Archbishop Daniel Bohan Dies in Regina
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Single Issue: $1.00 Publication Mail Agreement No. 40030139 CATHOLIC JOURNAL Vol. 93 No. 30 January 20, 2016 Meet the press Archbishop Daniel Bohan dies in Regina Before he was elected pontiff, Pope Francis REGINA — Archbishop Daniel John Paul II appointed him arch - appointed co-chair of the newly had a reputation for not Bohan ended his earthly life Jan. 15 bishop of the Regina archdiocese formed National Roman Catholic/ liking to do interviews. at 6 a.m. in Regina’s Pasqua Hos - on March 30, 2005. Bohan was Evangelical Dialogue. Something happened pital after a long battle with cancer. one of the last appointments made In 2012 Bohan was appointed to change his mind. Archbishop Bohan was born by Pope John Paul II, now St. to the Pontifical Council for Inter- — page 2 Nov. 8, 1941, in Yarmouth, N.S., John Paul II. Religious Dialogue and also where his father was in the mili - The archbishop began his long became a member of the Board of Holding tension tary. He was the first child in a involvement in ecumenism in Governors for Catholic Missions family of six who grew up in 1999 when he was appointed as in Canada and in 2014 he was We live trying to balance Moncton, N.B., where he received the Roman Catholic representative appointed as one of three CCCB a tension of opposites his early education. to the Gospel, Ecumenical and delegates on the Canadian Council within, writes Cedric Speyer He entered Halifax’s Holy Theology Committee of the Mari - of Churches (CCC). As a member in Outlooks from the Inner Heart Seminary in 1963 and was time Conference of the United of the Pontifical Council, he pre - Life. But how do we ordained a priest May 13, 1967. Church of Canada. Shortly after sented letters from the council to successfully achieve Along the way he obtained an arts his appointment as Auxiliary members of the Regina Sikh, that balance? degree, from St. Thomas Uni - Bishop of Toronto he was appoint - Hindu, and Muslim communities — page 9 versity, Chatham, N.B., a theology ed to the Social Affairs Committee recognizing and ac knowledging A different tune degree from Holy Heart Seminary, of the Canadian Con ference of their religious days and building a sacred theology degree from Catholic Bishops (CCCB). He is bridges with those communities. Flegel Finding a way to repurpose Université Laval, Quebec, and a past chair of the Episcopal Bohan leaves to mourn his an old upright piano is a masters of theology degree from Commission for Chris tian Unity, mother, Rita, in Moncton, two Archbishop Daniel Bohan Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana. Religious Relations with the Jews, sisters, three brothers all residing more useful metaphor for bishop is appointed. the new year than the cliché He taught moral theology at Holy and Interfaith Dialogue and re - in the Maritimes, many nephews, Heart Seminary prior to his mained on the committee after his nieces, grandnephews, grand - Funeral arrangements: Visita - of “starting from scratch,” appointment as bishop. chairship. He is past chair of the nieces, and the priests, religious, tion begins at Holy Rosary writes Gerry Turcotte. Bohan served as pastor in sev - Board of the National Catholic archdiocesan staff and lay people Cathedral at 9 a.m., Jan. 21, until — page 10 eral Maritime parishes before Broadcasting Council and past of the Regina archdiocese. 7 p.m. Evening prayer begins at 7 Formidable being appointed Auxiliary Bishop president of the Assembly of Vicar-general Rev. Lorne with visitation concluding at 9 of Toronto May 14, 2003, and Western Bishops. He sat on the ad Crozon will assume the duties of p.m. The funeral mass will be film features ordained bishop in July 3, 2003, hoc committee for Aboriginal archbishop until the archdiocesan held Jan. 22, at 10:30 a.m. in his home parish of St. Augus - Ministry of the Assem bly of consulters elect an administrator Among movies to take note tine’s Church, Moncton. Pope Western Bishops and was recently who will serve until a new arch - American of early in the new year is The Revenant, Deadline extended on euthanasia legislation Anglicans filmed mostly in By Deborah Gyapong “medical aid in dying law.” yet in the works. suspended Canada and The federal government had The SCC also granted Quebec starring OTTAWA (CCN) — The sought a six-month extension on an exemption from the extension By Simon Caldwell Leonardo Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) the Carter decision that struck that keeps the Criminal Code pro - DiCaprio. It has received on Jan. 15 granted the federal down Canada’s Criminal Code visions against euthanasia and MANCHESTER, England 12 Academy Award government an additional four provisions against assisted suicide assisted suicide in place. The (CNS) — Because of the U.S. nominations. months to craft legislation on last February. The SCC had sus - court also granted individual Epis copal Church’s moves to uni - — page 12 assisted dying. pended the decision for a year to exemptions to suffering individu - laterally change canon law to allow Football fanatics The same day, Quebec report - give Parliament time to respond als who may apply for an physi - same-sex marriage, Anglican lead - ed its first patient to die by lethal but the Feb. 6 deadline was rapid - cian-assisted death through a ers voted to suspend Episcopalians The film Concussion has injection under its so-called ly approaching with no legislation superior court judge. from positions representing the focused attention on the While the nine Anglican communion and from world of SCC justices were participating in some Anglican profession - unanimous in grant ing bodies. al football the extension, they Primates meeting in Canter - and, more were sharply di vided bury, England, said that for three specifical - on the 5/4 ma jority’s years, members of the Episcopal ly, on the decision to grant the Church will be barred sitting on violence of Quebec and in di - Anglican bodies making decisions vidual exemptions. on doctrine and polity and from football The majority said representing the communion on and they granted the Que - ecumenical and interfaith bodies. the resulting bec exemption because The move comes in response catastrophic injuries. the Attorney General to a policy allowing gay mar - — page 14 of Canada did not riages, adopted last year by the Music for liturgy oppose it. The justices General Convention, or governing said their doing so body, of the Episcopal Church, This week’s Prairie “should not be taken as the Anglican Church in the Messenger features music expressing any view as United States. selections for liturgy from to the validity” of The change in canon law in the Ash Quebec’s medical aid U.S. has been strongly opposed by Wednesday, in dying act. many of the theologically conserv - Feb. 10, to The majority ar - ative African churches, some of the Second Catholic Register/Swan gued individual ex - whose leaders had threatened to emptions should be walk out of the five-day primate Sunday of ETHIOPIAN DROUGHT CRISIS — As the worst Ethiopian drought in 60 years Easter, granted so as to not meeting if the Episcopal Church threatens as many as 20 million people living in more than half of Africa’s second “prolong the suffer - April 3. This set includes largest country, Catholic aid agencies in the desperate nation are asking for help as was not penalized for its actions. selections for the Triduum. the crisis continues into 2016. The worldwide Caritas network launched an appeal ing” of those who met The suspension was announced — pages 16-21 for 1.5 million Euros ($2.3 million) in August. Development and Peace has so far the criteria they iden - in a statement issued by the pri - responded with two new emergency relief projects. It is contributing $130,000 to tified in Carter: mates Jan. 14, a day earlier than help 1,400 families in the Tigray region get enough food and has sent another “adults who have a planned because of leaks to the $200,000 to Caritas Ethiopia to deliver food, water and basic health care to 98,500 grievous, intolerable media. families. The Canadian government has donated $30 million in emergency human - itarian assistance. — ISSUES , p. 3 — DEPARTURE , page 23 2 Prairie Messenger INTERNATIONAL NEWS January 20, 2016 God’s mercy is constant and limitless, pope says By Junno Arocho Esteves who are so small, so incapable,” Jesus Christ, the mercy of the son who is indignant and does not Istanbul on Jan. 12. The attack he said at his weekly general Father is revealed in its complete - want to celebrate, this son who claimed the lives of 10 people and VATICAN CITY (CNS) — audience Jan. 13. ness.” remained at home but lived more left 15 wounded. Turkish officials God’s mercy is constant and lim - In his first general audience of Speaking to some 6,000 peo - like a servant than as a son,” the said the bomber belonged to the itless; he is faithful in his mercy the new year, the pope began a ple gathered in the Paul VI audi - pope said. “But the father stoops so-called Islamic State terrorist for his children, even when they new series of talks on mercy, ence hall, the pope began by down to him as well, inviting him group. are unfaithful, Pope Francis said. reflecting on its description in the reflecting on the biblical descrip - to enter, seeking to open his heart The pope prayed that “the The greatness and power of Bible, where from the “Old tion of God who is “merciful and to love, so that none remain Lord, the merciful, give eternal God unfolds in his “love for us, Testament to the full revelation of gracious, slow to anger and rich excluded from the feast of mercy.