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By STUART GRAHAM words trying to influence children in terms of their religious choice,” Mr Faller explained. N application for a high court interdict “The purpose of Catholic schools, how - to prevent public schools from practis - ever, is to make a Muslim a better Muslim, a Aing any form of religion could open the Hindu a better Hindu and a Presbyterian a door to a range of legal challenges against better Presbyterian,” he said. To “push one Catholic schools, the Catholic Institute of Ed - faith against another...would be in direct ucation (CIE) has warned. conflict with the vision of Catholic school - Paul Faller, the national coordinator for re - ing”. ligious education at the CIE, said Catholic While Catholic schools are protected by schools in South Africa would be wise to take the law, he said, “they are protected only so seriously the court action by the Organisasie far as their policies and practices are in line”. vir Godsdienste-onderrig en Demokrasie (Or - Mr Faller said he was working on a re - ganisation of Religious Education and sponse to the interdict. But he warned that it Holy Rosary High School in Edenvale, Johannesburg, held its annual Debutantes Ball to Democracy, or Ogod). is important that Catholic schools get their celebrate its Grade 10 girls’ fundraising efforts. This year R97 0 560 was raised. A portion of “This interdict is a wake-up call to house in order rather than challenging a the funds raised will go towards various charities including the Holy Rosary Sisters, CHOC, Catholic schools to make sure their policies court case or interdict, he said. Love of Christ, St Anne’s Old Age Home, Holy Rosary’s outreach programme Phumulela, and practices are in line,” he said. “If it is suc - and Little Eden. The debutantes are seen modelling their dresses in the school’s yard. cessful, I expect a challenge against Catholic nne Baker, the CIE’s deputy-director of op - schools,” he said, voicing particular concern Aerations, said South Africa has chosen the for those that are privately owned but pub - cooperative model of religion and the state, licly funded. which provides “constitutional separation”. Feasts of Ss John Paul II, John “There are some [religious] practices in “In other words, the Constitution holds Catholic schools that could be challenged by that everyone’s belief or non-belief is ac - it,” Mr Faller warned. knowledged and may not be damaged or im - “In many instances education depart - posed upon,” she explained. XXIII put on universal calendar ments would love to see the demise of Section 61 of the Religion and Education Catholic public schools [on private prop - Policy tasks the governing body of a school By CAROL GLATz erty]”, which constitute 70% of South Africa’s with determining “the nature and content of N light of “countless requests from every Catholic schools. religious observances”. part of the world”, Pope Francis has ap - Ogod indicated that it would ask the high “In other words if there are Hindus or Mus - Iproved putting Ss John XXIII and John court to impose an interdict forbidding the lims in a school they must also be given the Paul II on the Church’s universal calendar of Christian practices and activities at six state opportunity to practise [their] religious obser - feast days. schools and have them declared unconstitu - vances. In any school no-one can be forced to Called the General Roman Calendar, it is tional. take part in religious observances,” Ms Baker the universal schedule of holy days and feast Among the schools affected are the Oudt - said. days for the Latin rite of the Catholic Church. shoorn High School, Langenhoven Gimna - Catholics should be wary of aligning The two saints’ feast days, both of which sium and Linden High School. themselves against the interdict, she warned. have the ranking of an optional memorial, are Mr Faller said that Catholic public schools “Catholic public schools on private prop - on October 11 for St John XXIII—the an - on private property walk “a delicate erty are legally protected under an agreement niversary of the opening of the first session of tightrope” when it comes to remaining true with provinces to be Catholic schools,” she the Second Vatican Council, which he had to their Catholic character. “If this [court ac - said. called—and October 22 for St John Paul II, the tion] is successful, I think the education de - Rev Andre Orffer, a Dutch Reformed date of his papal inauguration in 1978. partments might challenge Catholic schools Church minister in Oudtshoorn West, told The pope determines who makes the uni - Dominican Fathers Emil Blaser and Brian in that category. It could be a landmark case.” Die Burger newspaper that the interdict to versal calendar based on recommendations Mhlanga of Johannesburg celebrate Mass this have various Christian practices at schools de - from the congregation for worship. month at the tomb of St John XXIII in St Peter’s e said schools have to differentiate be - clared unconstitutional is an opportunity for In 2007, Pope Benedict approved stricter basilica. The feast days of Ss John XXIII and Htween proselytising, which is “a con - Christians to bear witness to their faith. guidelines for determining which saints will John Paul II have been put on the Church’s scious effort on the part of teachers to Since the nature of the case had become be remembered with mandatory feast days. universal calendar. (Photo: Gail Fowler) influence children in their religious beliefs known, Rev Orffer said he had had contact The new norms were necessary, the congrega - and identity”, and catechesis, “a process with people from both sides who are trying to tion had said, because the year does not have pontiffs in offering the clergy and the faithful where you encourage and nurture faith”. find sensible responses. enough days to include all the saints in the a unique model of virtue and in promoting “Proselytising occurs when schools try to Rev Orffer said that in the past parents universal calendar, particularly when Sundays the life of Christ”, his decree said. influence a child, when they make it their often relied on schools to provide their chil - and holy days are subtracted. “Taking into consideration the countless mission to turn these children into dren with religious education. But, he pointed Pope Francis, who canonised the two requests from every part of the world,” the Catholics,” he said. out, the family is the primary source of spiri - saints in April, approved the optional memo - pope took “as his own the unanimous wishes “We are talking about direct actions or tual education for children. rials “given the extraordinary nature of these of the people of God,” it said.—CNS SSoouutthheerrnn CCrroossss && RRaaddiioo VVeerriittaass PPiillggrriimmaaggee For info THE SAINTS OF ITALY phone Gail at Led by Fr EMIL BLASER OP 076 35 2 3809 or 021 551 3923 Rome, Assisi, Florence, Padua, Milan, Venice and more [email protected] 6 - 18 September 2015 fowlertours.co.za Rome WITH PAPAL AUDIENCE | Assisi | Venice | Padua | Florence | Milan | Cascia (St Rita) | Siena (St Catherine) | Norcia (St Benedict) | Birthlace of St John XXIII 2 The Southern Cross, September 24 to September 30, 2014 LOCAL Home for ill children New head takes over the reins at Jesuit Institute gets major facelift STAFF REPORTER N September 20 Fr Russell Pollitt SJ formally took over STAFF REPORTER Oas head of the Jesuit Institute N official sod-turning cere - of South Africa from Raymond Per - mony marked the start of a rier, who has been the director since Athree year multi-million-rand January 2010. building and renovations project at Fr Pollitt has a keen interest and St Joseph’s Home for chronically ill understanding of the media and a children in Montana, Cape Town. great belief in a faith that does jus - The home’s director, Thea Patter - tice. He wrote his masters thesis on son, said the renovation took two theology and communication. years of intense planning, working Ordained a priest in February with a wide range of experts defin - 2006, he was parish priest of Holy ing the scope of the project, refin - Trinity in Braamfontein, Johannes - ing the design of the upgrade, and burg, for seven years. Over that pe - still keeping within budget. riod he was chaplain to both the The R36 million project has been University of Witwatersrand and the made possible through a generous University of Johannesburg. overseas donation and will take Fr Pollitt has for several years pre - Fr Russell Pollitt SJ three years to complete. sented shows for Radio Veritas, and The renovations will consist of has been interviewed by many secu - the modernisation of the existing Institute is how it models clergy-lay lar radio stations, as well as by Vati - five wards; the establishment of a collaboration. Raymond has been can Radio. He has also been a pundit therapeutic hub and a family/visi - very good at ensuring, in the spirit of on SABC TV and eNCA News. tors’ area; and the upgrading of the recent general congregations of the nurses’ home and the reception/ He writes regularly for the inter - Society of Jesus, that this is a core admin area. net news site Daily Maverick, and component of the institute. I look has had articles published in the Provision is also made for the Board member Sr Boscona Schämann SAC (left) and director Thea Patter - forward to meeting and getting to secular media as well as Catholic landscaping of the ward gardens son mark the start to the R36 million renovations project to start at St know all our collaborators—both and certain outside areas. Joseph’s Home in Montana, Cape Town. publications such as The Southern clergy and lay,” Fr Pollitt said. “We were fortunate to have had Cross and, in the US, America and Mr Perrier, a Southern Cross excellent input from architects, engi - service, based on a proven record of Children at the home have all the National Catholic Reporter . columnist who came to South neers, quantity surveyors and con - looking after children with life- been diagnosed with life-threaten - Privately, Fr Pollitt is a keen Africa from England, plans to return sultants. After a year of preparatory threatening conditions. ing and life-limiting illnesses and sportsman, having run the ProNu - to Britain next year. work, the renovations have now of - The home is a unique in-patient are mostly from disadvantaged tro AfricanX 90km trail race twice. “I have been overwhelmed by ficially started and will be completed facility in South Africa that provides communities. “I would like to ensure that the Je - the support given to the Jesuit Insti - by 2016,” Ms Patterson said. a wide range of paediatric, interme - Last year more than 252 patients suit Institute and its work continues tute during my time here—from lay “We are confident that this will diate health care and related services. were treated through intensive re - to be at the service of the Church people, priests, bishops and contribute considerably to the im - This holistic approach includes habilitation programmes at St and broader society,” Fr Pollitt said. Catholic organisations. It has been provement of our current facilities among others, a rehabilitation proj - Joseph’s. He praised the “excellent work” a great privilege to be part of and which are nearly 50 years old.” ect (pilot), a nursing school, St Patients are mainly referred from of his predecessor at the Jesuit Insti - contribute to such a vibrant She said that St Joseph’s Home is Joseph’s Primary School, a crèche state hospitals such as the Red Cross tute and expressed his gratitude to Catholic community. South Africa ideally positioned to take on the and logistical and pastoral support Children’s, Tygerberg and Groote him for his hard work. will always be on my heart and in new challenge of intermediate care to families. Schuur hospitals. “One of the strengths of the Jesuit my prayers,” Mr Perrier said. LOCAL The Southern Cross,September 24 to September 30, 2014 3 Catholics called to back Madonsela

By STUART GRAHAM said Fr Botha, who knows the pub - also backed Ms Madonsela. mandate in terms of the Constitu - job, and her willingness to see that lic protector. “She is not only bril - “Most thinking South Africans, I tion and the Public Protector Act”, her report is properly followed up ATHOLICS are being called liant but also extremely hope, side with Ms Madonsela in Fr Egan said. according to the established norms, on to show their support for courageous,” the priest said. her current spat with the African “She is also, most believe, correct makes her an attractive public fig - Public Protector Thuli C Fr Botha said he was extremely National Congress leadership,” he in nudging the president to act in ure”. Madonsela’s “courageous” fight against corruption. concerned after deputy defence wrote in an article for the institute’s accordance with the law.” Fr Egan said it would be easy for Criticism of Ms Madonsela, after minister Kebby Maphatsoe accused website. Fr Egan said the reaction from Ms Madonsela to avoid confronta - she wrote a letter to President Jacob Ms Madonsela of being a CIA plant Ms Madonsela has recently reit - the ANC, which “many consider a tions with the establishment and Zuma wanting to know when he’ll earlier this month. erated that she is still a loyal mem - political denial of her authority”, is guarantee her professional advance - respond to her report about the “That was diabolical. I just don’t ber of the ANC. disturbing “because it suggests a ment in the future once her term of money spent in the upgrade of his know how to react,” he said. In issuing the Nkandla Report, certain contempt for her constitu - office has ended. Nkandla home, was “diabolical”, Fr Botha said he had backed Ms which detailed misallocation of tional role and duty to see that her “But she sees herself, it seems, as said Fr Stanley Botha of Milner - Madonsela many times before. “I’ve funds in the upgrade of President task as public protector is carried serving the office, the public and ton/Brooklyn in Cape Town. even put a picture of me with my Jacob Zuma’s private residence in out without fear nor favour”. the Constitution,” Fr Egan said. “She is not in your face; she is arm around her on Facebook.” rural KwaZulu-Natal, and in the af - In contrast, the priest said, “Ms “Contrary to claims that she’s an unassuming and she speaks with re - Fr Anthony Egan SJ of the Johan - termath of the report, Ms Madon - Madonsela’s dogged pursuit of the opposition flunky, she is an exem - spect about everyone she meets,” nesburg-based Jesuit Institute has sela “has dutifully carried out her truth, the proper execution of her plary public servant.” KZN parish to move from hall to church

By DyLAN APPOLIS In the past the parish has strug - didn’t have a church to celebrate gled to find enough seats for every - Mass,” said parish priest Fr Jude Fer - FTER nine years of having body. Most children have to sit on nando TOR. Mass in a hall, St Anne’s the hall floor during Mass. “I have asked the parish to col - Aparish in Mpophomeni, near “With the expansion of our lect R90 0 000 and I have collected Howick in the archdiocese of Dur - parish we hope to gather enough R10 0 000. I am very happy that we ban, is building a church. funds to buy more benches, so that can turn the hall into a proper “We celebrate Mass on small children and adults have a place to Catholic church.” grounds in a small hall with big sit while celebrating Mass, like it Noting that the parish’s motto is numbers of people attending,” said should be in a Catholic church,” Ms “With God nothing shall be impos - Constance Mdladla, chair of the Mdladla said. sible”, he said the engineers and ar - parish’s financial committee. On September 25, Auxiliary chitects had offered to do their jobs “We started getting donations Bishop Barry Wood of Durban will free of charge. and have collected funds from June bless the foundation of the new St Anne’s parish aims to finish 2011. We have raised R1 million of church. construction of the church in Janu - the R1,2 million needed,” she said. “We started from the streets and ary 2015. War and peace for St Francis Week

By DyLAN APPOLIS Peace Initiative, a community-dri - Naked” as part of the annual offer - ven, proactive interfaith peace proj - tory collection. OSEBANK parish in Johannes - ect in Africa. Good-quality new and used cloth - burg will celebrate its annual The initiative centres on non-vi - ing or money donations will be col - RSt Francis Week by hosting a olence, reconciliation, care for cre - lected, and distributed to the poor concert on the theme “War and ation, and strengthening through the Mercy Sisters’ shelters, Peace”, marking the centenary of Muslim-Christian relations. Rosebank Immaculata shelter and the outbreak of World War I. Tickets are R150 and include a the St Vincent de Paul Society. The concert celebrates St Francis light supper. Bookings are essential. St Francis Week will end off with of Assisi as a peacemaker. St Francis Week is organised by a workshop for all parishioners on The Chanticleer Singers, con - the parish’s Justice and Peace group, “Pope Francis: Evangelisation, jus - ducted by Richard Cock, will provide starting the week by celebrating tice & peace—developing a parish a mix of music, poetry and readings, Mass on the eve of the saint’s feast agenda”. read by Alan Swerdlow and Peter day, October 3 at 19:00. n To book for the concert, phone 011 Our Lady of the Rosary parish in Thabong-Welkom saw history in the making James Smith, to commemorate “the It incorporates the Transitus , an 447 9264 or e-mail rcock@ with the ordination of Thabo David Chomane, the first son of the parish to be war to end all wars”, on October 9 at interactive reflection on the joyful iafrica.com. For more information on ordained in the 50 years since it was established. Bishop Peter Holiday of Rosebank parish. death of St Francis. St Francis Week, contact Prof Douglas Kroonstad diocese ordained Mr Chomane to the order of the diaconate, and All proceeds from the concert The weekend Masses on October Irvine on 082 330 3043 or e-mail he will later on be ordained as a priest. Deacon Chomane is seen with parish will go to the Franciscan Damietta 4 and 5 will include “Clothing the [email protected] priest Fr Michael Rasello.

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By FRANCIS X ROCCA Such events, including a Janu - the Church today. Chaput said. “It’s a celebration of The pope will give the elderly a ary 2015 meeting in Rome with “We’re bringing up all the issues family life, the Catholic Church’s large-print edition of the Gospel of HE World Meeting of Families family and pro-life groups, will en - that would have appeared in the commitment to support families.” Matthew and bless the group, in Philadelphia in September able a debate on the synod’s preparation documents for the Pope Francis is widely expected which will also include about 100 T2015 will serve as a forum for agenda “at the international, synod as part of our reflection,” to attend the Philadelphia event, priests. debating issues on the agenda for global level”, Archbishop Paglia said Archbishop Charles Chaput of although Archbishop Chaput The extraordinary synod will the world Synod of Bishops at the said. Philadelphia, regarding plans for noted that an official announce - meet at the Vatican from October Vatican the following month, said “It is important that this text the world meeting. “I can’t imag - ment in that regard might not 5-19, bringing together the presi - the two archbishops responsible not remain an abstract text re - ine that any of the presenters come until well into 2015. If the dents of national bishops’ confer - for planning the Philadelphia served to some specialists,” the won’t pay close attention to what’s pope does attend, he said, a “papal ences, the heads of Eastern event. archbishop said. “In this way, the happening” in Rome. Mass could easily draw more than Catholic churches, Vatican officials At a briefing, Archbishop Vin - debate at the ordinary synod will Archbishop Chaput said as a million people”. and papally appointed delegates, cenzo Paglia, president of the Pon - be enriched.” many as 1 5 000 people are ex - Among the other family-related including laypeople. tifical Council for the Family, Pope Francis has said both syn - pected to take part in the meeting, events planned for the coming The world Synod of Bishops, described the world meeting as one ods will consider, among other whose programme will be kept year, Pope Francis will meet on which will include more bishops— of several related events to follow topics, the eligibility of divorced flexible to allow for topics that September 28 will thousands of many elected by their peers—will the October 2014 extraordinary and civilly remarried Catholics to emerge from the bishops’ discus - grandparents and other elderly meet at the Vatican from October Synod of Bishops on the family, receive Communion, whose sions at the Vatican this October. people, including a married couple 4-25, 2015, to continue the discus - which will prepare an agenda for predicament he has said exempli - “But we haven’t approached this who have fled Islamic State terror - sion on pastoral approaches to the the worldwide synod one year later. fies a general need for mercy in as a part of the synod,” Archbishop ism in northern Iraq. challenges facing families.—CNS Pope: Kind of World War III going on

By CAROL GLATz bronze crosses, pays homage to dead, Pope Francis said, “hovers more than 10 0 000 Italian soldiers. the sneering motto of war”— HEN will people ever while a nearby military cemetery is Cain’s complaint of “What do I learn that war is madness the final resting place for some care?” Wand conflicts are only re - 15 000 Austro-Hungarian sol - “All these people, here in eter - solved by forgiveness, Pope Francis diers—all of whom lost their lives nal rest, they had plans, had asked. in nearby battlefields. dreams, but their lives were bro - The pope said it is believed that The pope laid a floral wreath at ken. Why? Because humanity said, more than 8 million soldiers and 7 million civilians died during the the cemetery, celebrated Mass at ‘What do I care?’” First World War, a four-year-long the memorial, and prayed for all Today the world is still up in conflict that began 100 years ago. victims of all wars. arms with a kind of “World War III The number of so many lost “Greed, intolerance, a lust for [waged] ‘in bits and pieces’ with lives “lets us see how much war is power, these are the reasons that criminal acts, massacres and de - insanity”, Pope Francis said after incite decisions to go to war,” the struction,” he said. praying the Angelus with those pope said. “To be honest, the newspaper gathered in St Peter’s Square. Also, “behind the scenes, there front page should have the head - The pope’s remarks came the are special interests, geopolitical line: ‘What do I care?’,” Pope Fran - day after a morning visit to Italy’s plots, lust for money”, he said, as cis said. largest war memorial—Redipuglia, well as the powerful arms industry. “Those who plot terror, organi - a town in northeast Italy near the But the most shocking aspect of sations fuelling conflict, as well as border with Slovenia. so much bloodshed is the contin - arms manufacturers, all have Giovanni Bergoglio, the pope’s ued legacy of indifference, the ‘What do I care?’ engraved in their Italian grandfather who later im - pope said. Being indifferent began hearts,” he said. migrated to Argentina, fought with Cain murdering his brother And like Cain, their hearts have Pope Francis walks through the Austro-Hungarian cemetery for soldiers of nearby during the Italian cam - Abel and then rebuking God for become so corrupt, “they’ve lost World War I in Fogliano di Redipuglia, Italy. The pope prayed for the fallen of paign against the Austro-Hungar - asking where his now dead brother the ability to cry,” much less do all wars and also celebrated an outdoor Mass in front of the nearby ian Empire. was, replying, “Am I my brother’s what Jesus asks—to help the sick, Redipuglia war memorial, which honours the 10 0 000 Italian soldiers who The memorial, made of enor - keeper?” the wounded and the hungry, the died during World War I. (Photo: Paul Haring/CNS) mous stone steps leading to three Above the tombs of so many pope said.—CNS Ukraine bishops to the West: Don’t be accomplices in murder KRAINE’S Catholic bishops heavy weaponry and technology, winter cold the death toll will in - which had reached an “unprece - shed in Ukraine,” the bishops said. have warned their country thousands of armed mercenaries crease tenfold. Those who kill peo - dented level of hatred” and proved “Silence or inaction and reluc - Uis now “flowing in blood”, and soldiers of Russia’s standing ple in Ukraine today will not “no less damaging than weapons tance to recognise the gravity of and urged Western governments army are crossing the borders of hesitate tomorrow to turn their of mass destruction”. the situation in our country can not to become “accomplices in the Ukraine, sowing death and de - weaponry against anyone in their “In the face of such grave turn everyone not only into a sin of murder” by failing to sup - struction, in disregard for the own country and beyond its bor - crimes, we call out to the con - mute or indifferent witness, but port it. terms of the ceasefire and recent ders, or to attack any other nation sciences of believers of all religions also into an accomplice to the sin “This peaceful sovereign nation diplomatic efforts,” the bishops in the world,” they said. and faiths, and we appeal to all of murder, which cries to heaven has been subjected to a direct mil - said. 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Our forefathers en - can remain in the Middle East. dured persecution and even martyr - “Christians are not [just] looking dom because they were faithful to for humanitarian aid. They are look - the Lord Jesus,” he said. “We keep ing for humanitarian action, to save Lebanese Shiite and Sunni Muslim Newly married couples Giorgio Bacci and Daniela Cascone, and Sandro hope in the Lord, who repeated sheiks, along with Christian and Milioto and Ada Gallotta, join hands to pray the Lord’s Prayer as Pope Christianity in the Middle East,” said many times in the Bible, ‘Don’t be Francis celebrates the marriage rite for 20 couples during a Mass in St Catholicos Aram of Cilicia, patriarch Druze clerics, carry a banner during afraid.’” Peter’s basilica. (Photo: Paul Haring/CNS) of the Armenian Apostolic Church. a protest in July to express solidarity Melkite Catholic Patriarch Grego - The Armenian patriarch said a with Iraqi Christians of Mosul and rios III Laham urged that a peaceful comprehensive strategy is needed to against Israel’s military action in solution be found. defeat the Islamic State extremism Gaza. The banner reads, “Together, “We call on America to be peace - Cohabitating couples that “threatens the very survival of against injustice and terrorism.” makers, not war-makers,” he said. Christianity” in places like Iraq and (Photo: Sharif Karim, Reuters/CNS) “It’s time for the world to realise Syria. He said it was essential to pro - that no one wins a war.” mote human rights, pluralism and ects to help ensure Christians’ ongo - Bishop Angaelos, general bishop among those married religious freedom. ing presence in the cradle of Chris - of the Coptic Orthodox Church of In a keynote address to the inau - tianity. Alexandria, decried the “persecu - gural summit of the US-based In De - “The future is in the hands of tion, genocide, religious and ethnic fense of Christians organisation, those who sow seeds of hope in the cleansing we’re seeing today” in the as pope presides Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius hearts of young people and future Middle East, but said that the worst Aphrem II of Antioch said: “Is there generations,” he said. outcome would be for Christians to RESIDING over the wedding of even nauseating”. no place for Christians in the land Syriac Catholic Patriarch Ignace respond with hate. Rather, Chris - 20 couples in St Peter’s basilica, But the pope assured the brides of their ancestors?” Joseph III Younan called on Muslim tians are called to reflect Christ’s PPope Francis celebrated mar - and grooms that Christ’s redemptive The patriarch noted that he and leaders to issue a statement “to con - love and light amid that darkness, riage as the union of a man and sacrifice would enable them to resist other religious leaders have written demn the atrocities committed and to remain a reconciling pres - woman playing complementary the “dangerous temptation of dis - to the United Nations and the Euro - against Christians and other minori - ence in the region as they have for roles during their common journey couragement, infidelity, weakness, pean Union seeking help. ties” in the Middle East. He also 2 000 years, he said. through life. abandonment”. During the panel discussion, called on “the family of nations” to Christians, who early in the 20th “This is what marriage is all “The love of Christ, which has Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai, the support religious freedom and the century constituted about 20% of about: man and woman walking to - blessed and sanctified the union of Maronite patriarch, encouraged the separation of Church and state in the population of the Middle East, gether, wherein the husband helps husband and wife, is able to sustain international community to take the region. are now only 5% of its people.— his wife to become ever more a their love and to renew it when, hu - steps to support development proj - Patriarch Younan called for the CNS woman, and wherein the woman manly speaking, it becomes lost, has the task of helping her husband wounded or worn out,” he said. to become ever more a man,” the Pope Francis also offered practi - pope said. “Here we see the reciproc - cal advice for dealing with marital ity of differences.” discord. The newlyweds, all from the dio - “It is normal for a husband and cese of Rome, ranged in age from 25 wife to argue,” he said. “It always to 56 and represented a variety of happens. But my advice is this: situations, with some already hav - never let the day end without hav - ing children or having lived to - ing first made peace. Never. A small gether before marriage. gesture is sufficient. Thus the jour - Cohabitation, though not a ney may continue.” canonical impediment to marriage, A US moral theologian has violates the Catholic Church’s stressed that Pope Francis’ presiding teaching on marriage and sexual over marriages between Catholics love. Pastoral ministers helping who cohabited is not a change, but Catholic couples prepare for the is part of the Church’s effort to bring sacrament are urged to encourage people to Jesus Christ. them to regularise such situations “I think there is a perception out prior to marrying. there...that Pope Francis is trying to At the start of the papal wedding undermine what the Church has Mass, the brides, wearing traditional taught and what the Church has white gowns, were accompanied up practised,” Prof John Grabowski the aisle of the basilica by their fa - said. thers or other male relatives. The “I see absolutely no evidence of grooms entered with their mothers. that. When he’s pressed on issues The pope called out each couple’s concerning the Church’s teaching names as he read the rite and then on marriage, on sexuality, he is very each couple, groom and bride, sep - firm,” Prof Grabowski said. arately, responded “ si ”. “What he wants to do is simply In typically frank style, Pope put the Church’s focus on mercy, on Francis admitted married life can be an encounter with Christ as the tiring, “burdensome, and often, heart of its life.”—CNS/CNA Pope’s busy November

By FRANCIS X ROCCA pope will be accepting an invitation made by the EU parliament’s presi - HE Vatican has confirmed that dent, Martin Schultz, during a visit Pilgrimage Highlights Pope Francis is planning to to the Vatican in October 2013. visit Turkey “in the last days of HOLY LAND: Jerusalem, Bethlehem, T “The decision to come to Stras - Nazareth, Sea of Galilee, Jordan River November”. bourg before visiting any individual Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholo- and much more... EU member state as such gives a mew of Constantinople, considered strong signal that the pope supports ROME: Papal Audience, Mass in first among equals among Orthodox bishops, had invited Pope Francis to and encourages the pursuit of Euro - St Peter’s Basilica, Sistine Chapel, visit Istanbul on November 30, feast pean integration and unity,” said a Catacombs, Major Basilicas, Ancient of St Andrew, patron saint of Con - statement by German Cardinal Rein - and Baroque Rome... hard Marx of Munich and Freising, stantinople. FLORENCE: Dumo cathedral, As things now stand, the trip will president of the Commission of the be Pope Francis’ sixth outside of Italy Bishops’ Conferences of the Euro - Church of the Holy Cross with the since his election in March 2013. pean Community. tombs of Michelangelo and Galileo, Pope Francis will be the fourth Pope Francis will be the second Renaissance Florence... pope to visit Turkey, after Pope Paul pope to speak before the European Parliament. TURIN: Reserved viewing of the Shroud VI in 1967, St John Paul II in 1979 of Turin in the Cathedral of St John and Pope Benedict XVI in 2006. When St John Paul II addressed A few days before that, Pope Fran - the body in October 1988, the event the Baptist, plus sites of Don Bosco cis will address the European Parlia - was disrupted by the Rev Ian Paisley, on his bicentennial: Pinardi Chapel ment in Strasbourg, France, on leader of Northern Ireland’s Demo - and Basilica of Our Lady Help of November 25. cratic Unionist Party, who unfurled Christians... According to Vatican spokesman a large orange banner branding the Fr Federico Lombardi SJ, Pope Fran - pope “Antichrist’’ and shouted: “I re - cis will travel to Strasbourg and back nounce you. I renounce you and all to Rome the same day, and his brief your cults and creeds.” trip should not be considered a pas - After a brief scuffle, Rev Paisley, toral visit to France. who died this month, was forcibly In visiting the parliament, the ejected from the hall.—CNS 6 The Southern Cross, September 24 to September 30, 2014 LEADER PAGE LETTERS TO The Editor reserves the right to shorten or edit published letters. Letters below 300 words receive pref - erence. Pseudonyms are acceptable only under special circumstances and at the Editor’s discretion. THE EDITOR Name and address of the writer must be supplied. No anonymous letter will be considered.

of whether they are Catholic or not. Remarkable nun lights up prisons Offenders from outside our bor - Editor: Günther Simmermacher WISH to praise a very dear soul: Sr ters the Word of God, accompanied ders are even assisted by her to get IRita Carey of the Sisters of Mercy by the singing of hymns. in contact with their families. in Winterveld is a religious worker She also comes every Monday to It is an absolute blessing to have The Daswa cause at Losperfontein Correctional Cen - conduct the two courses which she a rose such as this nun in a some - tre where she gives a selfless service teaches to offenders: the Alpha times very unpleasant place like a HEN the Vatican exam - his faith, pointing out that a to needy souls. course, and the Six Steps course. correctional centre. She brightens ines the sainthood witchhunt is contrary to the Even though she is always These courses assist offenders up the place with her presence; her Wcause of Benedict Daswa teachings of the Catholic dressed in her Roman Catholic at - hugely in personal growth on both altruistic outlook is to be admired, on October 9, many in the South Church. This notwithstanding, tire, she touches not only those religious and personal levels. and we love her so much. African Church will be praying the mob decided that Daswa had from her own denomination, but Sr Carey, however, not only con - It is because of this that I wish to intently for a favourable judg - to die—as he did, for “sins re - considers all souls as children of ducts these courses here, but also in thank her in an open letter, for the ment. fused because of faith”. God, irrespective of their religious the Odi Correctional Centre. Apart unselfish sacrifices she makes for us, Should the Congregation for While he naturally tried to inclination or even the lack thereof. from this, she has permission to as - and for all the lives she has know - Sainthood Causes recommend preserve his life by running for She always has a kind word and sist offenders with materials such as ingly and unknowingly touched the cause and send it to Pope safety when set upon by the a smile to light up sombre days, and pens, pencils and books (for school during all the years. Francis for approval, the Holy Fa - mob, Daswa’s dying words, “God, I can say without hesitation that purposes) and jigsaw puzzles as well People like Sr Carey change the ther may at some point an - into your hands receive my she is much loved by the majority as magazines for leisure time. world through their actions, for the nounce that South Africa’s first spirit”, indicate a willingness to of members and offenders alike. When needy offenders, upon better. She truly walks the prover - beatification may go ahead. die for his faith. Had he re - Sr Carey visits our centre every their release, are in need of civilian bial talk. For the Church in South nounced his opposition to the second Sunday, when she adminis - clothes, she assists them, irrespective Gert Louw , Brits, NW Africa, this naturally would be a witchcraft ritual in a bid to pla - source of great joy. The closest cate his attackers, an important have afforded such “fees”. also be accompanied by sincere the local Church has come to a requirement for martyrdom Why, may I ask, did your parish prayers and efforts to achieve peace beatification—the final stage be - could be excluded. In the event, ScaY pwiufe luanrde rhweenta al iknege re - invite the bishop, it is a parish af - in the womb . fore canonisation to the saint - the defenders of his cause will placement operation which hood—was when in 1988 Pope argue, he chose death voluntar - M fair? What rule governs the pay - GB Elisio , Jukskei Park, Gauteng was delicate and complicated. This John Paul II beatified Bl Joseph ily. ment of such a fee? Very few priests resulted in terrible pain in the days Gérard, the French Oblate apostle Many South Africans already have remained in parishes for such that followed. of Lesotho and the Free State. have a devotion to Benedict short durations as in B Jones’ expe - She was introduced to the green That was for the Church in Daswa. While some critics charge rience, but in the few cases I know LiObPeEFrUaLLlY tvhise isw mys last corre - Lesotho; Daswa’s beatification that Daswa abandoned African scapular, a way of spreading the love of, they were taken ill or died. Hspondence on the issue of who would be for South Africa. cultural traditions for a Western of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. I feel strongly that the contents ordered the crucifixion of Jesus and Those who knew the man and ideology, there are many others She wears it around her neck and of B Jones’s letter should be ad - the messages contained in the those who have worked on his who believe that he is a good ex - under her pillow when she sleeps. dressed, and that a full explanation Good News —the Gospels. cause have no doubt about ample of an inculturated African On her discharge from hospital, offered. Omitting full details will It is unfortunate that some carry Daswa’s personal holiness and fi - Catholicism, one that values and she had to have constant care. certainly compound more lack of their liberal views of the Gospels to delity to Catholic doctrine. preserves what is good in African One morning she proudly said: confidence. the point of ridiculousness. The crucial question facing culture and rejects what is in - “I went to the bathroom without Diana Lensen , Strand, W Cape Patrick Dacey (September 10) the Vatican congregation is compatible with our faith and waking anyone.” Then she decided vividly shows up this liberalism by whether Daswa can be consid - Gospel values. she would shower by herself. Rails asking if Lazarus was really dead or ered a martyr, a category that is In this way, Benedict Daswa were fitted in the shower for sup - just suffering from depression. Like - exempt from the recognised mir - might one day even be held up as port. Later one crutch was discarded. AbLLo forrmtis oofn vi ovlenioce lineenvitcabe ly wise his assessment that the deaf acle which is usually required be - a patron of the Church in Africa, Early one morning, while it was Abeget more violence, and the man story should be taken “figura - fore a beatification can be as well as a concrete example of still dark, movement on the bed present state of the world forcibly il - tively”. approved. servant leadership. woke me up. Half asleep, I watched lustrates the following basic truth Jesus did not do things for them Martyrdom, according to the No doubt, the Catholic her silhouette moving towards the stated by Mother Teresa of Calcutta: to be taken figuratively nor was he Catechism of the Catholic Church in South Africa, which bathroom crutchless. I pressed the “There can never be peace in the a magician fooling people. Church, is “the supreme witness faces political and social hostility green scapular and said the prayer world while there is violence in the I get the impression people like given to the truth of the faith: it as well as a growing indifference “Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for womb.” Mr Dacey do not take seriously the means bearing witness even unto and disengagement within, us now and at the hour of our Thus, as long as the violence of Church’s dictum that the Gospels death” (2473). would be galvanised by the beat - death.” legalised abortion is allowed to con - were inspired by the Holy Spirit. In the words of the late moral ification of Benedict Daswa. Now at home she is crutchless, tinue with no effort to halt it, any I for one would not be so naive theologian Fr Benedict Ashley Indeed, the joy would radiate and only uses one crutch when prayers and efforts for peace will be as to think that the writers could re - OP, martyrdom demands that the across the continent, especially going out. She still goes for therapy. futile for the following reason. member things exactly as they hap - person “died in witness of faith in regions of the Church that are It has been decided to buy the Our Creator is the ultimate source pened, years later. in Christ which is directly ex - themselves contending with is - green scapular and give it away to of all goodness in our world, and In our Catholic faith the Gospels pressed in words, or implicitly in sues of witchcraft. someone, with the proviso that that thus cannot and will not cooperate are the word of God. acts done or sins refused because As a way of animating the person buys one and gives it to or come to terms with any system D Charlton Andrews , Cape Town of faith” and that “the victim ac - Church and providing the poten - someone with the same request. which perpetuates world evils like cepts death voluntarily”. tial for evangelisation, a possible In some small way, we can con - abortion, without any signs of repen - Moreover, the killers of the pu - beatification would be a matter tribute to spreading the love of the tence for this activity. tative martyr must have acted in not only for the diocese of Tza - Immaculate Heart of Mary. Accordingly, if any prayers or ef - CAMh uwrriticngh r edgardeinsg s the lack of odium fidei , or contempt for the neen, but for all the Church C Roberts , Cape Town forts for peace in the world are to be respect when people come to faith. throughout the Southern African I effective, it is essential that they church. The young girls wear shorts, If this definition is applied by region. and low tops. The young men wear the Congregation for Sainthood The cost of staging such a be - shirts with offensive logos. Causes, then the chances of atification, should Pope Francis Opinions expressed in The Southern BIiKsEh moanpy optherrso I bwalse mm ost dis - When we go to church should we Benedict Daswa being declared a approve it, therefore would be a Cross , especially in Letters to the Editor, turbed to read B Jones’s letter do not necessarily reflect the views of the not dress as if we were going to a martyr would seem to give his concern for the entire local L (September 3), the contents of Editor or staff of the newspaper, or of the banquet or wedding —it is only one devotees grounds for hope. Church. which is thankfully not the general Catholic hierarchy. The letters page in par - Daswa was killed by a mob in At the moment, these consid - ticular is a forum in which readers may ex - hour on a Sunday or Saturday. experience. 1990 after refusing to take part erations are for the future. Right change opinions on matters of debate. Remember this is God’s house. Having been involved with Letters must not be understood to neces - in, and financially contribute to, now, our task must be to pray for In days gone by we never entered a many parishes, I have never wit - sarily reflect the teachings, disciplines or church withour a hat or scarf. a witchhunt ritual. He had ex - the cause of Benedict Daswa and policies of the Church accurately. nessed a bishop attending the wel - So please let us show our love of plained his refusal to participate for those who next month will Letters can be sent to PO Box 2372, by an unambiguous reference to decide on it. coming of a new parish priest. Cape Town 8000 or [email protected] God. Thank heavens, as we could not or faxed to 021 465-3850 Veronica Dundee , Durban

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It is said more collegial.” one of the things that marked his pontif - General Intention: That the Lord may grant peace icate was the abundance of canonisa - o St John Paul’s many pilgrimages to tion, not so much by doctrine but by to those parts of the world most battered by war and vi - tions, jokingly spoken of as “inflation of Slocal Churches often included beatifi - showing—giving models of Christian life olence. saints.” And it is true. cations and even canonisations, which to emulate. It works, and it is still work - S we recall the outbreak of the First World In a 2006 interview with the Roman previously had been celebrated in Rome. ing today. War a century ago, it’s salutary to recall that Zenit news agency, Cardinal José Saraiva St John Paul canonised 482 saints, and It is the importance and the potency Aback in 1914 people could not believe that Martins, then the prefect of the Congre - of 52 celebrations, 38 took place in the that lies in this pedagogy that inspired the European nations would actually start to gation for Sainthood Causes, said: “The Vatican and 14 in other countries. He me to propose a series, to provide exam - slaughter each other. It was manifestly not in their number of saints and blessed increased in wanted to remind people that sanctity is, ples of people who tried to live the true best interests. John Paul II's pontificate. He alone pro - in fact, all around us through the virtu - image of the church—koinonia, the com - Apart from the obvious horrors of modern in - claimed more saints and blessed than all ous examples of the local saints. We may munion—that went beyond the bound - dustrial scale warfare, they were closely linked his predecessors together since 1588, the say that it was his means of evangelisa - aries of a particular denomination. economically. Why would you go to war with year this dicastery was founded.” Why It is these people, Catholics and non- your business partners? But they did, and they such abundance? Catholics, who lived an exemplary life in fought what they called the “Great War” and the It was both theological and pedagogi - the steps towards unity of Christian “war to end all wars”. cal. St John Paul brought home the teach - churches whom I collectively call “Saints The same complacency seems to be around ing of Vatican II of the universal call to of Christian Unity”. They may not be today. People ask why the West and Russia would holiness as something not reserved to the canonised or beatified, but their legacy is go to war when the two sides rely on each other privileged few. He did not create saints, too significant to overlook. commercially? Why would the West risk its winter but recognised the holiness shown in the There were theologies, attitudes, prac - gas supplies? exemplary lives of some persons as God’s tices of the time regarding the whole con - An attitude of “It won’t happen this time” is gift. Thus, he proposed models of holi - cept of unity and the means to realise it. very dangerous. Every age thinks it is more en - ness to other Christians. Yet, such men and women, in their lightened, more advanced and wiser than previous Cardinal Saraiva explained that for St earnest search for the unity which Jesus ones. But we are still subject to original sin and John Paul, “the holiness of the saints, demands of us, were ready to tread be - the violent mark of Cain is still upon us. Except blessed and martyrs is perhaps the most yond beaten paths, despite all sorts of that our weapons are far more powerful than convincing ecumenism…because holi - challenges and obstacles they had to face. Cain’s. ness… has its ultimate foundation in It is their prophetic stance that has in - History suggests that in every generation illu - Christ, in whom the Church is not di - spired new teaching and practice in the sions about having outgrown war are shattered. vided”. search for unity among Christian denom - We forget that Russia and the West still possess In the aim of giving many models, St inations today. huge stocks of nuclear weapons with “overkill” ca - St John Paul II is canonised with Pope St Let’s meet these holy men and women, John Paul made some reforms in the rules John XXIII in St Peter’s Square in the pacity, that is, the theoretical power to kill us all governing sainthood causes. For instance, the “Saints of Christian Unity”, their way several times over. Vatican in April. The late pope’s “inflation of life and their ecumenical gestures, as his biographer George Weigel ob - of saints” had a teaching value. (Photo: Then we have the spectre of a regional war in every month in this place. served, St John Paul “took a lot of the Stefano Rellandini, Reuters/CNS) the Middle East. A political commentator said on TV recently that in his gloomier moments he felt that the Middle East was a place where a nuclear war might start. Certainly the prospect of the so- called Islamic State terrorist group acquiring nu - How to be channels of God’s peace clear weapons is beyond being too ghastly to contemplate. Lest we forget about our own continent, those AKE me a channel of your who have charted the course of the conflict in peace.” I think when we sing Congo and the Great Lakes area, sometimes call ‘Mthe words of this beautiful Judith Turner this a “world war” because of the number of coun - prayer attributed to St Francis of Assisi, tries that have been involved and the millions of we do not realise what we are asking of Faith and Life people killed. That was a war that went mostly un - ourselves. noticed, even by people living on the same conti - “Where there is hatred, let me bring nent. love.” We ask that we be love and that we It seems that we are entering into a phase of It is not instant, so to be able to use be peace. Then we will be able to bring global political instability. Some believe that it’s non-violent methods of building peace, peace where there is hatred. driven by climate change which has affected we need patience and endurance. We Peace is the opposite of violence. So, to economies particularly in the drier regions. need to be patient with ourselves and pa - If that is so then what this may be telling us is be an instrument of peace means to be tient with others. non-violent ourselves and to use non-vi - that we will have to learn to share better. If not We are already assured of the victory the have-nots will continue to do what desperate olent ways to bring about peace. of God over death. When we apply non- The Mahatma Gandhi is well known people have always done to get what they need— violent ways of peace-building we are they raid others. for his non-violent approach to bringing simply revealing this fact. We must justice and peace to the world. His philos - demonstrate that we live in this hope. Indian police pay homage to Mohandas ophy was that for our own peace-making That we live with this trust. We must efforts to be successful , we must remain Gandhi near Mumbai. Judith Turner holds up Gandhi as an example of non-violent never forget that there is a God. And he non-violent. He said: “My religion is rules over all the earth. based on truth and non-violence. Truth is conflict resolution. (Photo: Punit Paranjpe, Reuters/CNS) And so we can gladly sing: my God. Non-violence is the means of re - Make me a channel of your peace, alising him.” want to point out how wrong our oppo - Where there is hatred, let me bring Your That is far easier said than done and it nents are. To shame them. To defeat and love, Where there is injury, Your pardon Lord, implies the following: humiliate them. To publicly declare how And where there’s doubt, true faith in You Whenever there is a conflict in our wrong they are, how bad they are. Those Make me a channel of your peace, Where homes, organisations or churches, our ac - are all violent ways of bringing about there’s despair in life let me bring hope, tions towards peace-building must be peace. rooted in the power of love and the Non-violent ways of peace-building Where there is darkness—only light, And power of truth. This peace-building ac - would include sitting down in a spirit of where there’s sadness, ever joy tion of ours should be for the purpose of peace and listening to each other. Trying Oh Master, grant that I may never seek, making God’s power of love known, not to understand our opponent. What are So much to be consoled as to console, for making ourselves known. their fears? What are their needs? Trying To be understood, as to understand, To be Our motivation must always be to to understand ourselves. What is my fear? loved, as to love with all my soul Be a missionary open people to the truth and not to show What is my need? Being compassionate Make me a channel of your peace, It is in Missionary Intention: That World Mission Day ourselves as right and them as wrong. towards their needs and assertive with pardoning that we are pardoned, may rekindle in every believer zeal for carrying the This is most probably the most difficult our own. Using non-violence is a slow In giving to all men that we receive, And Gospel into all the world. part, because when there is conflict, we process. in dying that we’re born to eternal life. HEN I was at primary school, the Do - minican Sister in charge of the class used Wto allot each child in the class the soul of a little African baby for whom one had to raise money. REMEMBERING As the money came in, so the paper baby moved up the steps in the book in which it was OUR DEAD kept. Eventually the infant would arrive in “It is a holy and wholesome thought to Heaven—mission accomplished! 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Couples for Christ held a peaceful protest against persecution outside St Joseph’s church in Morningside, Durban. Members of the Durbanville parish choir are pictured with parish priest Fr Pupils from St Dominic’s Priory School Michael van Heerden. (From left) Ed Benjamin, Dave van Rensburg, Margaret in Port Elizabeth celebrated Spring Day van Rensburg, Ilse van Beulen, Nicole de Waal, Liz Heinen, Frank Marra, Gor - by bringing flowers and cupcakes to the don Nicol, Mary Anne Murray. (Front) Fr Van Heerden and Nicholas Benjamin. Sisters at the Dominican Priory convent. Kenny Blumeris and Mercy Obi are absent. (Photo: Anne Silva Photography).

The Dominican pilgrim - age group led by Fr Emil Blaser OP is seen in the Garden of Gethsemane on the foot of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. Tour guide Rimon Makhlouf, who delivered a series of lectures in South Africa in April, is seated right in front. Also in the group was Domini - can Father Brian Mh - langa of Springs (centre back). The group visited all the important sites of the Holy Land, which The Sacred Heart parish youth council of Qoqodala in Queenstown dio - they found to be very cese, together with the youth, adult supporters and their parish priest Fr peaceful. In Rome they Matthias Nsamba held a meeting to prepare for Heritage Day. Under their saw the pope at his gen - parish motto: “It’s our faith let’s live it", they had songs, dances and eral audience, had Mass drama and a talk on faith and culture. in St Peter’s as well as in the Dominican basilica of Santa Sabina, where they were given special access to areas usually not open to visitors, such as the chapel in which St Dominic and St Francis of Assisi celebrated Mass together.

Archbishop Stephen Brislin congratulates Marcello Minen and Genevieve Gonsalves were married August 9 with Fr Sister Valentine of the Little Sisters of Mark Foster presiding, at Queen of Peace church in Grassy Park, Cape Jesus community in Manenberg, Cape Children of St Lawrence parish in Delft, Cape Town, celebrated their first Holy Town. Town on her 90th birthday. Communion. They are pictured with parish priest Fr Louis Padua and catechists.

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I thought maybe it would be another old car, beaten to death for refusing or maybe somebody else, but he did to take part in witchcraft in that. He was fond of going to church his village in rural Limpopo. and working for the Church.” There is little hint of bitterness STUART GRAHAM trav - and anger from Benedict’s family elled to the area and spoke over the death of their brother and to people associated with father. the man and his cause. In enedict’s son, Lufunwo Daswa, the second of three articles, Bwas 14 when he last saw his fa - he speaks to Benedict’s ther alive. “I remember my final conversa - family who recall a doting tion with my father. I was going into father and husband who the second year of secondary school. was never afraid to take on He drove me to St Brendan’s and we tasks “reserved for women”. chatted for a long time,” he recalls. “He was teaching me some words in Sepedi, about how to greet my N a field among the naartjie, or - mother. We prayed and then we ange and avocado orchards, hugged and then he closed the door, Tanyane Daswa’s hands are in the then I had to close my door, and I then he drove off. (Main) Benedict Daswa pictured at a school braai in Lupepe. (Below left) Benedict’s son Lufunwo Daswa who was 14 soil harvesting a crop of lettuce and when his father was murdered. (Below right) Tanyane Daswa, who found his brother’s body. spinach. “I think it was the 22nd of Janu - He is hesitant to leave his work to ary. Just over a week before his pass - answer questions about his brother ing.” Benedict who was killed by a mob Lufunwo, who is training to be a less than a kilometre away nearly 24 teacher at the University of Venda in years ago, but with a smile and a Thohoyandou, says his father in - shrug he agrees. sisted that he study at St Brendan’s, “There’s always work to do when a Catholic school which was consid - you’re a farmer,” Mr Daswa says as ered the best in the area at the time. he dusts off his hands. “The whole family was focused Mr Daswa’s love of farming and because of him. He was a hard reluctance to break from his work is worker. He was a visionary. He had reminiscent of Benedict who was a future plans. He planned for our hard taskmaster and loved nothing family, for our education,” Lufunwo more than tending to his garden. says. “I was born after him. He reared “It was the 1980s, but he sent us me,” Mr Daswa says. He pauses be - to the best school” in what was then fore he adds: “You are opening the Northern Transvaal region. wounds, asking me to look back like Lufonwo describes his father as “a this.” natural leader” in the family and the Still, he continues: “We stayed to - Church. gether until we started working. We “We could go to him. He was were at the University of Venda. We friendly. He was everything you studied together.” could ask for in a father,” he recalls. It was Mr Daswa who found “He would get us to go to the veld He was a helper, a people’s Benedict’s mutilated body in Mbahe to collect wood for my mother on a helper. The whole village de - village on the night of February 2, Saturday morning, which was not pended on his small garden 1990. He arrived after his mother, done. It was unthinkable for a man for vegetables. Tomatoes, JOURNEyS OF A LIFETIME! OMI STAMPS during those times, in the ’80s, in who had fainted when she saw onions. You name them. Join Bishop Zolile Mpambani in your used Benedict lying dead and bloodied on that village,” Lufunwo tells The Some of them were even so stamps the dirt. Southern Cross . poor that he would let them Earlier in the day a mob had “During that era there was no have vegetables without HOLY LAND & JORDAN can help in the electricity. The road to there was me - education blocked Benedict’s road home with money.” 16 - 24 August 2015 the branch of a fig tree. They chased andering like nobody’s business. He Today some of the same of South Africans for the him into Mbahe where he took shel - would insist that we go to the veld people who killed Benedict Join the Bishop of Kokstad on this great priesthood at ter in a house, before dragging him and cut wood for my mother. He come to Lufunwo for help pilgrimage to the places of Our Lord and the St Joseph’s Scholasticate, Cedara, KwaZulu-Natal. into the open and breaking his skull would also take a big basin of laun - when they are in need. He Scriptures in the Holy Land and Jordan dry to actually go and wash [clothes Please send them to: with knobkierrie and rocks. believes his father would omI stamps, Box and even nappies] in the river,” Lu - have forgiven his killers and Contact Gail at After killing Benedict, the killers 076 35 2 3809 or 021 55 1 3923 101352, scottsville, poured boiling water over his head. fonwo recalls. so he never turns them [email protected] fowlertours.co.za 3209 . A witness remembers Mr Daswa “I was young when he died. I away. “We help them. It is being silent before falling to his only managed to live with him for what my father would have knees beside his brother and calling 14 years. My memories are getting a done,” he says. out: “You people who have killed little bit faint. I am now approach - “You cannot let the dark - my brother, come and kill me, be - ing 40, but as far I can remember he ness overcome you. Once cause without my brother I’ll be was the best father.” you let it go and you forgive nothing.” Benedict’s critics have accused and embrace love and kind - Mr Daswa is reluctant to talk him of turning his back on his ness, you are free,” Bene - about the events of that night. He Venda culture to embrace western dict’s son concludes. prefers to remember his brother’s traditions. Lufunwo disagrees. n Part 3 in the series on the life contribution to his people and his “We are Lembas. There is a saying of Benedict Daswa will run in family. that we are ‘black Jews’, or some - the edition of October 15. The “In the Christian sphere, the so - thing. We cannot say he did some - Vatican is scheduled to exam - cial sphere and in our family, he was thing wrong according to the Lemba ine Benedict Daswa’s case on considered to be a leader,” says Mr culture, because we are business peo - October 9. On September 25 a Daswa. ple. We are tradesmen and that is group of Southern Cross pil - “When he passed away, I didn’t what he was about.” grims, led by Bishop João Ro - only lose a brother. I lost my father.” Lufunwo, like his brother and his drigues of Tzaneen, are leaving His brother provided a great ex - uncle Tanyane, is a keen farmer. He on a pilgrimage of prayer for ample, as a man and as a Christian. remembers that Benedict would Benedict’s cause to Fatima, “As far as humanity is concerned, often give away vegetables to those Avila, Zaragoza, Lourdes, Paris I could say he was much better than in need. and other places associated me. He had humanity or buthu . “He was open to life, to goodness. with Our Lady.

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The Post Office will deliver and return tapes without charge. Should you know of any interested blind or otherwise reading-impaired person, please inform them of this service. 10 The Southern Cross, September 24 to September 30, 2014 BOOK REVIEWS Preaching in Hitler’s shadow PREACHING IN HITLER’S SHAD- German of Christmas carols, “Silent their less academic and more direct Galen of Münster, the only Catholic OW: Sermons of Resistance in the Night” to read: and blunt approach. included. Third Reich, Edited by Dean G Silent Night! Holy night! All is Gollwitzer, preaching after the He started his ministry off as a Stroud. Williams & Eerdemans. calm, all is bright/Only the Chancellor dreadful events of Kristallnacht conservative pastor who hoped that 2013. 203pp steadfast in fight/Watches o’er Ger- when Jews and their synagogues Hitler would “be the leader a de- Reviewed by Paddy Kearney many by day and by night/Always car- were publicly attacked right across feated and suffering nation ing for us. Germany, challenged his congre- needed”. Gradually he began to see HIS inspiring book is a collec- They didn’t allow the fact that gants: the awful truth about Hitler’s pro- tion of sermons by ten pas- Jesus was a Jew to deter them from “Now just outside this church gramme. tors, including the well known T asserting that he was an Aryan. our neighbour is waiting for us— In three sermons preached in clerics Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Karl g for us in his need and lack July and August 1941 he directly Barth, Martin Niemöller, and Some went even further, delight- waitin Rudolf Bultmann, as well as Card- ing in presenting Adolf Hitler as a of protection, disgraced, hungry, confronted particular crimes of nal Clens von Galen. Christ-like figure. They worked hard hunted and driven by fear for his Nazism. Editor Dean G Stroud’s magiste- to ensure that “ideas, views, beliefs very existence. That is the one who In the first he spoke about how rial essay on the “Historical context and actions”, in fact everyone and is waiting to see if today this Chris- no German could be safe from of preaching in the Third Reich” is everything in the Third Reich tian congregation has really ob- being summarily arrested by the an excellent preparation for reading would conform to Nazi principles served this national day of penance. Gestapo and taken to one of their the sermons, together with his in- or be destroyed. Jesus Christ himself is waiting to concentration camps. formative introduction to each of A small number of Lutheran pas- see.” In the second he encouraged the preachers in which he details tors publicly rejected this distortion Catholic Christians to stand firm Though Nazi leaders called for the price they paid for their extraor- of Christian belief and practice in beling’s sermon is about Aktion knowing that in their faith and obe- von Galen’s execution for “trea- dinary courage. what became known as the “confes- ET4, a Nazi programme to get rid dience to God they might have to son”, Hitler feared that this would The author says very simply of sional movement”. The preachers of people who were regarded as give their very lives because they spark outright revolt in Münster. In- these ten men: “Each preacher in whose sermons are published in “unproductive” or “useless”—men- had become “the anvil, not the stead of execution von Galen was this collection...deserves our respect this book painstakingly revealed the tal patients, cripples, wounded sol- hammer”. placed under house arrest for the and gratitude for his Christian wit- truth about Nazi distortions. But diers, feeble elderly people. They In the third—the one included next four years. ness and courage in the face of ter- the price for such adherence to true were transported to killing facilities in this book—he addressed head-on In Preaching in Hitler’s Shadow, rible evil. Some of these preachers Christianity was that: “Every ‘con- and gassed in showers. the horrors of the Aktion T4 killings Stroud has produced a fine piece of died because of these sermons; all fessional’ sermon left the pastor He uses the text of Matthew that were coming to his personal at- scholarship on a most relevant risked their lives.” open to arrest or worse.” 18:10, “Take heed that ye despise tention. He chose the great topic. This book should be pre- Stroud’s historical essay gives re- All the sermons selected are not one of these little ones”. Ger- prophetic text, Luke 19:44: “Be- scribed reading for every seminar- markable examples of the lengths moving in the light of Stroud’s his- mans should take heed, said Ebel- hold, the days will come when your ian and every scholastic. to which the Nazis went in their at- torical context, but I found myself ing: “Jesus stands for the little ones enemy dashes you to the ground, If there are book clubs for priests, tempt to distort the Christian faith more moved by the sermons of less of our time, the weak, the sick and you and your children, and no it would be a most suitable text for so that it could support their poi- well-known pastors in this book, the vulnerable.” stone will be left on top of another, study and discussion. Here is no sonous ideology. such as Helmut Gollwitzer and Ger- That is also the theme of the ser- because you did not recognise the end to the need for prophetic They even rewrote that most hard Ebeling, perhaps because of mon by Bishop (later Cardinal) von days of your visitation.” preaching and witness.

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27th Sunday: October 5 Readings: Isaiah 5:1-7, Psalm 80:9, 12-16, 19-20, Philippians 4:6-9, Matthew 21:33-43 Recognise who runs the vineyard HE idea of a vineyard is a common enough one in the Holy Land (and, in - of hosts, restore us. May your countenance tenant farmers regard their property as en - Tdeed, in certain parts of this country), shine upon us; and we shall be saved.” tirely their own, and, when he sends his ser - and it is not surprising that it took on life as Fr Nicholas In the second reading , there is no refer - vants to collect the profits, they “took his an image for the relationship of God with the ence to the vineyard; but there is some sensi - servants, and beat one and killed another, people of God. That is what we see in the King SJ ble advice about how the Philippians are to and stoned another”. readings appointed for next Sunday. Sunday Reflections behave if God is to be with them: “Don’t be This is repeated again; finally, the owner In the first reading Isaiah plays something worried. Instead, in every respect, with prayer sent his son, saying (naively?): “They will re - of a trick on us, for he starts out, apparently and petition and thanksgiving let your re - spect my son.” Now it takes on a very sharp singing a love-song, “for my beloved, my quests be known to God.” edge, since quite clearly we are talking about beloved’s song for his vineyard”; and al - Then the word “peace” is twice mentioned, the one who addressed God as “Father”, and though it does not so easily come out in Then comes the solution to the riddle (in framing the last lines: “the peace of God” and taught his disciples to do the same. translation, the metre the poet uses is pre - case you had not guessed): “For the vineyard then “the God of peace”; in between they are We listen with horror to the dialogue cisely that of such a song. of the Lord of hosts is the House of Israel, and told the kind of thoughts they need to have, if among the tenants: “This is the heir. Come The tone soon turns a bit sharp, however, the man of Judah.” A series of Hebrew puns, God’s peace is to prevail in them: “Whatever is on —let’s kill him, and have his inheritance.” and when the “beloved” has done everything untranslatable in English, make a devastating true… honourable… just… holy…lovely… at - Then they suit the action to the words: “They that he (or she) was supposed to do for the critique of God’s people and their failure to tractive…if there is any virtue or any praise, took him, flung him out of the vineyard, and vineyard: “He waited for it to produce grapes, bear fruit. think on these things.” killed him.” but instead it produced wild grapes.” In the psalm for next Sunday, the story of The gospel brings together both themes, of In just a few days, of course, Jesus is to be In the context of the love-story of God and God and the people is once more presented being the People of God, and its representa - killed, outside the city gates. Jesus forces his an - Israel, this is presented as a terrible betrayal. in terms of a “vine”: “you brought a vine out tion as the “vineyard”. The context is that the tagonists to admit what will happen to them: So the “inhabitant of Jerusalem, man of of Egypt”, it begins, and the meaning is plain: religious authorities are reacting to the im - “He will badly destroy the bad people, and give Judah” is invited to “judge between me and “It sent out its boughs as far as the sea, and plicit claims in Jesus’ prophetic action in the the vineyard to other tenant-farmers, who will my vineyard”; and (without waiting for the its shoots as far as the river.” Temple; and his death is looming. give him the profits at the right time.” verdict) the sentence is given: “Let me tell Then, however, the blame is put, not on It starts very much like the love-song of It is a terrible threat, and our task this week you what I am going to do with my vineyard: the people, but on their God: “Why did you our first reading, except that the owner of the is to make sure that we recognise who is in take away its hedge; it shall be for grazing. break down the walls?”, and then the “Lord vineyard “gave it to farmers, and went over - charge of the vineyard, and how it is appro - Break down its wall; it shall be for trampling.” of hosts” is urged to “turn again”: “Lord, God seas”. Then the reaction starts, because the priate for us to respond. Like bloodthirsty reptiles Southern Cross word #621 AVE you ever noticed how we spon - amination; but, then, we can sacralise our taneously react to a perceived Fr Ron disrespect and lack of elemental charity. Hthreat? Faced with a threat, our pri - But in doing this we are far from the mal instincts tend to take over and we in - Rolheiser OMI Gospel, far from Jesus, and far from what’s stantly freeze and begin to shut all the best inside us. We’re meant to be more doors opening to warmth, gentleness, and Final Reflection than the reptile part of our brains and empathy inside us. more than the instincts we inherited from That’s a natural reaction, deeply rooted our ancient ancestors, the beasts of prey. inside our nature. Biologists tell us that, We’re called to something higher, called whenever we perceive something or some - to respond to a threat beyond the blind re - one as threatening us, paranoia instinctually uine dialogue and is, invariably, the antithe - sponse of instinct. arises inside us and has the effect of driving sis of charity, graciousness, and respect. St Paul’s own reaction to threat can us back towards a more primitive place in - What we see instead is paranoia, de - serve as a template for what our ideal re - side our bodies, namely, the reptile part our monisation of those who disagree with us, sponse should be. He writes: “When we are brain, that remnant still inside us from our ridicule of our opponents’ sincerity and ridiculed, we bless; when persecuted, we evolutionary origins millions of years ago. values, and blind self-defensiveness. endure; when slandered, we respond gen - And reptiles are cold-blooded. So too, it tly” (1 Cor 4:12-13). seems, are we when we’re threatened. oreover, this bitterness and disre - Earlier, in the same epistle, he had al - This, I believe, helps explain much of Mspect, so contrary to all that’s in the ready given another counsel in regard to the paranoia and violence in our world Gospels and to all that’s noble inside us, is dealing with opposition. His counsel: Live today, as well as the bitter rhetoric that, al - invariably “sacralised”, that is, it is ratio - with enough patience inside opposition so most universally, is blocking any real pos - nalised as demanded by “God” because we as not to have to defend yourself, let God believe that what we are doing is for God, ACROSS DOWN sibility of meaningful discussion on our and history do that for you. or for truth, or for country, or for the poor, 3. Tube to the womb (9) 1. Cancelled the penance tensions today within politics, economics, “It does not concern me in the least or for mother-nature, or for art, or for 8. Wickedness (4) (9) and our churches. that I be judged by you or any human tri - We live in a bitterly polarised world. All something whose transcendent value, we 9. At the font she is responsi - 2. He studies your past (9) bunal; I do not even pass judgment on my - of us recognise this, and all of us see a lot believe, justifies our bracketing both Jesus ble (9) 4. Sailor’s cry (4) self; I am not conscious of anything 5. Place that’s neither here of cold-bloodedness inside world politics, and common courtesy. 10. Charitable club that’s against me, but I do not hereby stand ac - nor there (5) inside the politics within our own coun - If you doubt this, simply turn on any quitted; the one who judges me is the going round? (6) 6. Rotten (6) tries and communities, and, sadly, not radio or television station that does com - 11. Comedian (5) 7. Name turned at the end least, inside our churches. mentary on politics or religion or listen to Lord. Therefore, do not make any judg - ment before the appointed time.” 14. Strayed from the path (5) (4) What we see in nearly every discussion any political or religious debate today. We 15. A kind of step to your 9. Squares for you, the puz- today where there is disagreement is a cold, are, as the theologian John Shea puts it, Admittedly, this is difficult. Our instinc - tual self is not easily subdued. Like every - house (4) zler (5) hard rhetoric that is not really open to gen - more skilled in justification than in self-ex - 11. Suzette’s pancake (5) one else, I struggle a lot with this. Every 16. Old maid’s rack? (5) 18. Short test (4) 12. One who may give or- time I hear or read someone who dismisses ders (9) 20. Christ ordered Peter to my preaching and writing as heretical, or 13. Berry pest worried man Conrad dangerous, or (even more biting) as light- feed them (5) in orders (9) weight fluff, the reptile part of my brain 21. One trained to be tender 17. Storey (5) stirs and my natural instincts bitterly resist (5) 19. A little cake (6) the high road St Paul so wisely counsels. 24. Captain Bligh’s ship (6) 22. A little Japanese dish (5) Natural instinct does not want to try to 25. Academic with a chair (9) 23. Support in proportion understand the position of the one who has 26. Venerable man hidden (4) r- belittled us, nor does it want to bless and en - amid robed elders (4) 24. The agreement of ma riage (4) dure and respond gently. It wants blood. 27. Unprejudiced brains (4,5) I suspect that everyone’s instincts work Solutions on page 11 in the same way. Natural instinct doesn’t easily honour the Gospel. But that’s the test; indeed one of the lit - mus tests of Christian discipleship. When we look at the core of Jesus’ moral teach - CHURCH CHUCKLE ings and ask ourselves: What more than PRE-SCHOOL teacher was observing her class - anything else sets Jesus apart from other room of children while they drew. As she came moral teachers? A to one little girl who was working diligently, she I submit that at the core of Jesus’ teach - ing lies this challenge: Can I love an asked what the drawing was. enemy? Can I bless someone who curses The girl replied: “I’m drawing God.” me? Can I wish good to someone who The teacher paused and said: “But no one knows wishes me evil? Can I genuinely forgive what God looks like.” someone who’s been unfair to me? Without missing a beat, or looking up from her And, perhaps even more importantly, drawing the girl replied: “They will in a minute.” can I live in patience when I’m in tension, not rushing to defend myself, but leaving Send us your favourite Catholic joke, preferably clean and brief, to that defence to history and to God? 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