Canadian Bishop Promotes Female Deacons of Families
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Single Issue: $1.00 Publication Mail Agreement No. 40030139 CATHOLIC JOURNAL Vol. 93 No. 17 October 14, 2015 World Meeting Canadian bishop promotes female deacons of Families The World Meeting of By Carol Glatz been defined as not being ordered Bishops, told CNS that much of his ticularly in marriage. And I said, toward priesthood but toward min - brief talk was focused on the linger - ‘Well, here we are 30 years later Families was held Sept. 22 - VATICAN CITY (CNS) — istry.” ing problem of violence against and we’re still facing these kinds 25 in Philadelphia, attracting Archbishop Paul-André Durocher Currently, the Catholic Church women, including domestic vio - of numbers.’ ’’ some 20,000 participants. of Gatineau, Que., said the synod permits only men to be ordained lence. He said the World Health He said he recommended one — page 3 as deacons. Deacons can preach Organization estimates that 30 per thing they could do to address this and preside at baptisms, funerals cent of women worldwide experi - problem was, “as a synod, clearly Independent living and weddings, but may not cele - ence violence by their partner. state that you cannot justify the brate mass or hear confessions. He reminded the synod fathers domination of men over women Trinity Manor, an innovative Speaking to participants at the that in the apostolic exhortation — certainly not violence — and comfortable home for synod of bishops on the family Familiaris Consortio in 1981, St. through biblical interpretation,” people aged 55 and over, Oct. 6, Durocher said he dedicated John Paul II basically told the particularly incorrect interpreta - offers comfort, security, on- his three-minute intervention to church that “we have to make a tions of St. Paul’s call for women site medical support as well the role of women in the church concerted and clear effort to make to be submissive to their husbands. as spiritual care within a com - — one of the many themes high - sure that there is no more degrada - munity-based environment. lighted in the synod’s working tion of women in our world, par - — NEW VENUES , page 19 — page 6 document. The working Religious giving document, which is guiding the first A two-day workshop held three weeks of the recently in Saskatoon exam - synod’s discus - ined realities of religious sions, proposed CNS/Paul Haring giving women giving, and how to create Archbishop Paul-André Durocher greater responsi - cultures of parish generosity. bility in the — page 7 should reflect on the possibility of church, particular - Innocence and allowing for female deacons as it ly through involv - seeks ways to open up more ing them in “the complexity oppor tunities for women in church decision-making life. process, their par - For both the overly pious Where possible, qualified ticipation — not and the militantly impious, women should be given higher simply in a formal God and robust life cannot positions and decision-making way — in the gov - authority within church structures go together, writes Ron erning of some and new opportunities in ministry, institutions; and Rolheiser, OMI. “To identify he told Catholic News Service their involvement an unrealistic innocence and Oct. 6. in the formation of RNS/Mike Theiler/Reuters simplicity with holiness sets Discussing a number of propos - ordained minis - CALLS FOR WOMEN’S ORDINATION — Demonstrators calling for the Catholic out an unattainable ideal that als he offered the synod fathers to ters.” Church to include women priests gather prior to the arrival of Pope Francis in has too many people believe think about, he said, “I think we Durocher, who Washington, on Sept. 23, 2015. On Oct. 6 at the synod in Rome, Quebec Archbishop that their own red blood, should really start looking serious - recently ended his Paul-André Durocher made a controversial proposal that women should be with its restless stirrings, ly at the possibility of ordaining term as president of ordained as deacons. Durocher told Catholic News Service that “the diaconate in makes them bad candidates women deacons because the dia - the Canadian Con - the church’s tradition has been defined as not being ordered toward priesthood but for the church and sanctity.” conate in the church’s tradition has ference of Cath olic toward ministry.” — page 14 Common vision Papal nuncio meets with Catholic educators The Church: Towards a By Frank Flegel It was the first day of a week- full day in Regina, beginning at the Nuncio could also visit them. Common Vision is a text long Saskatchewan visit that had breakfast at the Hotel Saskatche - “It is an honour to have the that addresses “our growth REGINA — ”Pope Francis him bless and dedicate the Sisters wan, meeting recipients of papal pope’s personal representative in communion — in apos - would be pleased to hear what is Legacy Monument in Wascana honours and other guests, touring here with us,” said Bohan. The tolic faith, sacramental life, here,” said Apostolic Nuncio Arch - Park, visit all Saskatchewan Cath - several Regina Catholic schools, Regina archbishop said the prov - and ministry — as churches bishop Luigi Bonazzi after he re - olic dioceses and visit Catholic then celebrating an evening mass ince was blessed to have Catholic called to live in and for the ceived briefings from all eight of the schools in each diocese. to mark the centennial of Regina education: “We are a minority in Saskatchewan School Divisions. He finished the week with a becoming an archdiocese. Canada.” He referred to Christ as world,” writes Tom Ryan, Saskatchewan Catholic Schools the teacher: “One of the first CSP. He urges parish study Boards Association (SCSBA) things Jesus taught us was to go groups read and discuss it. executive director Ken Loehndorf out and teach.” — page 15 led off the Oct. 1 meeting with the “Every one of you is a repre - Nuncio describing the SCSBA sentative of the one teacher,” said Music for liturgy emphasizing Saskatchewan Catho - Bonazzi in his response to the lic School’s constitutional rights. group. He referred to a special This week’s Prairie “We are one of only three prov - feeling when entering a Catholic Messenger features music inces that have that right,” said school. “There is a feeling diffi - selections for Loehndorf. He was followed by cult to express in Catholic liturgy from the each of the eight division’s repre - schools. Through the teacher we first Sunday of sentatives who gave brief descrip - see Jesus Christ as the teacher. Advent (Yr. C), tions of their schools and some This is a special feeling in our Nov. 29, through showed short videos of their divi - schools.” Our faith is an expres - the Christmas season, to the sion. sion of love, said Bonazzi. Archbishop Daniel Bohan told The meeting was held over Fifth Sunday of Ordinary the group he had invited the breakfast in the Regina Catholic Time, Feb. 7, 2016. Nuncio to attend the unveiling, School Board’s Gratton Room. — pages 9-13 Flegel blessing and dedication of the Following the breakfast, the NUNCIO VISIT — Regina Archbishop Daniel Bohan chats with Sisters Legacy Monument. When Nuncio met with several individu - Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi on the first day of a week- the other Saskatchewan bishops als questioning them on their divi - long visit to Saskatchewan. were told of the visit they asked if sion, schools and students. 2 Prairie Messenger INTERNATIONAL NEWS October 14, 2015 More open approach at synod with group discussions By Carol Glatz in the language-based groups, the cardinal said the discussions VATICAN CITY (CNS) — “have actually fulfilled my expec - Greater emphasis on small-group tations. Really free and open discussions and incorporating that exchanges, a real getting a good work into the synod’s final draft measure of what’s happening in document is helping alleviate any the church in the various parts of suspicion of the synod being the world,” and how the church manipulated, said one of the four and families help and support synod presidents. each other. Cardinal Wilfrid F. Napier of He said he thought that the Durban, South Africa, told Catholic input coming from the small News Service Oct. 7, “I think this groups was “already giving the time we are aware of and I think the draft document a direction which secretary of the synod (Cardinal is rather difficult, I think, to work Lorenzo Baldisseri) is aware that into a particular position.” there are these suspicions and, Rather than being focused on therefore, I think there’s going to be one particular view or approach, a much more perhaps open-handed he said, the small groups are dis - approach to the synod.” cussing “what we believe is the As a member of the synod’s direction in which the church in ordinary council, the cardinal was general wants to go.” part of the group that planned this When a final document is year’s general Synod of Bishops drawn up at the synod’s end, he on the family as well as last year’s CNS/Paul Haring said, “certainly the result I am extraordinary synod. AFRICAN CARDINALS AND BISHOPS PARTICIPATING IN SYNOD OF BISHOPS — African cardinals looking forward to is a document Last year, Napier had openly and bishops participating in the synod of bishops on the family gather for a meeting in Rome Oct. 7. At the that we can put into people’s criticized the publication of a head of the table are Cardinal John Njue of Nairobi, Kenya, Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah, president of hands,” which will give them very midterm report during the synod the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, and Cardinal Wilfrid Napier of Durban, South Africa.