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By Cindy wooden The special provisions issued in the past ten years expanded or extended several VERY bishops’ conference in the world points of Church law: they defined a minor must have guidelines for handling as a person under age 18 rather than 16; set Eaccusations of clerical sex abuse in a statute of limitations of 20 years, instead place within a year, the Congregation for of ten years, after the victim’s 18th birthday the Doctrine of the Faith said in new guide - for bringing a Church case against an lines. alleged perpetrator; established an abbrevi - The Church in the Southern African ated administrative procedure for removing region already has such protocols in place. guilty clerics from the priesthood; and A letter to all bishops’ conferences signed included child pornography among crimes by the congregation’s prefect, Cardinal which could bring expulsion from the William Levada, said that in every nation priesthood. and region, bishops should have “clear and Barbara Dorris, a spokeswoman for the coordinated procedures” for protecting chil - Survivors Network of those Abused by dren, assisting victims of abuse, dealing Priests, known as SNAP, said in a statement with accused priests, training clergy and that “the Vatican abuse guidelines will cooperating with civil authorities. change little”, particularly because they do Describing sexual abuse of minors as “a not insist that the national guidelines be crime prosecuted by civil law”, the doctrinal binding. congregation said bishops should follow “Bishops ignore and conceal child sex local laws that require reporting cases of crimes because they can,” the SNAP state - sexual abuse to police. ment said, adding that “any ‘reform’ that Since the early 1990s about two dozen doesn’t diminish bishops’ power and discre - bishops’ conferences, starting mainly with tion is virtually meaningless”. English-speaking countries, have drawn up The doctrinal congregation said new guidelines for dealing with accusations of guidelines should reflect the fact that dioce - sexual abuse of minors filed against clergy san or national review boards “cannot sub - and other Church employees. stitute for the discernment” and decision- Other conferences—for example, the Ital - making authority of individual bishops. ian bishops’ conference—have said they did Fr Lombardi said the point of the letter Children at linmeyer marist College in Johannesburg have fun as they welcome autumn. not draw up guidelines because bishops was to make clear that an individual bishop were obliged to follow canon law and spe - “cannot abdicate his responsibility” for cial provisions enacted in 2001 by Blessed ensuring child safety and handling abuse Pope John Paul II and in 2010 by Pope cases, even though he may avail himself of Benedict XVI. the advice of outside experts. Vatican top job for lay official Vatican spokesman Fr Federico Lombardi He said the fact that the guidelines do SJ said the fact that conferences were given not have to be binding does not lessen a been eliminated. a precise deadline and only 12 months to bishops’ responsibility or the Church’s com - OPE Benedict has named a long-serving Born in 1944, in draft their guidelines demonstrates how mitment to ending abuse. Rather, he said, it lay official at the Vatican to be the Montevideo, Uruguay, number 2 official at the Pontifical seriously the Vatican takes the matter. is a recognition that in many countries all P Mr Carriquiry has the bishops have agreed to follow the same “The aim is to give bishops a strong com - Commission for Latin America. served the Vatican in Guzman Carriquiry (pictured) , 67, leaves mon denominator for drafting guidelines procedures and, culturally, did not feel a various capacities for need to have a Vatican stamp on them in his post as undersecretary of the Pontifical almost 40 years. He has appropriate to their own national situation, Council for the Laity to be the new secretary with its unique culture and legislation,” he order for them to be binding. a degree in law and “The responsibility for dealing with the of the Vatican’s Latin America commission, told reporters. social sciences and has delicts of sexual abuse of minors by clerics which promotes cooperation between the The guidelines of several countries, taught at a number of belongs in the first place to the diocesan universities. including the Southern African region, have various offices of the Vatican and the Latin bishop,” the letter said. But the adoption of He is married and been adopted as mandatory norms in those American bishops’ council. national guidelines is meant to “lead to a has four children and eight grandchildren. countries and approved by the Vatican. Mr Carriquiry, a Uruguayan, will be the common orientation within each episcopal Mr Carriquiry will serve under Canadi - The guidelines the doctrinal congrega - first to hold the position of secretary at the conference, helping to better harmonise the an Cardinal Marc Ouellet, who is president tion now is seeking throughout the world commission. The previous number 2 spot resources of single bishops in safeguarding of the Pontifical Commission for Latin do not have to be binding, the letter said, was that of vice-president, which had to be minors”. Citing Pope Benedict’s meetings occupied by a bishop. The office that has America.—CNS although they must reflect the binding pro - visions of canon law and the special provi - with representative victims of child sexual sions enacted in 2001 and last year. Continued on page 5 Bright start for Hope&Joy England returns to meatless Fridays By Simon Caldwell the death of Our Lord,” said the bishops’ res - after May launch olution. ATHOLICS in England and Wales will “The law of the Church requires Catholics STaFF RePoRTeR gious superiors, Knights of Da Gama, be obliged to abstain from meat every Catholic Women’s League and all the to abstain from meat on Fridays, or some CTIVITIES under the Hope&Joy CFriday under a new rule brought by the other form of food, or to observe some other priests of the Dundee diocese. banner are taking hold in South bishops. form of penance laid down by the bishops’ Hundreds of people have registered The “act of common witness” will take Africa following the network’s offi - conference. A their interest in Hope&Joy by e-mail effect on September 16, the first anniversary cial launch on May 8, and hundreds of ([email protected] )and SMS (to 078 “The bishops wish to re-establish the prac - individuals have signed up to Hope&Joy, of Pope Benedict’s visit to Britain. 590 0781), he said. tice of Friday penance in the lives of the according to convenor Raymond Perrier. The rule reverses a relaxation of the Friday The website ( www.hopeandjoy.org.za ) is penance regulations introduced in England faithful as a clear and distinctive mark of Hope&Joy, a unique South African ini - their own Catholic identity,” it said. tiative, was introduced in early May to the now live and constantly updated. and Wales in 1984. This allowed Catholics to Catholics can also receive inspirational choose their own form of Friday penance— The resolution said those “who cannot or Catholic faithful in features and articles choose not to eat meat as part of their nor - published in The Southern Cross , diocesan text messages of Hope&Joy. “You can get such as offering additional prayers, attending free weekly SMS in June, and then daily Mass or abstaining from alcohol. mal diet should abstain from some other newspapers and the Catholic Link parish food of which they regularly partake.” newsletter prepared by the Redemptorists. messages from July for just R3,50 per But critics have said that the end of a tra - week,” Mr Perrier said. To subscribe, text dition in which Catholics ate fish or eggs Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westmin - The British Catholic journal The Tablet ster, president of the Bishops’ Conference of also carried a report on the launch of the the word '”JOY” to 31222. instead of meat on Fridays led to a loss of Hope&Joy is a grassroots-driven net - common identity, with many Catholics England and Wales, said the bishops wanted Hope&Joy network. “to establish a shared practice, a shared habit, Mr Perrier was interviewed about work of Catholic bodies and individuals. today abstaining from meat only on Ash because habits that are carried out together Hope&Joy on Radio Veritas and Talk It intends to provide popular education Wednesday and Good Friday. are better learned and are stronger—we give Radio 702/Cape Talk. on the Catholic faith as expressed in the The return to an obligation to abstain He said presentations on Hope&Joy Second Vatican Council through all avail - from meat was a key resolution of the bish - each other mutual support.” have been made to groups of religious able media, from Internet facilities to ops’ May plenary meeting held in Leeds. “So that’s why there’s a simple, across-the- education teachers, men and women reli - preaching. “Every Friday is set aside by the Church as board expectation that this will be something a special day of penance, for it is the day of that Catholics will do.”—CNS 2 The Southern Cross, may 25 to may 31, 2011 LOCAL Alcohol Abuse Cycle needs to be broken By ClaiRe maTHieSon assistant of the Women on Farms effect of what happened in the Project (WFP), an NGO working past. The act of drinking has been LCOHOL abuse in rural with women in commercial agri - handed down the years from one youth is a problem debilitat - culture. She said the Western Cape generation to another.” Aing and inhibiting the youth had the highest rate of foetal alco - Alcohol abuse does happen in in the rural areas of the Western hol syndrome in the country; an urban areas, said Ms Lindoor, but Cape, particularly on farms, issue stemmed from the availabili - it was “especially a problem in according to speakers at a round - ty of alcohol in rural areas and the rural areas where the youth drink table discussion hosted by social acceptability of its mass con - because their circumstances are Catholic Parliamentary Liaison sumption. not good”. Office (CPLO), an associate body Ms Lindoor said the abuse of Ms Lindoor explained that of the Southern African Catholic alcohol can be traced back to the many farm workers were impover - Bishops’ Conference, and Youth now outlawed “dop system”, ished: “Often the youth drop out Unlimited, a Church-based youth whereby farm workers would of school because they need to service. receive payment in the form of help their parents or because they Elna Lindoor is a programme alcohol. “The situation today is an can’t afford it. Sometimes they need to find clothes. Young girls have been known to get money from older men and pay with their bodies.” She said there is a high elna lindoor and Jaco Titus from women on Farms Project share their incidence of teen preg - thoughts on the growing issue of alcohol abuse amongst rural youth at a nancy, poverty and HIV, round table discussion hosted by the CPlo. (Photo: Claire mathieson) which leads to the youth drinking. As a result, the drinking culture is perpet - uated and peer pressure to the farm. Within three months difficult to get access to the farm encourages more youth to he was drinking again. After a for action to take place. drink, resulting in further failed suicide attempt left him in “We don’t need to work harder, pregnancies and an hospital, he succeeded in changing we need to work smarter. The increased HIV rate. his life. He said his story was not youth need more support as they “The rural youth have uncommon in the area—but lack the confidence to advocate for a lack of self esteem, lack unlike many, he was able to break themselves,” said Ms Lindoor. of recreational facilities the cycle. The CPLO Round Table discus - and resources,” Ms Lin - Today, working in partnership sion was an opportunity for NGOs door said. This is why with other organisations which working on similar projects to dis - many youth turn to alco - focus on supporting male farm cuss the situation, create aware - hol. “The farms are isolat - workers, volunteers like Mr Titus ness and to share ideas. ed; access and transport promote responsible drinking. Astrid Solomons from Fisan - are a problem. But ‘she - “We don’t tell people not to tekraal Youth Council said in her beens on wheels’ make drink; we tell them to be responsi - experience with young people, alcohol very accessible.” ble and to behave. Women must they lacked role models. “The not think of drinking while preg - youth look at and learn from the aco Titus, a volunteer nant, and don’t drink and drive,” adults in their lives. But since the Jwith WFP and a rehabil - said Ms Lindoor. adults are already stuck in the itated youth from Stellen - “Youth don’t have support on alcohol abuse cycle, they are not bosch, said he was intro - their farms. Women on Farms tries helping their children.” She said duced to wine at the age to educate women on their rights. the role players needed to find a of five, started drinking at But farmers see us as an enemy,” way to break the cycle of this type age 13, and was working Ms Lindoor said, highlighting the of abuse. on the farm with his fam - importance of youth-orientated Denzil Swarts, a field worker ily by 16. “Everybody was support groups. The organisation from Youth Unlimited, said one of drunk on the farm. My can get on to private farm land the problems found in both urban father beat my mother. I only if given permission by the and rural settings was the associa - saw it and learnt from it— owner—and if the farmer thinks tion of celebration with alcohol. so I learnt to be aggres - the meeting would be detrimental “Organisations need to work sive,” he said. to business, he is unlikely to allow together,” said Ms Lindoor. “The Mr Titus moved out WFP access. youth are not for tomorrow, but when he was 18, and Moreover, while police are for today. We need to support moved on to drugs. After aware of the presence of “shebeens them and portray a better, more a stint in a rehabilitation on wheels” and the sale of alcohol positive life to them—in every centre, Mr Titus returned to underage youths, it was very form, including the media.”

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STaFF RePoRTeR Johannesburg, said pilgrimage “Our objective this year, as it is convenor Manny de Freitas. every year, was to spread the Fati - RECORD 1 500 pilgrims took The procession started at ma messages even wider particu - part in this year’s annual Malvern East parish, and ended larly to people who are unaware of AFatima pilgrimage in Johan - 4km later with Mass at the these messages. The main message nesburg—about 500 more than Schoenstatt Shrine in Bedfordview. being the daily meditation of the last year. Throughout, the pilgrims prayed rosary,” Mr de Freitas said. Pilgrims came from all over the rosary. “The success of this pilgrimage Gauteng to join the procession, Mr de Freitas said that this has surpassed all initial expecta - which was hosted by the Blessed year’s procession spanned more tions. Fr Tony Daniels, Malvern Sacrament parish in Malvern East, than 500m. East’s parish priest, has already agreed that the 2012 pilgrimage should take place on Saturday, May 12,” Mr de Freitas said. “Peo - ple are already asking about the next one.” The Polish ambassador to South africa, marcin Kubia, walks with Fr Mr de Freitas started the first Stephen Tully on a visit to emmanuel cathedral and the denis Hurley Fatima procession, which cele - Centre Project in the durban city centre. The visit was to discuss the brates the Marian apparitions in possibility of how the Polish people could be involved in giving financial support to this project. the Portuguese town of Fatima in 1917, with “just a handful of people” in 1991. “We should all heed to Our Lady of Fatima’s request by praying and meditating on the rosary daily,” he said. “This would be the biggest gift that we can give the world and would mean that everyone would also be a pilgrim, even if one more than 1 500 pilgrims stretched half a kilometre across the streets of is unable to actually Johannesburg as they walk with the Fatima statue and the Holy Cross on attend our annual Fatima their way to the Schoenstatt Shrine. Pilgrimage.” Breakdancing keeps youth off the streets

By ClaiRe maTHieSon es, such as the breakdancing tance. The centre receives class held twice a week, is to around 2 000 people each HE Scalabrini Centre in empower and encourage the stu - month accessing the different Cape Town is reaching out dents to make smart decisions services. Tto the city’s youth by offer - for themselves, and to give them Ms Carone said the Mylife ing breakdancing lessons. the tools to take their skills programme was further out - According to international beyond the class,” said Ms reach of the centre targeted at volunteer Emma Carone, the Carone. the youth. class runs through MylifE, a It is hoped the programme The breakdancing lessons community outreach pro - will instill into the students the are offered to any youth gramme structured to empower idea of “paying it forward”, and regardless of skill or experience young people through engaging taking their new knowledge level and it has been one of activities such as breakdancing, beyond the classes and out into the most popular programmes boxing, football, and skate - the public. so far. boarding, as well as providing a The Scalabrini centre contin - Ms Carone said it was with safe place for teens and young ues the work of the Scalabrini the hope of providing a “safe adults to congregate. Fathers: care of migrants, and alternative way for kids to Mylife was started in response refugees and seafarers by offer - spend their time, both MylifE to the increase in youth who ing programmes dealing with and the Scalabrini Centre are have wound up living on the welfare, training and assistance glad to offer an outlet for the streets or getting involved in with access to local services future generation to invest drug use. The programme brings through referrals to schooling, their time into”. young people together in fun bank accounts, health care, legal n For more information contact and safe activities. representation, qualification the Scalabrini Centr “The goal of the MylifE class - accreditation and social assis - 02 1 46 5 6433 4 The Southern Cross, may 25 to may 31, 2011 INTERNATIONAL New Vatican norms insist on ‘generous approval’ of old Mass By JoHn THaViS dentine rite, or “extraordinary ing “in a stable manner” could form” of the Mass. legitimately request celebration of NEW Vatican instruction At the same time, the Vatican the Tridentine rite. The norms said calls on local bishops and said the Pontifical Commission such a group could be “quite Apastors to respond generous - Ecclesia Dei would be responsible small,” could have formed after ly to Catholics who seek celebra - for ensuring local Church officials the publication of “Summorum tion of the Mass according to the were making the old rite available Pontificum,” and could be made 1962 Roman Missal, commonly where warranted. up of Catholics from different known as the Tridentine rite. The instruction was issued by parishes or dioceses who want to The instruction said pastors should approve such Masses for the Ecclesia Dei commission and gather in a specific parish church groups of faithful, even when such approved by Pope Benedict. It or chapel. groups are small or are formed of came nearly four years after the • In the case of a priest who people from different parishes or pope, in an apostolic letter titled presents himself occasionally in a dioceses. These faithful cannot, “Summorum Pontificum”, relaxed parish church with some of the restrictions on use of the Triden - faithful and wishes to celebrate in Back to tradition: Cardinal walter Brandmüller elevates the eucharist during however, contest the validity of a Tridentine-rite mass at the altar of the Chair in St Peter’s basilica. it was the modern Mass or the authority tine rite and said it should be the extraordinary form, the local made available in every parish pastor should permit it. the first time in several decades that the rite was celebrated at the altar. of the pope. (Photo: Paul Haring, CnS) “In deciding individual where groups of the faithful desire • The norms said the Tridentine cases...the priest responsible for a it. rite should be made available at church is to be guided by his own The new instruction, in a sec - sanctuaries and pilgrimage sites to celebrated in the ordinary form, words correctly and understand prudence, motivated by pastoral tion listing “specific norms”, groups of pilgrims who request it, the norms said. their meaning, it said. zeal and a spirit of generous wel - addressed several issues that have if there is a qualified priest. The instruction said that every Regarding the need to know the come,” it said. arisen as groups of faithful have • The faithful who ask for cele - Catholic priest in good standing is rite, it said priests are presumed to The instruction said that, petitioned for the scheduling of bration of the Tridentine rite must generally qualified to celebrate be qualified if they present them - depending on pastoral needs, bish - Masses in the old rite: not belong to or support groups Mass in the extraordinary form. A selves spontaneously to celebrate ops should make sure seminarians • The papal letter had stated that contest the pope or the validi - basic knowledge of Latin is need - the Tridentine rite and have cele - are trained in celebrating the Tri - that a “group of the faithful” exist - ty of the Mass and sacraments as ed, enough to pronounce the brated it previously.—CNS

Ursulines of the Blessed Virgin Mary Irish prelate: Society suffers when We are the Ursulines of the Blessed Virgin Mary, faith isn’t passed on to the young called to serve Christ through education of girls, By BaRB FRaze “If people are marked by human being prepared for sinfulness, then our women and servants, pastoral and social work. RISH society is not just suffer - the sacraments by vision of the place ing from the sex abuse scan - people who don’t of the faith in soci - Do you feel God’s call? Join us. Idal but from a failure to pass frequent the sacra - ety changes, and on the faith to the younger gen - ments, there’s a real the entire frame - eration, according to the arch - problem there,” work for the pres - bishop of Dublin. Archbishop Martin ence of Christians “We have to completely, rad - said. in society takes on a Contact Vocation ically change the way we pass He reiterated new shape. directress: on the faith,” Archbishop Diar - what he has said “Christian com - muid Martin (pictured) said in Ursuline Sisters often in the past, mitment means get - an interview with Catholic that “young Irish ting your hands and PO Box 36 News Service. “Our parishes are people are among your shoes dirty,” Ngqeleni not places where evangelisation the most catechised he said. “The Chris - 5140 and catechesis are taking place.” and the least evangelised”. tian in society is not just anoth - He spoke of the declining “Unless we address it, we’re Cell: 072 958 2111 er social commentator, but a practice of the faith in Dublin— not going to have a next genera - witness to another way of liv - only 18% of Catholics regularly tion of young Catholics,” he ing.” OR attend Sunday Mass—and of the warned. He said Christian commit - need to give young people “We’re suffering from some ment “must not be limited to responsibility in the parish to of the products of being a ‘mass the occasional outburst of global Box 212 reinvigorate them. Catholicism’ in the past. We’re solidarity” after natural disasters Libode Archbishop Martin has still living, in some ways, as if or “the more militant enthusi - 5160 served in Dublin since 2003 and that were the case today.” asm engendered around protest presided over the uncovering of In a speech near the George - meetings”. Tel: 047 555 0018 hundreds of past cases of sex town University campus in “For the Christian, solidarity abuse and the mishandling of Washington, Archbishop Martin and sharing should be the stuff priest abusers, but he says the said he believed the secularisa - of every day, an imperative and problem goes deeper than tion of Irish society was quite not just an option, a daily abuse. advanced, and he spoke of what imperative and not an occasion - The Catholic Church runs it means to live as a Christian al awakening of conscience,” he 90% of the elementary schools citizen. said. in Ireland. Yet if only 18% of “If we start out in...reflection “Defence of the faith is about Catholics attend Mass, he said on the place of faith in our cul - living the faith without being he has to wonder about the ture with the conviction that afraid,” he said, adding that it commitment of Catholic teach - God’s grace is present and can means knowing that faith can ers. be found even within a world improve all aspects of life.—CNS Pope: Sex is for communicating love By Cindy wooden the body”. toward fullness, and as a love Pope Benedict told the group that becomes capable of gener - HE human body is a God- that by “connecting the theolo - ating life and generously wel - given instrument for com - gy of the body with the theolo - coming the new life that is Tmunicating love, although gy of love” they could help born,” the pope said. it also can be used to inflict Catholics reach a greater under - Pope Benedict said having a harm on others or for one’s standing about the purpose of body is a reminder that there own selfish pleasure, Pope their lives. really is no such thing as a “self- Benedict has said. “The true fascination of sex - made man,” but that we are That the body is designed for true love is what gives value to uality stems from the greatness born of our parents and, ulti - chastity as the virtue that takes of this horizon which it opens: mately, of God the creator. seriously the power of the body the integral beauty, the uni - “Only when one recognizes to communicate something verse of the other person and of the original love that gave him profound if given the respect the ‘we’ that is born of union, life can he accept himself, rec - and time it needs, the pope told the promise of communion hid - oncile himself with nature and participants in a meeting spon - den there, the new fruitfulness, with the world,” the pope said. sored by the Pontifical John the journey that love opens “The family: This is where Paul II Institute for Studies on toward God, who is the source the theology of the body and Marriage and Family. of love,” the pope said. the theology of love intersect,” The pope met the group dur - “In this light,” he said, “the he said. A man and a woman, ing their celebration of the 30th virtue of chastity receives new who pledge themselves exclu - anniversary of the founding of meaning. It is not a ‘no’ to plea - sively to each other for life, the institute by Bl Pope John sures and to the joy of life, but a have children and educate Paul II. The late pope encour - great ‘yes’ to love as a profound them, experience firsthand “the aged the institute to study and communication between per - goodness of the body” and the promote what has been sons, which requires time and fruitfulness of love, the pope described as his “theology of respect as a journey together said.—CNS INTERNATIONAL The Southern Cross, may 25 to may 31, 2011 5 Catholics want the Church’s on DStv audio channel 170 & streamed on www.radioveritas.co.za ‘guidance’ on social issues By CaRol GlaTz There is also a large gap unlimited speculation”. He between what the Church deplored market speculation on VISIT US ON THE WEB ATHOLICS are looking for teaches and the implementation food and produce that throw guidance and a larger of those teachings, she said. the vulnerable into even deeper Cvoice from the Vatican on To bring Catholic social poverty and insecurity. 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St Kizito Children’s Programme Cape Town Vatican on handling abuse cases St. Kizito Children’s Programme (SKCP) is a parish-based movement responding to the needs of orphans and vulnerable children in the Archdio - Continued from page 1 eanwhile, Amnesty International for the first cese of Cape Town. SKCP is currently working in sixteen parishes serving abuse during his trips outside Italy, the doctrinal Mtime named the Vatican in its annual report largely disadvantaged communities, where local Parish Groups of volun - congregation’s circular letter encouraged bishops on human rights’ concerns for not sufficiently teers work directly with the children, caregivers and families who are in or their representatives to meet with victims and complying with international mandates on pro - need of their services. The Parish Groups are led and guided by Parish their families. tecting children from abuse, CAROL GLATZ Group Mentor responsible for a cluster of participating Parishes. Bishops’ conferences should consider introduc - reports. St. Kizito Children’s programme is seeking to employ as of 1 July a ing child protection programmes aimed at creat - The report noted “increasing evidence of wide - ing “safe environments” for children and educat - spread child sexual abuse committed by members ing Church workers and parents about the signs of the clergy over the past decades, and of the pariSH GrOUp MEnTOr of abuse and how to handle suspected cases, the enduring failure of the Catholic Church to letter said. address these crimes properly...in various coun - The key performance areas of the Parish Group Mentor are to: The letter reiterated the need for bishops and tries”. • Establish Parish Groups religious communities to exercise special care “Such failure included not removing alleged • Parish capacity building and support to Parish Groups when accepting candidates for the priesthood or perpetrators from their posts pending proper • Monitor and evaluate Parish Groups religious life and to provide “a healthy human investigations, not cooperating with judicial • Ensure effective communication within SKCP and spiritual formation” and a clear understand - authorities to bring them to justice and not ensur - • Record keeping ing of the value and meaning of chastity. ing proper reparation to victims,” the report said. • Networking with interested individuals and agencies Special emphasis was given in the letter to the The report recognised Pope Benedict’s apology obligation of bishops and religious superiors to for abuses that had taken place, and his efforts to The Parish Group Mentor will have the following attributes: exchange information about candidates who combat the abuse of children by clergy and his • A good understanding and appreciation of the Catholic Church structure transfer from one diocese, seminary or religious call for better prevention programmes, an and ethos order to another. improved selection process for priestly candidates • Love and concern for children The doctrinal congregation said bishops must and “just penalties,” including removing abusers • Extensive life and community experience act as fathers and brothers to their priests, ensur - from ministry. • Ability to work well within a team ing their ability to live out celibacy, to understand However, the report said: “Canon law does not • Facilitation and training skills how clerical sexual abuse damages victims and “to include an obligation for Church authorities to • Self-leadership recognise the potential signs of abuse perpetrated report cases to civil authorities for criminal inves - • Fluency in Xhosa by anyone in relation to minors”. tigation. Secrecy is mandatory throughout the • Ability to communicate well in English (written and spoken) The Vatican letter offered bishops’ conferences proceedings,” the Amnesty report said. • Computer literacy guidance in dealing both with those making accu - Vatican norms maintain the imposition of • Own transport and valid driver’s licence sations as well as with accused clerics. “pontifical secret” on the church’s judicial han - • The willingness and ability to work at weekends and outside normal People making accusations against a priest dling of clerical sex abuse and other grave crimes, working hours. should be treated with respect, it said, and “spiri - which means they are dealt with in strict confi - tual and psychological assistance” should be dentiality. Closing date for position: 13 June 2011 offered to victims. Fr Lombardi has said that said that the provi - The Vatican said when an accusation is made, sion on the secrecy of trials was designed “to pro - Please submit CV and letter of motivation to a priest must be presumed to be innocent until it tect the dignity of everyone involved.” The Coordinator, pO Box 69, philippi, 7781 or [email protected] is proven he is not. However, it said, a bishop can The Vatican’s policy is to encourage bishops to limit an accused priest’s ministry until an investi - report such crimes wherever required by civil law, No late applications will be considered and only those short-listed will be contacted gation can be conducted. he has said.—CNS 6 The Southern Cross, may 25 to may 31, 2011 LEADER PAGE

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us to World Youth Day. School tual bouquet for these young peo - Editor: Günther Simmermacher pray for our youth children could also be encouraged ple, which could consist of offer - to pray for our Southern African ing their attendance at Mass and UR young people will soon representatives during this period, receiving Holy Communion; say - Abuse: Church is serious be attending World Youth and let’s also include those who ing rosaries or the Divine Mercy ODay with Pope Benedict in are house-bound through age or ill chaplet; making a visit to the in addressing issues related to Madrid, Spain. I would like to sug - health. Blessed Sacrament; offering little HE Vatican’s new instruc - clerical abuse and in the way it gest that a prayer for them could South Africa needs priestly and sacrifices or deeds of love. tions to the world’s bish - regards the survivors of abuse. be said at all Masses prior to their religious vocations and an experi - Our precious youth need all the Tops’ conferences must be Pope Benedict deserves much pilgrimage and while they are ence of this nature, where there encouragement that we, as parents welcomed as another concrete credit for this. Far from being away, as a means of solidarity and are different nations and cultures and fellow Catholics, can give signal that the Church is serious the subject of a slander—that he support to them, for they are the united in prayer, and adoration them. Let us pray that God will about addressing the incidence presided over a most grievous Church of tomorrow. with the Holy Father, will surely bless them and Our Blessed Lady of clerical sexual abuse, in terms scandal—Pope Benedict must be Perhaps an Our Father, Hail bless and inspire them through the protect them, and may they return of prevention and of action praised for seeking to correct, Mary, and a Glory be could be power of the Holy Spirit. This to us filled with the flame of God’s when allegations are made. with much humility, the terrible said, and an invocation to a patron could also result in a call to serve love, hope and joy, ready to serve In particular, the Vatican’s failures of the past. saint for youth, or perhaps to our God as a priest or religious. him as a community serving guideline that people making But that correction is a recently beatified Bl John Paul II, Parish societies and sodalities humanity. accusations against a priest process. There is much still to be as he was the one who introduced could be encouraged to do a spiri - Gillian Tweehuysen , Benoni should be treated with respect done, tested and learned. and be offered “spiritual and In that respect, the indepen - psychological assistance” under - dent research by the John Jay comes in because of a confusion engineers. Even without being an lines a growing empathy with College of Criminal Justice, of the legal entity the Vatican engineer, learners could do good the survivors of abuse—a quality is it just? which has been commissioned state (primacy of conscience does work and earn their living, but that was not always evident in HE Church’s inclusive by the US bishops, is particularly not apply to the issuing of visas!), they must know that from noth - the past. Tapproach to Robert Mugabe useful, in as far as the results can with the Eucharistic communion. ing comes nothing. Hard work It is remarkable that there receiving Communion (May 11) is be extrapolated to other regions. It does seem that the muddle and common sense is in any case should be a need for the Vatican very compassionate, but is it just? The latest report, issued on has to do with the (fairly recent) a necessity. to issue an instruction to bish - Just to those who are regularly May 18 and titled “The Causes centralisation model of authority I myself was for many, many ops’ conferences to set up a pro - excluded from Communion, like in the Church. The longer, more years involved in active farming. tocol to deal with allegation of and Context of Sexual Abuse of divorcees and those in gay rela - ancient tradition has the focus on It was a vocation which I lived out abuse and to set out preventative Minors by Catholic Priests in the tionships, who may lead an exem - the local churches but forming a to the fullest extent, and I am measures. Surely the distressing United States, 1950-2010”, over - plary Christian life in all other turns several misconceptions. respects? Or just to the Zimbab - worldwide network. The integrity proud of what I have achieved. experiences of the Church in the Goswin Matthaei, Cape Town United States, Ireland, England, The report reveals that the wean people who have experi - of the sacraments is always a mat - Germany, Belgium, the Nether - Church’s discipline of mandato - enced genocide during Mr ter of responsible discernment, of lands and elsewhere should have ry clerical celibacy has had no Mugabe’s presidency, and the conscience, but the excessive Fifth column motivated bishops’ conferences effect on the incidence of abuse Zimbabwean bishops who have emphasis on top-down govern - ADIO Veritas licencing woes that do not have a protocol in in the United States—and protested against it? ment has undermined this. Rneed the Church’s “fifth col - place to address that deficiency. Catholic priests may even be less Does this not smack of the dou - Greater freedom of dialogue in umn”—a countrywide novena The Vatican instruction has disposed towards abuse than ble standards that Jesus deplored? the Church would really help. Adrian Kettle, Cape Town been criticised for not making men in corresponding profes - Brian & Francoise Robertson, One has to say that sadly, once these protocols binding on indi - sions. Cape Town again (one thinks here of rulings The report also makes it clear on gender and sexuality of course) Defining dogma vidual dioceses. However, cau - ATHER Anthony Esposito’s let - tion needs to be exercised not to that homosexuality was not a Cause for scandal there is a lack of common sense, prudentia, here in the position ter (March16, “The New Mass: compromise the authority of statistical factor in abuse. In fact, ITHER Robert Mugabe was at F upheld. A Work of Man”) refers, and also diocesan bishops. the report notes that the the Vatican officially or as a E Patrick Giddy, School of Mr Simmermacher’s editorial There seems to be a confi - increase in the number of gay tourist. But the social teaching of Philosophy and Ethics, “Church in Dialogue”, which I dence in the Vatican that dioce - priests from the late 1970s corre - the Catholic Church on human Howard College, Durban applaud. san bishops will feel ethically sponded with “a decreased inci - rights, democracy and so on dence of abuse”. Regarding the Tridentine Mass, obliged to follow the guidelines would suggest it would support is Fr Esposito aware that the Tri - set out in their regional confer - In a particularly significant the ban of the European Union Value in farming passage, the report suggests that dentine Mass of Pope Pius V ence. That may be so, but it is and the United States on Mr N your article “Farming as a underwent various modifications not clear what provisions are the stress, isolation and lack of Mugabe freely travelling to these Vocation” (May 11), Paul Mofo - supervision in priests’ lives were I at the hands of different popes up made in cases where a bishop places. keng hits the nail on the head. It to and including Pope John XXIII might use his discretion to factors that contributed to The right to tourism is not an is time that many of us begin to “deviant behaviour”. The No one ever questioned this obstruct or manipulate the pro - absolute right. If then he was realise that farming is a proper authority. tocol of dealing with an allega - researchers proposed greater there in his official capacity, he is occupation, and not just a kind of involvement by the laity to It is the doctrinally ill-informed tion of abuse. representing not himself but his work which anybody can do. It who hold that the liturgy of Pope relieve the scope of responsibili - There is much commendable country and in particular his can and should be a vocation. Pius V may not be changed by ties borne by priests. in the Vatican’s determination regime. By all accounts it is a How much better it could be subsequent popes. There must be Having learnt from experi - to act on clerical abuse. In that morally illegitimate regime. for our country if we had more very few today who have even ence and with new insights light, the inclusion of the Whereas the Church as the people really interested in making seen an unaltered version of Pius Catholic Church in Amnesty being acquired, we may be confi - prime sacrament is a sign not only a living from the ground, the V’s original Mass. International’s annual report on dent that over time the Church of union with God but of “the earth on which we all live. Huge Many of our most important human rights’ concerns (on will heal from a painful chapter unity of mankind”, this public areas in our land are in the hands dogmas were defined at the 20 which we report this week) in its history. event welcoming the dictator of so-called farmers, but they do ecumenical councils prior to Vati - would appear gratuitous, even if However, the Church must would seem precisely to be a scan - nothing on it. It is no good to be can II, often with very slim the status of the Vatican’s posi - guard against complacency. We dal, and that is how ordinary the owner of a farm and not to majorities in the voting process. tion on mandatory reporting must take to heart the advice Catholics have taken it. produce any food from it. Vatican II was the most all-inclu - remains too ambiguous. given last week by Bishop Blase Cardinal Wilfrid Napier in his I thank Mr Mofokeng for his sive Council in history, with 2 500 Only a policy that is uniform, Cupich, chairman of the US statement on the matter has well courage to inspire the learners to Council Fathers present. transparent and accountable will bishops' Committee on the Pro - expressed the primacy of con - see farming as a vocation. They The promise of our Lord to put to rest questions about the tection of Children and Young science in partaking in the should know that at the end of a Peter in Matthew 16:18-19 con - Church’s unequivocal commit - People: “There is no room for Eucharist. The Second Vatican proper study of agriculture they firms the pope’s infallibility in ment to rid itself of clerical sexu - fatigue or feeling that people Council moved away from a legal - may also be called an engineer. matters regarding the deposit of al abuse. have heard enough when it istic model of Christian life— There are not only electrical, faith, most particularly when unit - In just a few years, the comes to efforts to protect who’s in and who’s out—to a chemical, mechanical and other ed with the bishops in Council. Church has made great progress children.” more personal one. The muddle engineers, but also agricultural continued on page 11

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Emmanuel Ngara Ready for the final exam? Chris Chatteris SJ Christian leadership Jesus is not only Saviour of the world, but Pray with the Pope AVE you ever watched teachers and my personal saviour as well as my role learners preparing for the matricu - model as a Christian. I should know that Hlation examination, or any General he is calling me to be his disciple who School Certificate examination? Let me must learn to be more and more like him, Very importantly, I must do something Let’s our priests! tell you, it’s a serious business! and his apostle who should proclaim him about that ego. See how large it is? The ♥ Every school that is worthy of the aim is to become less and less my selfish to the world so that the whole of humani - General Intention: That priests, united to the name wants its name to appear in the Hall ty can know him and be saved. self and become more and more like self - of Fame or in the Guinness Book of less Jesus. Heart of Christ, may always be true witnesses to the Question 2: What did you do about caring and merciful love of God. Records as one of the best performing your neighbour? Question 4: What did you do with schools. Well, who is my neighbour? Is it the what I gave you to work with? ♥ Jo’burg.” “ ♥ is a warm puppy.” Today The surprising thing is that we all know man next door who never greets me and This question is about the Parable of the heart is popularly used on bumper we are going to die one day, and will whose dogs seem to hate me? Is it my boss the Talents (Mt 25). You see God gave ‘I stickers and T-shirts as a symbol for love. appear before the Judge of the world—and at work who is on a mission to find my each of us talents—natural and spiritual These slogans are all very sweet and endearing, yet we never really spend as much time faults? I hear God saying: “Yes, they are gifts. Natural talents like the skill of bak - but they hardly do justice to the rich heart-sym - preparing for that very serious exam as your neighbours. The beggar at the street ing, sporting, business acumen, a good bolism which exists down the centuries and good schools do in preparing their stu - corner is your neighbour, too. Your spouse mathematical mind; and spiritual gifts across cultures. dents for school examinations! and your siblings are your neighbours. such as kindness, the gift of healing, the The heart has been thought of as symbolising, Jesus says we must get ready for we Yes, your neighbour is anyone you come ability to read and interpret scripture and or even as actually being, the seat of the emo - know neither the day nor the hour. So, let into contact with about whom you should so on. tional, intellectual, moral and spiritual life of the me put on my hat as a life examinations do something. The beggar might want We are supposed to be aware of these human person. This indispensable part of the coach and try to help you and me prepare money from you, but the man next door gifts so that we can use them in the ser - body has often powerfully expressed what it for our final exam. might need a kind word from you, per - vice of humanity and the building up of means to be human. This is why the Sacred Heart The American entrepreneur and philan - haps a greeting or a prayer. The same goes the Body of Christ, the Church. We of Christ is such an abiding devotion in the thropist Bob Buford suggests there are two for your spouse and siblings. You should should not behave like the unfaithful Church. Through the heart of Jesus we are in major questions on life’s final exam. I treat everyone with such love that they servant who dug a whole in the ground touch with him in his full, loving humanity. believe there are at least four, and here can see Jesus in you”. Tough, hey? to hide his talent instead of making it The pope’s intention is that the world will they are: Question 3: What did you do about multiply. experience the love of God through priests who Question 1: What did you do about your shortcomings? The irony is that when the time comes are united with Christ’s heart and who model God and Jesus? This is another tough one, but what it you might pass with flying colours while I, themselves on his life of love. I think for this one you and I need to does is to highlight the importance of self- the coach, might just manage to scrape There’s a helpful ambiguity in the symbolism know our Nicene Creed which tells us awareness in the life of a Christian. through—God has no favourites, you see! of the heart which is rather fitting here. On the about the triune God: the Father, the Son Socrates once said: “The unreflected life But to be sure, let’s read our Bibles daily, one hand we value a good strong and steady and the Holy Spirit: Three persons in one is not worth living.” So I should know go to church as required, say our prayers heart in the priest. We want our priests to be and indivisible God. both my strengths and weaknesses. I must daily, and examine ourselves daily. solid, reliable and courageous characters, the However, it is not enough to recite do something about my shortcomings; Practice makes perfect; and God kind of person who is there for us in a crisis, men these as articles of faith. We must love confess my sins and resolve to fight rewards those who are poor in spirit, who with “hearts of oak”, the English would call God above all things and believe that against temptation. seek him with a humble and pure heart. them. On the other hand, we appreciate a priestly heart that is open and which can truly feel what others feel. Although, or perhaps because he is a Daniel Conway strong person, he possesses a heart that can bleed Above all, keep sight of God and be broken. Point of Reflection We want him to mirror the Lord whose heart First and foremost, before everything was moved and who suffered when he came face BOVE all else, we must try to make else, we must try to keep God first in our to face with the sick, the poor, the possessed and sure that people do not lose sight lives. God cannot be an afterthought. He the bereft, especially when we find ourselves in ‘Aof God” (Pope Benedict in Light of cannot be someone we think about only one of those dire categories. The priest’s heart Blessed Virgin Mary, who was conceived the World: The Pope, the Church and the must, like his Master’s, be able to be pierced for when we are in trouble or filled with emo - without sin—succeeds at keeping God in Signs of the Times ). his people. tions of fear or joy or gratitude or hopeless - sight all the time. That’s why the Holy It’s a startlingly simple statement. To live out this often painful paradox a priest ness. We must keep God in sight always— Father says: “Above all else, we must try.” Above all else, the Holy Father says, we above all else. will need to live a life of prayer and action which must make sure that we don’t lose sight of Losing sight of God is part of our sinful Nothing is more important, or more dif - unites him to the object with which he identi - God. Simple, but not easy. human condition. Recovering our sight is ficult, than keeping God in plain sight. fies. We pray with and for priests in their lifelong It can be argued that the original sin, the ongoing challenge of discipleship and The Church’s liturgy, her sacraments and pursuit of this union. the sin of our first parents, was losing sight continuing conversion of life. of God. As sinful people, we constantly devotions, her teaching and her charitable How do we maintain—or regain—our focus on other things—good things, bad works are all designed to help us focus on vision of God? Pope Benedict provides us Missionaries needed things, things that in themselves are neu - God as the most important person in our with a simple programme. As Church, a tral—but all too often, as a consequence, life. The Church works hard to capture and community of Christian disciples standing Missionary Intention: That the Holy Spirit may we lose sight of God. maintain our attention, but there is strong together in faith, the Holy Father says: bring forth from our communities many missionaries That’s why, in response to a question competition, especially today. “The task is to live the faith in an exem - who are ready to be fully consecrated to spreading the about the most important law, Jesus says: The Church constantly strives to help plary way, to proclaim it and at the same Kingdom of God. time to keep this voluntary association, “The first is: Hear, O Israel: The Lord our us focus on God, but we must cooperate. HE African continent is unique in the enor - which cuts across all cultures, nations and God, the Lord is one; and you shall love We must attend Sunday Mass. We must mous number of languages spoken here. It is times, and is not based on external inter - T the Lord your God with all your heart, and receive the sacraments—especially the said that a quarter of all the languages in the ests, spiritually connected with Christ, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, Eucharist and the sacrament of penance. world exist in Africa and that the total number of so with God himself.” and with all your strength. The second is We must participate. We must reach out to languages and dialects has been estimated as The task is simple but not easy—to live this: You shall love your neighbour as those in need. Above all else, whatever we being as high as 3 000. yourself” (Mk 12:29-31). do, we must not lose sight of God. our faith, to proclaim it and, so, stay spiri - tually connected to God. This significant statistic makes the astonishing The First Commandment is to keep God missionary work done in the last 200 years on first in our lives, and not be distracted by hat happens when we allow other Above all else, let’s try to keep first things first. Let’s set aside all the distrac - this continent all the more remarkable. Not only all the diversions offered to us by the Evil things to take priority in our life? We W tions and turn to God as the number one was the terrain that missionaries crossed often One. All the other commandments flow lose our way. We become spiritually priority in our lives. harsh and dangerous, but the challenges to com - from this primary focus on God. If God is empty, unhappy people. We focus on our - When God is at the centre of our field munication with local people must sometimes in the centre of our vision, everything else selves and on our selfish wants and desires. of vision, everything else in our dark and have seemed insurmountable. is seen in its proper perspective. We forget who we are and how we are sup - dreary world becomes clear and bright. The missionary history of the African conti - “Above all else,” Pope Benedict says. posed to live as free people made in the nent surely has more than its fair share of men This is much more than a casual connect - image and likeness of God. n This article first appeared in The Criterion , and women who were and are “fully consecrated ing phrase. It is the heart of the matter. No one—with the exception of the newspaper of the archdiocese of Indianapolis . to spreading the Kingdom of God”. 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17-page report from Vatican-spon - Africans to reduce their carbon sored experts who said nations footprint. and individuals have a duty to The Church in Southern Africa According to Mr Mitchell, par - reduce greenhouse gas emissions ticipants considered the need to convened a meeting to discuss and enact policies that mitigate communicate the lessons of the global warming. consultation to the broad Church a Christian response to issues The Southern African bishops, . of climate change, suggesting through J&P, are trying to raise “Practical proposals included a ‘Feast of the Creation’ to be that a feast day of Creation be awareness of similar findings, and the May consultation included included in the Church’s liturgical instituted. ClaiRe various expert presentations, said calendar, an ‘Earth Charter’ which all Catholics who wanted to com - maTHieSon sums up what Mr Mitchell. Professor Mary Scholes from the mit themselves to caring for the was discussed. School of Animal, Plant and Envi - environment could sign, walking ronmental Sciences at the to church on Sundays to cut car - University of the Witwatersrand bon emission, and a “Green Pil - explained the science associated grimage” to Durban to coincide with climate change. She said that with the COP 17 meeting.” HE Justice and Peace Depart - the world’s politicians, who will be But most importantly, said Mr ment (J&P) of the Southern lobbied intensely by environmen - Mitchell, participants of the con - African Catholic Bishops’ talists from civil society organisa - sultation felt there was a strong T need for “an intensive and ongo - Conference (SACBC) brought tions, will have to agree at the ing effort among parishes and together 80 role players for a Con - Durban convention on climate a protester holds a globe during a demonstration in Copenhagen, denmark, sultation on Climate Change in change—known as COP 17—on during the United nations Climate Change Conference in 2009. a meeting of Church structures to raise the Johannesburg in May. how many degrees the earth’s tem - envionmental experts, gathered by the Justice and Peace department of awareness of ordinary Catholics of The consultation, held at the perature could increase by. Southern african Catholic Bishops Conference, worked on a Catholic the dangers of climate change”. Koinonia retreat centre in Johan - “We need to stay below a 3°C responde to climate change. (Photo: Pawel Kopczynski, Reuters/CnS) Such thoughts are in line with nesburg, was attended by leaders increase,” Prof Scholes said, refer - Pope Benedict’s own actions, of the South African Council of ring to the long-term change in whose statements on creation and Priests, members of the SACBC’s the average temperature of the God’s creation”. tions, “we need a world which is the environment has seen him Environmental Working Group, earth—either locally or interna - He concluded that our salvation committed to the eradication of dubbed the “Green Pope”. leaders of religious congregations, tionally. lies in realising that we are not poverty and hunger”. The Vatican-sponsored scien - national leaders of Catholic lay Dominican theologian and lords and masters with the right to He added that part of such a tists in their report called on associations, diocesan Justice and author Fr Albert Nolan reflected dominate and exploit nature. transformation would be the nations to recognise the “serious Peace vicars, and Catholic media. on how the Church has historical - “Learning to love all living beings, “reduction of damage to the envi - and potentially irreversible According to J&P’s Neil ly had a narrow and immature and adopting lifestyles which ronment and the maximisation of impacts of global warming” caused Mitchell, the 17th Convention of theology of creation, which has express our care for the environ - secure livelihoods for people”. by greenhouse gases and other the Conference of the Parties of resulted in us becoming alienated ment, are part of our Christian This, he said, would require a pollutants. the United Nations Framework from God, from nature, and from faith and spirituality and our wor - fundamental rethink of how we The Vatican has tried to show Convention on Climate Change in one another. ship of God as the creator of all organise industry, agriculture, the way by example. In 2008, the Durban at the end of the year pro - Fr Nolan said science’s discover - that exists,” Fr Nolan said. resource extraction, water provi - Vatican installed photovoltaic cells vided an opportunity for partici - ies of evolution and the “big Dr David Fig, research associate sion, transportation and energy on the roof of its main auditori - pants to consider “how to get the bang”, far from creating problems of the Environmental Evaluation use. um. A year later it installed a solar local Church moving on this for our faith, “have opened our Unit of the University of Cape Also presenting at the J&P con - cooling unit for its main cafeteria. urgent issue”. eyes to the astounding mysteries Town, on the topic of sustainable sultation was Brendan Martin, The Vatican has also joined a The importance of the consulta - and miracles of the universe and economies. He said instead of a director of Project 90 by 2030, an reforestation project aimed at off - tion was underlined by the recent to the interconnectedness of all world that favours large corpora - initiative which challenges South setting its CO2 emissions. 10 The Southern Cross, may 25 to may 31, 2011 FAITH Church in Jerusalem calls us to be one

and Catholic dioceses, and they The Christian Community in In 2012, churches in Southern are invited to translate the text the Holy Land wishes to give Africa will observe the annual and contextualise it for their own prominence to these basic essen - use. tials as it raises its prayers to God Week of Prayer for Christian for the unity and vitality of the The church in church throughout the world. Unity. PadRaiG SmyTH of the Jerusalem Southern African Catholic Bish - ust under 2000 years ago, the The themes of the ops’ Conference’s Department Jfirst disciples of Christ gathered eight days in Jerusalem experienced the out - here is a journey of faith that of Ecumenism explains that the pouring of the Holy Spirit at Pen - Tcan be discerned in the themes Church in Jerusalem, in apos - tecost, and were joined together in of the eight days. From its first unity as the body of Christ. In that beginnings in the upper room, the tolic times and today, calls event, Christians of every time and early Christian community experi - Christians towards unity. place see their origin as a commu - ences the outpouring of the Holy nity of the faithful, called together Spirit, enabling it to grow in faith to proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord Retired auxiliary Bishop Timothy lyne of Chicago, the Rev larry Ulrich of and unity, in prayer and in action, T LEAST once a year, many and Saviour. the Church of the Brethren and Father aren Jebejian of the armenian so that it truly becomes a commu - Christians become aware of It is not difficult to see how the orthodox Church of america pray during an ecumenical prayer service to nity of the Resurrection, united Athe great diversity of ways of situation of the first Christians in celebrate the week of Prayer for Christian Unity in Chicago this year. (Photo: with Christ in his victory over all adoring God. The event that the Holy City mirrors that of the Karen Callawag, CnS) that divides us from each other touches off this special experience church in Jerusalem today. The and from him. is the Week of Prayer for Christian current community experiences The Church in Jerusalem then Unity. many of the joys and sorrows of sions and its own need to do more This theme is a call back to the itself becomes a beacon of hope Traditionally celebrated from the early Church; its injustice and for the unity of the Body of Christ, origins of the first Church in called to reconcile not just our January 18-25 (in the northern inequality, and its divisions, but the churches in Jerusalem call all Jerusalem; it is a call for inspira - churches but all peoples. hemisphere) or June 12 during also its faithful perseverance and Christians to rediscover the values tion and renewal, a return to the This journey is guided by the Pentecost (in the southern hemi - recognition of a wider unity that bound together the early essentials of the faith; it is a call to Holy Spirit, who brings the early sphere), the Week of Prayer enters among Christians. Christian community in remember the time when the Christians to the knowledge of the into congregations and parishes all The churches in Jerusalem Jerusalem, when they devoted Church was still one. truth about Jesus Christ, and who over the world. Pulpits are today offer us a vision of what it themselves to the apostles’ teach - Within this theme four ele - fills the early Church with signs exchanged, and special ecumenical means to strive for unity, even ing and fellowship, to the breaking ments are presented which were and wonders, to the amazement of worship services are arranged. amid great problems. of bread and the prayers. marks of the early Christian com - many. Ecumenical partners in a partic - The responsibility for our divi - The Christians of Jerusalem call munity, and which are essential to As they continue their journey, ular region are asked to prepare a sions lies with us; they are the upon their brothers and sisters to the life of the Christian Communi - the Christians of Jerusalem gather basic text on a biblical theme. results of our own actions. We make this week of prayer an occa - ty wherever it exists. with devotion to listen to the Then an international group with need to change our prayer, asking sion for a renewed commitment to Firstly, the Word was passed on Word of God set forth in the apos - World Council of Churches-spon - God to change us so that we may work for a genuine ecumenism, by the apostles. Secondly, fellow - tles’ teaching, and come together sored (Protestant and Orthodox) actively work for unity. grounded in the experience of the ship ( koinonia ) was an important in fellowship to celebrate their and Catholic participants edits this We are ready enough to pray early Church. mark of the early believers when - faith in sacrament and prayer. text and ensures that it is linked for unity, but that can become a ever they met together. A third Filled with the power and hope with the search for the unity of substitute for action to bring it Four elements mark of the early Church was the of the Resurrection, the communi - the church. about. Is it possible that we our - of unity celebration of the Eucharist (the ty celebrates its certain victory The text is jointly published by selves are blocking the Holy Spirit he 2011 prayers for the Week “breaking of the bread”), remem - over sin and death, so that it has the Pontifical Council for Promot - because we are the obstacles to Tof Prayer for Christian Unity bering the New Covenant which the courage and vision to be itself ing Christian Unity and WCC, unity; that our own hubris pre - have been prepared by Christians Jesus has enacted in his suffering, a tool of reconciliation, inspiring through the WCC’s Commission vents unity? in Jerusalem, who chose as a death and resurrection. The fourth and challenging all people to over - on Faith and Order, which also The call for unity this year theme Acts 2:42—“They devoted aspect is the offering of constant come the divisions and injustice accompanies the entire production comes to churches all over the themselves to the apostles’ teach - prayer. These four elements are the that oppress them. process of the text. The final mate - world from Jerusalem, the Mother ing and fellowship, to the breaking pillars of the life of the church, n Material sourced from: rial is sent to member churches Church. Mindful of its own divi - of bread and the prayers.” and of its unity. www.oikoumene.org

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7th Sunday of Easter: June 5 The importance of a healthy diet of prayer Readings: Acts 1:12-14, Psalm 27:1,4,7-8a, 1 Peter 4:13-16, John 17:1-11a

EXT Sunday is (already!) the sev - enth Sunday of Easter; Ascension glad and rejoice. You are happy when you Now the evangelist kindly explains to Day will have come and gone, and are reviled as being a Christian, for the us this odd phrase, “eternal life”: It is “that N they should know you as the Only True we have to start asking ourselves how we Nicholas King SJ Spirit of Glory, and the Spirit of God, is are to live once we lapse back into the resting upon you.” God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have drearily-named “ordinary time”. The Sunday Reflections You may not feel entirely convinced sent”. answer, and you know it well, but it can - about this recipe for happiness; but if we It is only through prayer that we can not be stated too often, is “prayer”; and are going to suffer because of being Christ - know this, or, as he says of his disciples, that is what the readings for next Sunday ian, then we are certainly going to need a come to the realisation that “everything seem to be telling us. healthy diet of prayer. that you have given me is from you”. Here The psalmist , as always, is deep in The first reading picks up the narrative The gospel reading for next Sunday Jesus is quite selective in his prayer: “I am prayer, and provides us with words to of Acts in the aftermath of the Ascension, offers us the ideal model for prayer. It is asking about them; I am not asking about as Jesus’ now orphaned disciples thread pray. “The Lord is my light and my salva - Jesus, still in the Upper Room, where we the World [the ‘World’, in John’s Gospel, their way back to Jerusalem from the tion—of whom shall I be afraid?”, and have been for some weeks now, and here we remember, is a symbol for those who Mount of Olives, where he has been taken then the lovely demand, “One thing I ask he is drawing his Last Supper Discourse to are ranged against God and against Jesus]. from their sight. of the Lord, this is all that I seek, to dwell an end, in the form of a prayer to his Then we realise the effect of prayer: “All Luke then lists the tiny group, just in the House of the Lord, all the days of Father; we are privileged eavesdroppers, as that is mine is yours, and all that is yours eleven of them, if you count. And as you my life, to be attentive in his Temple.” “Jesus raised his eyes to Heaven and said, is mine, and I have been glorified in count, ask yourself who is missing, and be And the poet is not afraid to be quite insis - ‘Father, the hour has come’ [and we pause them.” aware of the frailty that there is even in tent in his prayer: “Listen, O Lord to my to recall that in John’s Gospel, the ‘hour’ We are also invited to understand the the list of Jesus’ first followers. What do voice, have mercy on me and answer me.” is the moment of his Passion and death], need for prayer, namely that Jesus is about they do, these abandoned males? They The second reading , throughout this ‘glorify your Son, that the Son may glorify to be absent from them: “And I am no pray, possibly assisted by the example of Easter season, has been taken from 1 Peter, you.” longer in the world, but they are in the the women whom Luke notes as being and here the author is talking, apparently, That attitude is only possible for one world, and I am coming to you”. with them, as well as “Mary the mother of to slaves who have suffered unjustly; the who has spent long hours in prayer; and So we are facing a situation where we Jesus”, who certainly knows a thing or two message to them is, I suppose, one that there is no selfishness about all this prayer are suddenly on our own; and when that about prayer, and then “his brothers and will demand some prayer if they are to (as we are sometimes foolishly inclined to happens, it is absolutely imperative that sisters”. take it aboard: “Just as you have had soli - suppose); it is also for us, “that everything we should give ourselves to prayer. That common prayer is the first require - darity with the sufferings of Christ, rejoice, that you have given him, he may give What will you be doing about that, ment of the church today, and in all ages. that when his glory is revealed you may be them eternal life”. this week?

A hiding can be good for kids Southern Cross word #446

way too. WAS enormously surprised to see Nothing will persuade me otherwise the results of a poll a few weeks ago Chris Moerdyk because I have seen far too many Ishowing that a massive majority of instances of delinquency, drug abuse the almost 2 0 000 South Africans who The last word and crime among children from fami - took part in a survey on corporal pun - lies where parents spared the rod and ishment in school, actually felt it decided instead to engage with their should be re-introduced. children in conversation regarding Surprising, because I have been have never understood why corporal right and wrong. under the impression that South Africa punishment was stopped. With the best will in the world, chil - was becoming a nanny state with so Sure, a tiny minority of teachers dren do not react to being “engaged in many parents wanting government to went too far, but why stop a great form conversation”, because children don’t keep passing laws so that they don’t of discipline to the detriment of mil - stick to the rules. I was absolutely have the hassle of having to bring up lions of kids just because a few dozen appalled some time ago to hear a or take responsibility for their kids. were abused. young couple talking to their six-year- I expected the vote to be vastly in And I firmly believe that those kids old son and four-year-old daughter favour of those who believe corporal who were abused through corporal about the possibility of the family hav - punishment in schools is barbaric and punishment at school or by their par - ing to move from Durban to Cape should remain illegal. ents would have been abused any - Town as a result of dad having been However, only a tiny minority of 9% way—rules or no rules. Sometimes promoted within his company. ACROSS DOWN voted this way. Of the rest, 37% felt abuse does not have to take the form The parents were actually asking 5. Body of Zulu warriors (4) 1. Does find some poetry that corporal punishment was a good of anything physical but can be in an their children for their opinions—how 7. Treated what's holy with (4) way of maintaining discipline and a even worse form: psychological. they would feel about the move—and I destruction (10) 2. War memorial (8) massive 55% felt it was acceptable in Interestingly, about six years ago, had the impression that if the children 8. Lone voice in the church 3. Home of the mendicant moderation. when my youngest son was just finish - voted against the move, Dad would choir (4) brothers (6) Now, I am one of those who grew ing matric, the entire high school con - have turned down the promotion. 10. Group that may listen in 4. Roman measures around up in era when corporal punishment ducted a survey on corporal punish - How different this was from when I the pope's presence (8) the sports grounds (6) was acceptable in schools, and if we ment. This was initiated by the kids was a kid and my friends’ parents 11. It's handed down by pre - 5. The devil finds work for did wrong we would get “cuts” on our themselves. The result was that more decessor (6) moved away. My buddies were never such hands (4) backsides with a cane or with a leather than 95% of them voted for the return 12. Machine not working is ever consulted, they were just told 6. Patchy shop for one with strap on our hands. of corporal punishment. out of this (6) mental disorder (10) My father had this very fancy horse - I am one of those people who what was going to happen. And with 14. Abstain from hidden 9. It’s not meant to be dis - whip that he would take to our bums believe that corporal punishment in children being so remarkably adapt - calves chewing (6) closed but it is (4,6) when we stepped out of line. moderation—a smack on the bum just able, not one of them suffered in any 16. Headgear for the Arctic 13. Be at shed for rosary I believe I have grown up to be a hard enough to sting but not to way from their parents not having explorer (3,3) well adjusted and responsible adult enough bring tears to the eyes—is asked their opinion before deciding to 17. Boiled sweet sounds vitri - count (3,5) and I loved my father dearly until the essential in terms of disciplining chil - move. olic (4,4) 15. St Joseph’s title on May day he died without ever having dren. I was brought up that way, and If children can get away with being 19. Reflection of sound Day (6) resented his use of a horsewhip. So I my four children were brought up that naughty, they will. That is the very waves in the cathedral? (4) 16. How cricket ball will be nature of children. They will eat too 21. Egyptian port in Acts 6 when bowled (2,4) Conrad many sweets, they will get into fights, (10) 18. Little drink of spirits (4) they will tease or bully each other. 22. Stalk (4) 20. Shua's second son (Gn Children can be very nasty when they 38) (4) want to be. They are not known for Answers on page 11 their tact or sense of fair play. And anyone who genuinely believes that their offspring are little angels all day and every day just aren’t taking the CHURCH CHUCKLE time to see what’s happening behind their backs. HERE was a very gracious lady who was mailing All children need discipline. Having an old family Bible to her brother in another a quiet chat with a five-year-old is not Tpart of the country. discipline. “Is there anything breakable in here?” asked the So I am delighted to see that all but postal clerk. 9% of the participants in that poll “Only the Ten Commandments,” answered the actually agree with me. lady. Maybe we’re not becoming a Send us your favourite Catholic joke, preferably clean and brief, to namby-pamby nanny state after all. The Southern Cross, Church Chuckle, PO Box 2372, Cape Town, 8000 .