Do Good to Fight Indifference, Apathy, Pope Tells Young People Abuse Expert

The Official Newspaper of the Diocese of Savannah Vol. 98, No. 17 Thursday, August 16, 2018 Put Faith in Your Opinions southerncross.diosav.org $.75 Do good to fight indifference, apathy, pope tells young people BY JUNNO AROCHO ESTEVES summer temperatures of Rome and Vatican City (CNS) were cooled off by the cascading eing a Christian isn’t just about spray of water from Vatican fire Bnot doing evil, but it is a daily department hoses. exercise in loving others through After the Mass, the pope arrived good works and deeds, Pope Francis in his popemobile and greeted the said. crowd, occasionally catching items Many times, Christians can be that young people would throw tempted to “think they are saints” and toward the moving vehicle or stop- justify themselves by saying, “I don’t ping to bless babies and young harm anyone,” the pope told thou- children. sands of Italian young adults August The Italian pilgrimage, which 12. included an evening meeting in Rome “How many people do not do evil, with the pope August 11, was part but also do not do good, and their of the Italian church’s preparation lives flow into indifference, apathy for October’s Synod of Bishops and tepidity! This attitude is contrary on young people and vocational to the Gospel and is also contrary to discernment. the character of you young people In his talk before the recitation of who, by your very nature, are dynam- the Angelus, Pope Francis reminded ic, passionate and courageous,” he the young men and women to live said. their lives “in a coherent way, not Pope Francis raises the Book of the Gospels during an evening meeting with According to the Vatican, an esti- with hypocrisy” by renouncing evil Italian young adults at the Circus Maximus in Rome August 11. mated 90,000 people were in St. and doing good. (CNS photograph by Paul Haring) Peter’s Square for the pope’s address “To renounce evil means saying and Angelus prayer after an out- ‘no’ to temptation, to sin, to Satan,” to repeat the words of St. Alberto hold a grudge, you need to pray for door Mass celebrated by Cardinal the pope said. “More concretely, it Hurtado as a reminder of their baptis- your enemies; it isn’t enough to not Gualtiero Bassetti of Perugia-Citta means saying ‘no’ to a culture of mal call to action: “It is good to not be the cause of division, you need to della Pieve, president of the Italian death that manifests itself in escaping do evil, but it is evil to not do good.” bring peace where there is none; it bishops’ conference. from reality toward a false happiness He also urged them to be “protago- isn’t enough to not speak ill of others, Filling the square and the main that expresses itself in lies, fraud, nists of good” and to not be satisfied you need to interrupt when you hear street leading to St. Peter’s, the injustice and in contempt of others.” with simply not doing bad things. someone bad-mouthing another,” the weary pilgrims braved the scorching Pope Francis invited the youths “It isn’t enough to not hate, you pope said. need to forgive; it isn’t enough to not Abuse expert: Crisis is call to new vision of priesthood, accountability BY CINDY WOODEN “I know that people are deep- saying for years, that does not mean bishops. Vatican City (CNS) ly angry and they are losing their accusations of past abuse will stop Father Zollner agreed that is a good Jesuit priest who has been on trust— this is understandable. That is coming out, and it does not guarantee idea, but he believes it must be part of Athe frontline of advocating for normal, humanly speaking,” he told there will never again be a case of “a new way of coming together as the survivors of clerical sexual abuse and Catholic News Service August 7 as abuse or sexual misconduct. people of God” and taking responsibil- developing detailed programs to pre- newspapers were filled with informa- Dealing with the reality of potential ity for the Church. vent abuse said the crisis unfolding, tion and commentary about the case abuse and the history of clerical sexual To make that happen, he said, “we again, in the United States is a sum- of retired Archbishop Theodore E. abuse in the Church is a process, he need to honestly look at what we can mons to a new way of envisioning the McCarrick, misconduct in a Nebraska said. “We see that people were first learn from the way society and compa- Church and taking responsibility for it. seminary and the pending release of a speaking out about the misbehavior of nies function in terms of accountabili- “I am not surprised” by the new Pennsylvania grand jury report on cler- priests and now it’s bishops, so there ty, transparency and compliance.” reports of abuse, “I do not think it gy sexual abuse. is a development there. I am not sur- “A Church body investigating alle- will stop soon and, at the same time, The courage of survivors to speak prised, and I do not think it will stop gations needs to have as much inde- I think it is necessary and should be out, the investigative work of both soon.” pendence as possible,” Father Zollner seen in the framework of evolving a police and Church bodies, the imple- After Archbishop McCarrick said. “When dealing with accusations more consistent practice of account- mentation of child protection measures resigned from the College of Cardinals against a bishop, there should be at ability,” said Jesuit Father Hans and improved screening of potential and was ordered to live a life of prayer least a mixed board— meaning some Zollner, a professor of psychology seminarians, Church workers and vol- and penance pending a Church trial, bishops and some independent lay and president of the Center for Child unteers mean that children and vulner- many U.S. bishops began speak- Protection at the Pontifical Gregorian able adults are safer today. ing publicly of devising a process See Abuse Crisis University in Rome. But, as Father Zollner has been to review accusations made against on page 3 Southern Cross, Page 2 HEADLINE HOPSCOTCH Thursday, August 16, 2018 Archbishop Gregory: was over and would not be repeated. His statement and video message can Weary of 'cloud of shame' be found at https://bit.ly/2AXKhgA. shrouding church leaders ATLANTA (CNS) Jesuit murdered in Peru tlanta Archbishop Wilton D. held up as 'exemplary' Gregory issued a print and video A LIMA, Peru (CNS) statement Aug. 9 on the website of Spanish Jesuit priest who was The Georgia Bulletin, archdiocesan found murdered in the board- newspaper, expressing his "profound A ing school where he lived was anger, sadness and distress concern- buried August 12 in Chiriaco, in ing sexual abuse by church leaders the Apostolic Vicariate of Jaen in of children, young people and those Peru's northern Amazon region. over whom they exercised authori- Mourners carried Father Carlos ty." "My anger and disappointment, Riudavets' coffin through the streets shared by Catholics and others, of Chiriaco and jammed the small are only heightened by the reality community's simple church for the that leaders who have engaged in funeral Mass. A cook found Father or neglected to protect others from Riudavets' body August 10 at the such damaging and deviant behavior An Indian farmer sits on a dry field in late May outside Chhatarpur. The Jesuit residence on the grounds of have for many years failed to be held Catholic Church agency Caritas has launched a project that aims to end Valentin Salegui School, part of accountable -- and have even risen in hunger across South Asia by 2030. Caritas India introduced the program in the Jesuits' Faith and Joy school leadership positions," he said. "We collaboration with its international partners to help farmers adapt methods network. The 73-year-old priest had must do better -- for the sake of all to cope with erratic climate conditions, ucanews.com reported. been bound and the body showed victims and survivors of sexual abuse (CNS photograph byHarish Tyagi, EPA) signs of violence, according to and for the sake of everyone whom a statement from Peru's Jesuit we serve." Archbishop Gregory said community. Father Riudavets, a Filipinos welcome U.S. Chaldean Catholic synod Catholics everywhere, including him, native of San Lucar de Guadiana vow to return historic "are stunned and justifiably angry at offers thanks for return in Spain's Huelva province, had shameful, unrelenting recent reve- Catholic church bells of displaced Christians worked in Peru's Amazon region lations of bishops accused of abuse TACLOBAN, Philippines (CNS) DAHUK, Iraq (CNS) since 1980, serving as a teacher or mishandling allegations of abuse ilipinos welcomed an announce- and later principal of the school. he Chaldean Catholic Church -- behavior that offends and scandal- ment by the United States that Although retired, he continued to F Tconcluded a weeklong synod izes the people of God entrusted to it planned to soon return church live and assist there. The school, in Baghdad offering thanks to God our care." He said Catholics are spe- bells seized by American troops in the community of Yamakai- for the return of numerous displaced cifically "enraged" about allegations as trophies during the Philippine- entsa, serves about 270 Awajun Christians to their hometowns in of abuse by Archbishop Theodore E. American War more than a centu- and Wampis indigenous students the Ninevah Plain and for pastoral McCarrick. Archbishop Gregory also ry ago.

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