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Bishop Rhoades Celebrates Wedding Anniversary Masses October 19, 2014 Think Green 50¢ Recycle Volume 88, No. 34 Go Green todayscatholicnews.org Serving the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend Go Digital TTODAYODAY’’SS CCATHOLICATHOLIC World Mission Sunday Mission work throughout Bishop Rhoades celebrates the world, at home Pages 9, 16 wedding anniversary Masses Pope Paul VI BY TIM JOHNSON Beatification set Oct. 19 hile the extraordinary Page 4 Synod of Bishops on the family explored issues of Wmarriage and family, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades celebrated Masses at St. Matthew Cathedral in South Bend Responding on Oct. 5 and the Cathedral of the to Ebola crisis Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne on Oct. 12 honoring mile- Donate to stone wedding anniversaries — 25, 40, 50, 60 or 70 years. Catholic Relief Services After offering congratulations Page 5 to all the married couples, Bishop Rhoades said, “We express our esteem and our gratitude for your faithful witness to the Lord in the sacrament of Marriage.” Red Mass in South “At this time of confusion and many challenges in our culture Bend and society regarding the truth and meaning of marriage, your witness Bishop encourages protection is greatly needed,” he said “Your of life, religious liberty lives are a testament to the dig- KEVIN HAGGENJOS nity of this great gift and blessing Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades celebrated Mass at St. Matthew Cathedral on Oct. 5 honoring couples celebrating Page 8 bestowed by God our Creator from milestone anniversaries — 25, 40, 50, 60 and even 70 years. Bishop Rhoades told the couples in his homily: “At the beginning of the human race.” this Mass, we express our esteem and our gratitude for your faithful witness to the Lord in the sacrament of The first reading at the Masses Marriage.” was from the book of Genesis: “God created man in His image; in White Mass speaker the image of God He created him; “The image of God is the married covenant with us is represented in When a man and woman celebrate male and female He created them.” couple: the man and the woman; not that covenant between man and the sacrament of Matrimony, God Ethicist speaks with Catholic “This was the culmination of cre- only the man, not only the woman, woman. And this is very beautiful! as it were ‘is mirrored’ in them; He health care workers ation,” Bishop Rhoades noted. but both of them together. This We are created in order to love, as a He cited Pope Francis who said: is the image of God: love, God’s reflection of God and His love. … WEDDINGS, PAGE 3 Page 9 Challenges of family, married life discussed at first week of extraordinary synod VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The U.S. Cardinal tance and appreciation of divorced Greek root of the word “synod” Raymond L. Burke, and remarried Catholics, cohabitating means “to walk together,” which prefect of the couples and homosexuals. is exactly what bishops and other Supreme Court “It is necessary to accept people members of the Synod of Bishops of the Apostolic in their concrete being, to know how are called to do as they seek to to support their search, to encourage Signature, walks apply the Gospel and Church the wish for God and the will to feel teaching to the challenges facing with Alice and fully part of the Church, also on the family life today, said the gather- Jeff Heinzen of part of those who have experienced ing’s general secretary. Menomonie, Wis., failure or find themselves in the “We must walk together: the peo- as they leave the most diverse situations,” Hungarian ple, the bishops and the pope,” said morning session of Cardinal Peter Erdo of Esztergom- Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, intro- the extraordinary Budapest told Pope Francis and the ducing the synod’s work Oct. 6. Synod of Bishops synod Oct. 13. In strikingly conciliatory language on the family at the Cardinal Erdo, who as the syn- on situations contrary to Catholic Vatican Oct. 9. The od’s relator has the task of guiding teaching, an official midterm report Heinzens are audi- from the Synod of Bishops on the fam- ily emphasized calls for greater accep- CNS PHOTO/PAUL HARING tors at the synod. SYNOD, PAGE 6 2 TODAY’ S C ATHOLIC OctOber 19, 2014 TODAY’S CATHOLIC Official newspaper of the Same-sex marriage, religious Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend P.O. Box 11169 Fort Wayne, IN 46856 PUBLISHER: Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades liberty, and Notre Dame EDITOR: Tim Johnson week, the University of Notre Dame decided to treat same-sex unions as equivalent to “to extend benefits to all legally married per- marriage. Just as it is not unjust to limit the NEWS EDITOR and STAFF WRITER: Kay Cozad IN TRUTH sons, including same-sex spouses,” since “the bond of marriage to the union of one man law in Indiana now recognizes same-sex mar- and one woman, the Church teaches that “it Editorial Department AND riages” (quotes from public statement issued is not unjust to oppose granting to homo- PAGE DESIGNER: Francie Hogan by Notre Dame). sexual couples benefits that in justice belong FREELANCE WRITERS: Ann Carey, Michelle CHARITY Many have asked for my opinion on this to (true) marriage alone” (USCCB, “Ministry Castleman, Karen Clifford, Bonnie decision of the University of Notre Dame. I to Persons with a Homosexual Inclination”). BY BISHOP KEVIN C. RHOADES must admit my uncertainty at this time about It is important that this not be interpreted as Elberson, Denise Fedorow, Diane the legal implications of Indiana’s law for our an attitude of intolerance or bigotry against Freeby, Sister Margie Lavonis, CSC, Catholic institutions. Notre Dame believes homosexual persons. The Church strongly Jodi Magallanes, Joe Kozinski, Vince that the law requires the university to extend upholds the human dignity of homosexual ast week, I and the other Bishops of LaBarbera and Deb Wagner the legal benefits of marriage to “same-sex persons while also strongly upholding the Indiana expressed our disappointment with married couples” in its employ. I would like truth about marriage. The Church affirms that Lthe U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on October th to see further study of what the law requires “persons with a homosexual inclination have Business Department 6 not to review Indiana’s appeal of the court as well as what religious liberty protections the same basic rights as all people” (ibid). The BUSINESS MANAGER: Sean McBride ruling that the prohibition of so-called “same- Notre Dame and our other Catholics institu- Bishops of the United States, in the Pastoral AD GRAPHICS DIRECTOR: Mark Weber sex marriage” is unconstitutional. tions have so as not to be compelled to coop- letter “Marriage: Love and Life in the Divine BOOKKEEPING/CIRCULATION: Bethany The Church continues to oppose the redefi- erate in the application of the law redefining Plan,” stated the following: nition of marriage to include two persons of Belleville [email protected] marriage. Our Indiana Catholic Conference is Basic human rights must be afforded to the same sex since such redefinition denies studying these issues. all people. This can and should be done with- the truth and reality of what marriage is: the In announcing its decision to extend out sacrificing the bedrock of society that is Advertising Sales lifelong partnership between one man and benefits to “same-sex spouses,” I am glad (true) marriage and the family, and without Tess Steffen one woman ordered toward the good of the that Notre Dame affirmed that as a Catholic violating the religious liberty of persons and [email protected] spouses and the procreation and education of university, it “endorses a Catholic view of institutions. (260) 456-2824 children. In God’s plan, sexual difference is marriage,” though I would say that Catholic I wish to extend my own commitment as essential to marriage. Marriage is a unique teaching on the heterosexual nature of mar- bishop to all persons in the Church with a form of love and commitment, a “commu- Web site: www.todayscatholicnews.org riage is more than “a view.” The heterosexual homosexual inclination, especially to your nion” in which “the two become one flesh” nature of marriage is an objective truth known pastoral care and growth in holiness. Our (Genesis 2:24). Published weekly except second by (right) reason and revelation. As a Catholic Courage groups in Fort Wayne and South The Church believes that homosexual university, it is important that Notre Dame Bend exist to help you in this growth. All of Sunday of January; and every other persons are certainly equal in dignity to het- week from the fourth Sunday in continues to affirm its fidelity to Catholic us have the vocation to love. This vocation is erosexual persons. The Church teaches that teaching on the true nature of marriage as lived not only through the vocation of mar- June through the middle Sunday “every sign of unjust discrimination in regard of September; and last Sunday in a union of one man and one woman. I have riage, but also through chaste friendships. I to homosexual persons should be avoided” communicated to Notre Dame my convic- hope you know the Church’s love for you. December by the Diocese of Fort (CCC 2358). Not allowing two persons of the Wayne-South Bend, 1103 S. Calhoun tion that this affirmation should also include You are our brothers and sisters in Christ. same sex to marry is not unjust discrimina- efforts to defend the religious liberty of our I encourage you to persevere in your faith St., P.O. Box 390, Fort Wayne, IN 46801. tion. The “right to marry” is the right to enter Periodicals postage paid at Fort Wayne, religious institutions that is threatened in within the Catholic community as together we into a relationship that is unique and rooted in IN, and additional mailing office.
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