proverbs 16 reminds us that gracious me—so much so that I feared walking past Earlier this year, Pope Francis spoke words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to certain children’s homes on my way to the about how we should speak to and about the soul and health to the body. A soft an - shop because I dreaded them spotting me our brothers and sisters. The pope said: “In swer turns away wrath, but a harsh word and calling me names. It hurt me terribly our day we think that ‘not killing our stirs up anger. What sort of king at the time. How beautiful does this sound, but how Once my mom went with me to one of difficult it is to always remember and ac - the children’s homes to speak to her par - complish. Soft and gracious words can be is Our Lord? ents about her calling me names, and I re - spoken only from our heart, where God member her mother being very dismissive dwells. Hurtful things are spoken from a OPE Pius XI instituted the feast of Christ the and saying to my mom: “Ag, she didn’t place of hatred. King, this year on November 23, in 1925. Yet mean to hurt your daughter.” In her novel Salem Falls , Jodi Picoult today our people of different tongues and cul - It’s interesting how often people are dis - P says: “Words are like eggs dropped from ture fail to comprehend this kingship. missive of the power of our words. “Oh, How do we make sense of the paradox and mys - she was just teasing”, or “He didn’t really great heights; you can no more call them tery of a king who reigns over the hearts of men mean it”, or even “Maybe you are too sen - back than ignore the mess they leave when from a criminal’s cross, and disturbs the entire so - sitive”—these are phrases frequently used they fall.” cial order by proclaiming that the very poor and to explain away hurtful words. And so, my dear beloved Standard 7 downtrodden, the prostitutes and sinners, would A few weeks ago, I was reminded of just teacher had it right all those years ago: possess the kingdom ahead of the pious learned how much words can hurt when I spoke to “You cannot take back the spoken word.” With that in mind, let us keep our words who professed, taught and lived the Jewish law to a woman in one of our training workshops Hurtful words may be forgiven, but they can’t sweet. the letter. who shared that during an argument with be taken back. (Photo; morguefile.com) What kind of king publicly asks his followers to be “like little children” in order to enter his king - dom; to sell all their possessions, renounce the world and suffer? A king who asked his people to die to self in order to live forever, who even dared A Catholic-Anglican bond Fr Evans to preach that all men were equal; that we were to Chama M.Afr forgive the unforgiveable and love the enemy and SPECIAL ecumenical vocation was the unlovable! Saints of Christian Unity born when a French priest met an Then came his illogical declaration that we Anglican aristocrat on a Portuguese should eat his body and drink his blood in order A island. that he may live in us and we in him. No earthly Pius X. Accused of modernism, Abbé Por - Fernand Portal was born in 1855 in king ever made such preposterous demands. tal was taken out of the seminary and de - France. At 25 he became a Vincentian Yet this king also spoke of love and tenderness, finitively banned from publishing or priest, with the intention of going to China of justice, truth and peace. speaking in public. He told Pontius Pilate that his kingdom was “not as missionary. For reasons of health he was Despite all setbacks, Abbé Portal and of this world”. How could it be when he also rather retained to teach in a major semi - Lord Halifax were determined to forge claimed that the “kingdom of God is among you” nary. ahead. and even “within you”. A bout of tuberculosis in 1890 brought Through the help of Cardinal Mercier, That was, of course, the very core of Jesus’ him to the island of Madeira, where he met archbishop of Malines, the two managed to Charles Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax, pres - preaching. Abbé Fernand Portal in 1881 (left) and Lord obtain the approval of Rome to organise Jesus came to establish the kingdom of heaven ident of the English Church Union, a soci - Halifax meetings of Anglican and Catholic theolo - here on earth, not only in the spiritual but also the ety dedicated to the promotion of Catholic gians in Malines, giving rise to the “Ma - social domain for this song of the kingdom was principles and practices within the Church thority, on our own initiative and with cer - lines Conversations”. Thus dialogue was meant to be sung within and among us in the very of England. tain knowledge, we pronounce and declare re-established, but before it could bear fruit moral fibre of our daily Christian living. Their friendship, rooted in mutual un - that ordinations performed according to tragedy struck. He speaks of the kingdom as past, present and derstanding and respect, would soon foster the Anglican rite have been and are com - Their sponsor Cardinal Mercier died on future for it is an eternal kingdom, beyond all time. dialogue, giving birth to the desire to work pletely null and void” ( Apostolicae Curae January 23, 1926, and in June that year It is already and not yet here, simply because towards union between the Catholic and 36). Abbé Portal died also. man has delayed it by preferring his own will to the the Anglican Churches. Needless to say, the Anglicans were The ecumenical flame was dimmed. It divine. It is to be fully established and finally tri - Bishop Jean Calvet, who was a seminar - deeply disappointed. Abbé Portal, no less would take several years before Vatican II, umphant only when man submits to the will of ian at Cahors when Abbé Portal was supe - disenchanted, soothed Halifax with these the meetings between Pope Paul VI and the Christ, for only then will he have absolute domin - rior, testified: words: “The future is with the peaceful. Archbishop Michael Ramsey of Canter - ion over all his subjects. “We were absolutely amazed…when we What you and your group have done for bury, as well as Pope John Paul II’s visit to In the perfect prayer, Jesus prays that “thy king - saw [Lord Halifax] in the chapel...following the reunion of Christianity will be to the England in 1982, to revive the vision of dom may come, that thy will may be done on earth the liturgy with a missal—Roman, obvi - eternal glory of the Anglican Church. You Abbé Portal and Lord Halifax. as it is done in heaven”. For, surely, this remarkable ously—kneeling down and making the have shown perfect loyalty and generosity.” For Abbé Portal and Lord Halifax, who kingdom is with us, among us and in us only when sign of the cross. This got our brains work - Then he added confidently, this time died in 1934 at 95, the Church is universal we submit to his will and surrender to his rule and ing feverishly. After all, this man was a with a tinge of prophecy: “In nature noth - with no fixed borders; its borders must lordship over us, and when he is glorified in all that heretic! … He was attending Mass with ob - ing gets lost; this is even more true in the constantly be pushed further out in order we do. vious fervour; he therefore believed in the realm of the supernatural. A single act of to embrace new members. Both saw One From the psalms, the prophets and the teaching Mass!” love is more effective in producing infinite Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church that of the master, we are left in no doubt that here is Abbé Portal and Lord Halifax organised reverberations than the displacement of an rises above the distortion of the denomina - an eternal kingdom portrayed, as is with all spiri - debates between Catholics and Anglicans atom. How many acts of love towards Our tional divisions. tual realities, in human imagery. on the question of Anglican orders as Lord and the Holy Church have not you Abbé Portal leaves us with this legacy: Jesus offered certain human images to display means of bringing the hierarchies of the and your friends made. Sooner or later the “The union of the Churches cannot, in the mysteries of the kingdom by speaking in para - two Churches together. entire Church will be shaken. Let us not get fact, be achieved except by real apostles, in bles. His miracles were “signs” of the kingdom. He Indeed, there was excitement when a discouraged, my dear friend.” other words men of faith using spiritual came to rule over the hearts and minds of his sub - pontifical commission met in Rome with means first of all: prayer, which is the jects, but also to heal the ill and wounded—and the aim of studying the Anglican Orders in man with an open spirit such as Abbé source of grace; charity, which gives under - even death. His glorious resurrection was a sign of greater depth. Lord Halifax and other An - APortal just could not yield to discour - standing of persons, even those from the ultimate triumph of his kingdom. glicans were hopeful that with Pope Leo agement. He quickly attracted Catholics whom we are separated; humility, which On the other hand, there are those whose decla - XIII as bishop of Rome there would be a and non-Catholic into a study circle that leads us to accept our defects and our ration we hear even in our age: “We have no king, happy outcome. But the result was a kick treated various issues. He also founded the faults. only Caesar!” in their teeth. journal La Revue Catholique des Eglises in “There, it seems to me, we have the es - We are fully aware that Christ’s kingdom does The pope concluded: “Therefore adher - which he published the works of the study sential elements of all action in favour of not reign over all the earth. Satan reigns where he ing entirely to the decrees of the pontiffs, circle. union.” is given permission to rule—where there is corrup - our predecessors on this subject, and fully But another dampener was forthcom - n This month the US bishops formally en - tion, injustice, greed, drug and alcohol abuse, ratifying and renewing them by our au - ing, this time from Pope Leo’s successor, dorsed the sainthood cause of Fr Wattson. racism, gangsterism, religious persecution, exploita - tion of the weak, human trafficking and so on. The kingdom of God is here to upset and reverse the whole social order; it must dictate a new vision, SAFE, SECURE, CATHOLIC RETIREMENT a new social perspective, a cry for truth and justice and mercy among us—without which peace is im - Tony Wyllie & Co. Nazareth House, Johannesburg possible. 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Peterose Wolde and eden endale of Addis Ababa, ethiopia, were married at St Anthony’s parish in Randfontein, Johannesburg. Frs Jude nnorom CSSp and Melese Tumato Shula MCCJ presided. The wedding celebration was held at Fort Beaufort community hall, with The Catholic Men’s Association (CMA) of Sacred Heart parish in Ackerville, Witbank diocese, and the deacon Anthony Ventel and evangelist Hailu Adalo presiding. Most Holy Trinity parish (including outstations) in Tzaneen diocese, held two bilateral discussions at Sacred Heart parish. The men of both CMAs are pictured together. The CMA’s patron saint is St Joseph and their motto is “Faith! Action! Knowledge!”.

Brescia House School handed over three wheelchairs to Little eden, a home for se - verely intellectually and physically disabled children and adults, in edenvale, Johan - nesburg. The wheelchairs each had a story: one was donated by a Grade 8 pupil who has overcome many physical challenges of her own. The second was donated by a Brescia House School family on the death of a family member. The third was earned by Four Holy Cross sisters made their First Profession at St Charles parish in Victory Park, Johannesburg. the school body, who collected plastic bottle tops and bread tags for the eco-committee (From left) Sr Beatrix eita from namibia, provincial leader Sr Monica Madyembwa, Sr Vimbai Majaja and Junior School earth Keepers Group. These bottle tops and tags were handed over and Sr Connie Torevei from Zimbabwe, administrator of Christ the King cathedral Fr Thabo Motshegoa, to interwaste, who then donated a wheelchair to Brescia House School for Little eden. Sr nomfundo Mani and novice directress Sr Theresa Mafuta. (Photo: Sr Maureen Rooney HC) (From left) L norman (head of counselling and community outreach), Mary Hyams of Little eden, Grade 6 pupils Tatenda Mudzana and Genevieve Michael, and K van Crombrugge, eco-schools coordinator.

The children of St Martin de Porres parish in Lavistown, Cape Town, received their first Holy Com - St Raphael’s choir from Khayelitsha in Cape Town took part in the Xhosa festival of the munion. They are pictured with Fr John d’Souza, deacons Arthur Arries, Terry okkers, eddie Hansen archdiocese of Cape Town held at St Monica’s parish in Lwandle, Strand. and catechist Agnes Julie.

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seers, through locally appointed drive towards Christian unity and Fifty years ago, on No - bishops confirmed by the pope, to collegiality. direct papal appointments. As they read the Bible, got in - vember 21, 1964, the bish - What held bishops together was volved in prayer groups and worked ops at Vatican II approved a common faith and commitment for social justice, lay Catholics, to serve as leaders of the local bishops, clergy and religious found a document that changed Church, bonded in communion themselves working with non- the Catholic Church. FR with each other and the pope, who Catholics, with whom they found AnTHony eGAn SJ looks enjoyed a primacy of honour much common ground. And in rooted in the tradition that St Peter finding common ground, they built at the impact of Lumen had been bishop of Rome. up a grassroots (if sometimes hap - Gentium . The bishop had authority in his hazard) ecumenism that drew many own diocese. Bishops resolved local of them to seek greater Christian IFTY years ago, during the Sec - issues locally, while councils of the unity. ond Vatican Council, the Church brought them together to In exercising their particular Church adopted the text Lumen address broader doctrinal questions. ministries, many too found them - F This collegiality was weakened selves actively collaborating with Gentium (1964), the Dogmatic Con - stitution of the Church. by the 11th-century schism that led clergy and religious, bringing new It emphasised the universal call to what we call today Eastern Or - insights to the Church through a di - of all Christians—ordained and thodoxy and was further damaged alogue in life. Though boundaries lay—to holiness, called for Chris - by the Reformation. of leadership and teaching author - tian unity and introduced a form of With the expansion of Catholi - ity remained, a sense—perhaps Church government which stressed cism to mission territories around more accurately an expectation— the world, episcopal appointments Pope Paul Vi presides over a meeting of the Second Vatican Council in was created of a kind of collegiality a combination of collegiality—gov - St Peter’s basilica. november 21 will mark the 50th anniversary of the were centralised on Rome, though in common faith. ernance by all the bishops—and council’s adoption of the dogmatic constitution of the Church, Lumen only in the 1917 Code of Canon Of course this new sense of col - papal supremacy. Gentium (“Light of the nations”). (Photo: Catholic Press Photo/CnS) As we look back to its adoption, Law was it made the general norm legiality in holiness and grassroots we see today many of its fruits—not (with a few exceptions) that the ecumenism led to many complica - least in the first phase of the Synod pope appointed bishops. A recent book, How Can the would argue does the universal call tions. Some were disappointed on the Family last month—as well At the First Vatican Council Petrine Ministry Be a Service to the to holiness. when the sense of collegiality did as many promises and a few chal - (1869-70) the authority of the pa - Unity of the Universal Church? (once The universal call to holiness it - not go what they perceived was far lenges. pacy was strengthened, not least by again by an ecumenical collection self should not be seen simply as a enough. Others found the changes The three main themes in the the declaration of limited papal in - of scholars) ably demonstrates that kind of pious exhortation but as in the Church distressing, a shatter - text should be seen as intercon - fallibility. Where previously doctri - the question has major significance part of the wider renewal of the ing of long-held identities and prac - nected. The universal call to holi - nal issues had been resolved by for Christian unity. With varying Church. tices. ness cannot but feed into the call councils of the Church or by indi - degrees of sympathy for the papacy, It firmly set aside any false im - The latter welcomed the reining for Christian unity: the ancient for - vidual bishops seeking the expert the Catholic, Orthodox and Protes - pressions Catholics had that the in of the “democratising” tenden - mulae of the Church as “one, holy, advice of theologians, now doctri - tant theologians all agree: the Church comprised two streams, a cies and the restoration of a more catholic and apostolic” in the nal and administrative authority Petrine ministry is es - “professionally holy” conservative theology and practice Creeds are not options on a menu was centred on Rome. sential to any genuine class (bishops, priests, in the late 1970s. The “progres - but a definition of what we really and lasting Church religious men and sives” reacted against what has should be. uring Vatican II, this centralis - unity. The problem is Taking on the women) and the sometimes been called the “reform One cannot really talk of holi - Ding tendency was challenged by in how this ministry is universal call to “rest” (the laity). All of the reform”. ness while the scandal of disunity the majority of bishops, some of exercised. were called to be What seems clear, however, is persists. Holiness is both piety and whom even toyed with the idea of Quite simply, Or - holiness, if it is to “whole” Christians. that a return to a status quo before wholeness, after all. conciliarism—the supremacy of a thodox and Protestant be more than It’s a point that was the Vatican II, before Lumen Gen - Similarly the principle of episco - universal Church council over the scholars cannot accept reiterated time and tium , is impossible. pal collegiality “with and never pope. What emerged from the de - the kind of highly cen - piety, means that again in the other Understanding and taking on without” the Bishop of Rome is bate, Lumen Gentium , was a compro - tralised structure of the laity must have a documents of the the universal call to holiness, if it is both a sign of the unity in diversity mise document that could be read Catholic Church under Council: renewed in - to be more than piety, means that for which we strive and a source of at least two ways. the pope. Some see it voice in the terest in Scripture and laity must have a voice in the challenge to Christian unity, on Supporters of supreme papal au - as a historical accident revelation, participa - Church. This voice echoes the need which so much of the call to holi - thority objected to an earlier draft that breaks with the Church. tion (as opposed to for unity in diversity that episcopal ness stands or falls. which they felt gave the assembly longer tradition. observation) in the collegiality presumes. And resolving Many years ago, a book titled of bishops (the collegium) authority Orthodox theologians in partic - liturgy, renewal of priestly, religious the tensions inherent between epis - Bishops–But What Kind? , a collec - over the pope. As a result the final ular (whom we see as theologically and family life, theological educa - copal collegiality and papal leader - tion of essays by Catholic, Ortho - text stated that the Church was closest to us), while accepting papal tion and the promotion of justice in ship—the Petrine office—is crucial dox, Anglican and Protestant governed by all the bishops to - primacy of honour, cannot accept the world. to attain the Christian unity the scholars, examined different under - gether with and never without the either the idea of direct papal ap - council, and the Creed, calls for. standings of the role of bishops in pope, while giving the pope exten - pointment of bishops or the notion nevitably the call to holiness and This is the Church that Pope Christianity. sive ordinary governance over the of papal infallibility exercised out - Irenewal had a tremendous impact Francis has inherited. His style of It argued for the necessity and whole Church. side a Church council. on everyone willing to engage with leadership, epitomised in the recent importance of the ministry of epis - In the wake of Vatican II, succes - Yet Lumen Gentium , in emphasis - it. Committed laity took it up— synod meeting, seems to be trying copos —the “overseer”—for the sive popes tended to emphasise the ing collegiality, points towards a reading the Bible, studying theol - to redefine once again Lumen Gen - Christian tradition, but noted that latter over the former. Given the re - process that makes growth towards ogy, taking responsibility for tium ’s collegiality in the light of his the episcopate, or ministry of tention of direct papal appointment unity at least possible. The recogni - catechesis and leadership in the clear belief in dialogue and the ho - bishop, had a long and complex of bishops, it has been suggested, tion of other Christian churches as local church and society, renewed liness he sees in everyone—includ - history of development traceable with some justification, that many “separated brethren”, as the council involvement in spirituality, not ing those outside the Catholic back to the Apostles. new appointments were of bishops in general and Lumen Gentium in least in the Charismatic Renewal. Church. There was a shift, the authors ar - more sympathetic to papal su - particular described them, makes Inevitably, too, this had an im - n Fr Anthony Egan SJ is a member of gued, from directly elected over - premacy over collegiality. the struggle for unity desirable, as I pact on other areas, notably the the Jesuit Institute in Johannesburg.

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ARIS means all sorts of differ - ent things to different people. PThe city of love, of course. The world’s fashion capital. The greatest concentration of art anywhere. The setting of some of the greatest works of literature and cinema. The landmarks of Eiffel Tower and the Champs Elysées. The archangel Michael and the devil contest for souls in a relief above the main entrance to notre dame cathedral, and the interior of the Miraculous And then there is Catholic Paris. Medal chapel in Rue de Bac in the Montparnasse area of Paris. (Photos: Günther Simmermacher) For all the separation of state and church, and for every revolution’s Saint-Séverin and Saint-Étienne-du- these churches. In fact, we saw only and God-fearing but uncompas - in which she appeared—inside an assault on the faith, its spirit per - Mont, on the steps of which one two, both with a Marian theme. sionate policeman Javert commits oval frame, standing upon a globe, vades the great city. will find students from the nearby After St Peter’s basilica in the Vat - suicide on the Pont au Change with her hands coming out as rays It is there in the neighbourhoods Sorbonne University, in the Latin ican, Notre Dame might well be the bridge, situated between Notre- of light—and the invocation: “O named after saints—Saint-Germain, Quarter; the church of Saint-Louis- world’s most famous church. Built Dame cathedral, representing God, Mary, conceived without sin, pray Saint-Denis, Montmarte (Mount of des-Invalides, next to Napoleon’s in the 12th century over the city’s and the Palace of Justice, represent - for us who have recourse to thee.” the Martyr, St Denis)—and in the tomb, and Saint-Eustache near the first church, which was dedicated to ing the law. After some investigation into Sr title of the city’s most famous ceme - Louvre; Saint-Sulpice and Saint-Ger - Stephen, it was in Roman times the The reliefs on the facade of Notre Catherine’s claim by the archdio - tery, the Cimetiere du Père- main-des-Prés on the Left Bank; the site of a temple to Jupiter. Dame are richly symbolic, too. cese, this was done, with a Parisian Lachaise, named after Fr François de stained glass extravaganza that is In literature it was the abode of Above the right entrance, they play goldsmith named Adrien Vachette la Chaise (1624–1709), confessor to Sainte-Chapelle on the Île de la the bell-ringer Quasimodo in Victor out the Last Judgment, with the executing the design. Louis XIV, the Sun King. Cité, and nearby the great cathedral Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre Archangel Michael and the devil Shortly after, in February 1832, And the city’s Catholicism is of Notre Dame de Paris (Our Lady of Dame . contesting for souls. Paris suffered a cholera epidemic most evident in its many great Paris). Victor Hugo also used Notre A striking image depicts a female which killed 2 0 000 people. The churches: the Sacré-Cœur basilica In our pilgrimage’s brief time in Dame as a metaphor in the novel devil squatting in an obscene pose Daughters of Charity distributed and Sainte-Trinité in Montmartre; Paris it was not possible to see all of Les Misérables , when the law-loving over the heads of a bishop and a the medals at that time and many king, a reminder that even the pow - survivors attributed their cure to erful and mighty are subject to the protection received through the God’s judgment. medal. The left entrance depicts the as - And so it became known as the sumption of Our Lady, surrounded Miraculous Medal. It remains a very by the apostles. popular devotion in the Catholic While our group received de - Church. tailed instruction on the exterior of I have had the opportunity to the cathedral, thanks to Paris guide visit the chapel twice this year; pri - and art historian Salvatore Rotolo, vately in May and during this pil - we were denied a good look around grimage. What is particularly the interior—but for a good reason. striking is the presence of young As we arrived in the morning, a people at Rue de Bac. Many of them long procession of deacons, priests, seem to pop in for a prayer, and bishops and Cardinal André Vingt- then go on their way. Trois of Paris was entering the It is a busy place, as the long church for an ordination Mass of queues in the gift shop testified. ten permanent deacons. The chapel is a place of intense prayer; the air is thick with faith. aving seen many great Paris It has been remodelled several Hlandmarks—the Eiffel Tower, times since St Catherine’s time. Its both Arcs de Triomphe, the Louvre, present appearance dates to 1930, Alexander Bridge, Les Invalides and the centenary of the apparitions. so on—and made time to explore Only the tabernacle is unchanged. and shop in the Latin Quarter, our The altar of the apparitions has group made its way to the bustling been moved to the right of the Rue de Bac in the Montparnasse sanctuary. area for our final Mass in the chapel It houses the tombs, in glass reli - of the Miraculous Medal. quaries, of St Catherine, who died It was our fourth site of Marian at 70 in 1876, and the co-founder of apparitions, after Fatima, Zaragoza the Daughters of Charity, St Louise and Lourdes. de Marillac, who died in 1660. The Between July and December tomb of St Vincent de Paul, who 1830, a 24-year-old novice of the also died in 1660, is in the Vincent - Daughters of Charity, Sr Catherine ian church around the corner, in Labouré, reported three apparitions Rue de Sèvres, but his heart is kept of Our Lady, following earlier vi - in the Miraculous Medal chapel. sions of Christ and the heart of St And with a final Mass at Rue de Vincent de Paul, co-founder of her Bac our Marian pilgrimage of prayer Pilgrimage Highlights order. All took place in the chapel at for the cause of Benedict Daswa HOLY LAND: Jerusalem, Bethlehem, 140 Rue de Bac, built in 1813. ended, a journey of faith that took Nazareth, Sea of Galilee, Jordan River In her apparitions, Mary in - us through three countries to places structed Sr Catherine to have of Marian apparitions and the and much more... medals struck featuring the image places of great saints. ROME: Papal Audience, Mass in St Peter’s Basilica, Sistine Chapel, Catacombs, Major Basilicas, Ancient and Baroque Rome... FLORENCE: Dumo cathedral, Church of the Holy Cross with the tombs of Michelangelo and Galileo, Renaissance Florence... TURIN: Reserved viewing of the Shroud of Turin in the Cathedral of St John the Baptist, plus sites of Don Bosco on his bicentennial: Pinardi Chapel and Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians...

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1st Sunday of Advent: November 30 Readings: Isaiah 63:16-17, 19; 64:3-8, Psalm 80: 2-3, 15-16, 18-19, 1 Corinthians 1:3-9, Mark 13:33-37 Advent signals longing for God

EXT Sunday we start a new liturgical their longing for God, the Corinthians were, begins with the exhortation, “Keep looking! year, with the first Sunday of Advent. as ever, squabbling among themselves, each Don’t go to sleep” and ends with “Stay NAnd the mood that the Church wishes Fr Nicholas thinking themselves better than the other. So awake!”, and what we have to do during this to instil in us is, quite simply, one of longing in this reading, Paul has to remind them that time is to keep our eyes on God. And the rea - for God. King SJ it is not they but God and Jesus who have it son for this? “You do not know when the It goes deeper than that, however, for there Sunday Reflections all to do: “Grace to you, and peace, from God time is”; and Jesus illustrates this with one of is also in these readings a sense that it is in our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” his rather shocking “stories” or “parables”, God alone that we can trust. That is where we must keep our eyes, this about someone (presumably the God whom This is clear in the first reading that we Advent, remembering that “grace” means we long for) who goes overseas, leaving his hear, which probably dates to those terrible God’s unconditional love, which comes to us “slaves” in charge of their works. days just after the Babylonian conquest of tion’s) trust in God, where it belongs. regardless of who we are or what we do. Most important of all, of course, is the Jerusalem, days that were so terrible that the The psalm continues the intimacy with Read closely through that second reading, “doorkeeper” (or the person in charge of poet even imagines the possibility that “Abra - the idea that God is Israel’s “shepherd”, “you and see how Paul’s emphasis is not on the those electronic devices with which you pro - ham not know us, and Israel not acknowledge who lead Joseph like a flock”; the poet is well Corinthians’ great qualities, so much as the tect your house. Or the Rottweiler), to whom us”; but even under those circumstances, he aware that he cannot dictate terms to the gifts that God has given them: “the uncondi - goes the simple instruction to “stay awake”. continues: “You, Lord, are our Father, and our Almighty, “the One who dwells on the cheru - tional love given you…you have been made And this message is spread out to all of us: Redeemer from of old you are named.” bim”. rich in him…the witness of Christ has been “…because you don’t know what time the Then, but very gently indeed, the poet in - So God has to be addressed as “God of made strong in you…you lack no gift…he Lord of the house is coming, in the evening dicates that it is really all God’s fault: “Why hosts”, but the psalmist is not afraid to attract will confirm you on the day of Our Lord Jesus or the middle of the night or at cock-crow or do you make us wander from your ways? his attention: “Please come back —look down Christ”. in the morning”. Why do you harden our hearts?” from heaven and see! Visit this vine” —and If they were listening carefully the And the point is that in our longing for The reading ends in that powerful sense of there is a particular plea: “Let your hand be Corinthians should have been shaken by God we do not want “him to come suddenly intimacy with God that is never very far from on your right hand man…give us life, and we Paul’s insistence that it is all a matter of God’s and find you sleeping”. Israel’s heart: “And now, Lord, you are our Fa - shall call upon your name.” gift, not their own superior qualities. That is So our task, this Advent, is to polish up ther; we are the clay and you are the The second reading continues the mood: what we are waiting for in Advent. that longing for God that is the very deepest potter —all of us are the works of your hand.” it is very near the beginning of Paul’s first let - To wait for it, however, requires a certain and best part of us. All the poet can do is place his (and his na - ter to Corinth. Far from keeping their eyes on attentiveness. So the gospel for next Sunday How about starting this week? How we will defeat Satan Southern Cross word #629 PIRITUAL literature has always high - alise evil spiritual forces? lighted the primordial struggle be - Fr Ron Each of us conceptualises them in some Stween good and evil, and this has way, usually in the graphic images given generally been conceived of as a war, a Rolheiser OMI us in the Book of Revelation and by cen - spiritual battle. turies of Christian artists. And so we pic - Thus, as Christians, we have been Final Reflection ture some kind of spiritual warfare warned that we must be vigilant against the happening beneath the surface of things, powers of Satan and other forces of evil. a spiritual battle between good and evil, a And we’ve fought these powers not just warfare wherein, eventually, Christ will with prayer and private moral vigilance but triumph by defeating and destroying all with everything from holy water, to exor - tion—Jesus’ and our own—is how that these malevolent powers. cisms, a dogmatic avoidance of everything battle is to be won. But those are archetypal images, in - to do with the occult, the paranormal, As to Satan and hell, each of us has her tended to point us towards something alchemy, astrology, spiritualism, séances, own idea of what these are, but what we deeper. witchcraft, sorcery, and ouija boards. For share as Christians is the belief that these What really are the “thrones, domin - Christians these were seen as dangerous will continue to exist, alongside and op - ions, principalities, and powers” that are routes through which malevolent spirits posed to God and heaven, for eternity. opposing Christ, and how are they to be could enter our lives and do us harm. That’s the common Christian belief, defeated? How might we conceptualise though not the universal one. And scripture does, seemingly, warn us the spiritual warfare going on beneath the about these things. It tells us that for our surface of things? here have always been theologians and world to come to its completion and its The spiritual warfare that is being de - mystics who believed that the full tri - fulfilment, Christ must first triumph over T scribed in scripture and inside all authen - all the powers that oppose God. And for umph of Christ will occur when Satan ACROSS DOWN himself converts and goes back to heaven tic spirituality has less to do with the 5. Harmful contemporary po - 1. Eternal (7) that to happen, Christ has to first van - occult than it has to do the malignant grip quish and destroy death, darkness, evil, along with everyone else in hell. The love etry (7) 2. Rich fabric in the vest- of narcissism, greed, anger, bitterness, ha - the powers of hell, the powers of Satan, of God, they believe, is so powerful that, 8. Biblical place of temptation ment (7) tred, lust, woundedness, grudges and igno - 3. Instinct shared by men and various “thrones, dominions, princi - in the end, nobody, not even Satan, will (6) rance. These are the real “thrones, 9. Risings of coin in the don - and women (6) palities, and powers”. hold out against it. dominions, principalities, and powers” in key (7) 5. I dyed Sam, leaving him What, concretely, are these powers and But that still leaves us with the the struggle between good and evil. 10. My clue for Aristotle’s aghast (8) how is Christ ultimately to triumph over “thrones, dominions, principalities, and teaching place (6) 6. Special occasions (6) them? How should we conceive the battle powers”. Are these simply another way of Authentic spiritual warfare is to be pic - tured this way: Inside our world and inside 11. They’re in the Passion Play 7. Woodland gods can be that’s taking place? referring to Satan and his powers? Or do strays (6) each of us there’s a fierce battle waging, a (6) We are clearer about how death will be these refer to spiritual forces hidden inside 12. Religious group can be 13. Like the depths of hell defeated: we believe that the resurrec - the paranormal? How might we conceptu - war between good and evil. also tidy (8) (8) And these are the contestants: Hatred is 18. Faithfulness in marriage 14. Important assignment battling love; anger is battling patience; (8) for evangelist (7) greed is battling generosity; bitterness is 20. Pancake Tuesday (6) 15. A word with the same Conrad battling graciousness, jealousy is battling 21. Hey! The magician says it meaning (7) admiration; choosing to remain inside our quickly (6) 16. Christ’s dry feeling (6) wounds is battling healing; holding on to 22. Commit a sacrilege (7) 17. Drink for a break (6) our grudges is battling forgiveness, ego 23. Kind of mess where no 19. Getting doctrine wrong and narcissism are battling compassion saint is (6) (6) 24. It rises above the church and community; and self-hatred is in a bit - Solutions on page 11 ter battle with the acceptance of love and (7) God’s unconditional embrace. Paranoia is waging a war against metanoia. That’s the real war that’s going on, in our world and inside each of us. Hatred, anger, paranoia, greed, bitter - CHURCH CHUCKLE ness, lust, jealousy, non-forgiveness and FTER hearing the Christmas story, and self-hatred are the “thrones, dominions, principalities, and powers” about which singing Silent Night, a Sunday school class scripture warns us. Awas asked to draw what they thought the Na - Hence the final triumph of Christ will tivity scene might have looked like. occur when the last of these forces is even - One boy did a good likeness of Joseph, Mary, tually subdued, when we are finally at and the infant Jesus, but off to the side was a roly- peace with goodness, with love, with trust, poly figure. The teacher, afraid that he had some - with ourselves, with others, with our his - how worked Santa Claus into the scene, asked him tory, with our mistakes, with those who who that was. She wasn't sure whether she was re - have hurt us, with those whom we have lieved or even more worried when the boy replied: hurt, with our shortcomings, and with our “Oh, that's Round John Virgin.” impatience with God. In the meantime, there will be spiritual Send us your favourite Catholic joke, preferably clean and brief, to warfare, primordial battles, all around. The Southern Cross, Church Chuckle, Po Box 2372, Cape Town, 8000.