Enges May Be Many and the Op- Portunities for Evangelization Abound

The Church in the Maritime World

Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, Vatican City No. 77, 2002/II

The Apostleship of the Sea, an unusual missionary « worksite »

The World of the Sea, Sea and Migration, Sea and Tourism, was the theme of the 15th Ple- nary Meeting of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peo- ple, held in the offices of the Dicastery from Monday 29th April to May 1st, 2002.

The Members and Consultors present, a total of 30 persons, were Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops, priests, a deacon and lay-people from various nations around the world.

Inside .... Address of John Paul II to the Members of the 15th Plenary Meeting of the Pontifical Council page 2 Sea-related Professions and Globalization 6 Managing cultural diversity 9 A few words on the place held by Apostolatus Maris within the Pontifical Council 11 Apostolatus Maris no. 77, 2002/II

Address of John Paul II to the Members of the 15th Plenary Meeting of the Pontifical Council

Dear Brothers in the Episcopat and in the Priesthood, Dear Brothers and Sisters, 1. I am pleased to give you a cordial welcome on the occasion of the Plenary Meeting of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, whose theme is "the world of the sea". I am happy to greet your Council's President, Archbishop Stephen Fumio Hamao, and thank him for his courteous words on your be- half. I express deep gratitude to each of you for your attentive care and the generous efforts with which in your daily activity you convey the Church's solicitude to all who are involved in this complex area of human mobility.

St Augustine writes: "I contemplate the vast expanse of sea around me, I am filled with wonder and admiration; I seek its maker ..." (Homily on Psalm 41,7). These words effec- tively sum up the Christian's attitude toward creation, God's great gift to humanity, and especially, toward the majesty and beauty of the ocean. I am certain that these same sentiments motivate all who are dedicated in their apostolate to the vast world of migration and tourism and deal with it as it takes place on the oceans of the world.

This is a very diversified social sector, where the challenges may be many and the opportunities for evangelization abound.

2. The increase in human mobility and the process of globalization have had a notable effect on the flow of migrants and tourists and on the activity of the people who work at sea. Opportunities for meeting are multiplied. However, along with the remarkable ad- vantages that derive from this phenomenon, one must also observe the negative, which include painful separations and complex, difficult situations. I am thinking, for example, of the seafarers who are obliged to live long periods far from their families; of the stress- ful pace of work to which all sea people are subjected, interrupted only by brief calls at ports; of the many migrants who cross the seas and oceans in search of better living conditions and who often encounter harsh realities, different by far from those advertised by the media.

Nor can we forget those special offers to tourists of "artificial paradises" where, for mere commercial purposes, peoples and local cultures are exploited for the benefit of a tourism which in some cases does not even respect the most basic human rights of the local people.

3. It is important not to leave those who belong to the great family of the sea without spiritual support. They should be given an opportunity to meet God and to discover the true sense of life in him. It is the mission of believers to witness that men and women everywhere are called to live a "new humanity", reconciled with God (cf. Eph 2,15).

If they have the support of trained pastoral workers, tourists will better appreciate their holiday or cruises, because they will not just be pleasure trips. They will indeed enjoy their free time and well-deserved period of rest, but at the same time they will be helped to dialogue with the people and civilizations they come into contact with, and spend time in reflection and prayer. It is also important not to deprive migrants of a brotherly welcome and adequate religious assistance, to make them feel that their problems are under- stood and that they are being welcomed by societies that respect their cultural identity.

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Clandestine immigrants who risk much on board ships of fortune, must not be left to themselves.

In every situation, it will be necessary to guarantee more just conditions of work that respect individual and family needs, and at the same time, efforts should be made to offer them adequate opportunities to cultivate their faith and religious lilfe. This means promoting the pastoral care that is attentive to the variety of conditions and forms of apostolic presence that correspond to the variety of personal needs.

4. Your plenary meeting intends to focus better on these aspects, taking into account the need for a global approach to this complex human and social reality. Pastoral workers should act in collaboration and fraternal communion in order to face the great challenges posed by this unusual missionary "worksite".

To this end, it is useful to recall the norms already in force that were issued in the Ap- ostolic Letter Stella Maris (Star of the Sea), and in the Instruction De pastorali migratorum cura (On the pastoral care of migrants), of which an updated edition is being prepared, as well as the indications of the document Guidelines for the Pastoral Care of Tourism (ORE 10 April 2002, insert). We should be conscious of the urgent need to provide a good formation for the lay faithful who are called to work in this apostolic sector and, by means of a constant updating, to inspire a renewed awareness of the problems of human mobility in Christian communities.

As I express the wish that your plenary meeting will contribute to greater understand- ing of these different social and pastoral situations, I encourage you to move forward with every valid initiative for the evangelization of this complex sector. .I entrust the work of your meeting to the motherly protection of Mary, Star of the Sea, whom I ask to guide you to the port of a world of greater solidarity, which is more fraternal and more united. With these sentiments, I cordially impart my Apostolic Blessing to you all.

Monday, 29 April 2002

During the Meeting, Deacon Ricardo Rodrigues Martos, the Director of the Barcelona “Stella Maris”, presented the situation in which sea professionals live and work – a complex reality which, all things considered, is not well known by the public at large – in a well documented presentation that had also to do with the seafarers’ families and the response of the Church.

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th 15 Plenary Meeting of the Pontifical Council

Conclusions

During the 15th Plenary must accept these new one of her members to Assembly of the Pontifical challenges by being the promote communion, Council for the Pastoral good Samaritan on the solidarity, and cooperation, Care of Migrants and roads and sea lanes of especially in this field, Itinerant People, which humanity, promoting soli- among particular and local took place from 29th April darity in migration, like- Churches as well as in the to 1st May in the Vatican, wise through the exercise ecumenical and inter- the Members and Consult- of charity. religious arena. ors reflected on the a) Taking into considera- pastoral opportunities and tion the theme of our Ple- 3. Evermore chal-lenges arising from nary, The world of the Sea, evangelization in the Third the world of human Sea and Migration, Sea Millennium demands mobility that is intimately and Tourism, the sea renewed thrust and pastoral stands out as the means of planning according to the transportation in a new era letter and the spirit of Novo Human mobility is an increased of migration uniting people Millen-nio Ineunte. In the feature of globalisation. Because of of all continents in frater- growing world of tourism, this there are new barriers and chal- nity, dialogue, and com- that means assuring the lenges to be faced, in which God also merce but, at the same Pilgrim Church is present, time, provoking xenopho- to make tourism more offers us new pastoral possibilities. bic and even racist reac- worthy of human beings, tions, when it carries asy- breathing a new spirit into bound up with the vastness lum-seekers and migrants, it, offering occasions for of the sea and on the means and hiding the daily human new encoun-ters with God to address them. Grateful drama of seafarers and and brothers and sisters of to the Holy Father for his fisher folk. other cultures and encouragement to b) Tourism – on the shores religions. In this way recognize the many and at sea - is also con- tourism will contribute to opportunities to bring the stantly increasing as a fea- the dialogue among presence of Christ the ture of globalization, again civilizations. This could be Good Shepherd and his with positive and negative considered a kind of new Good News into the roads aspects for the people and evangelization, in which and sea lanes of humanity places that host tourists and the lay faithful will have as well as to promote res- for these visitors them- special responsibilities, pect for the dignity of the selves. also with the contribution individuals, families, envi- of the ecclesial ronment, and cultures that 2. Since human mobility is movements. are linked to the sea, we by definition a publish the following con- phenomenon of movement 4. The Church in a clusions: and change that expands globalized world is called almost un-controllably in every way to intensify 1. Human mobility is an beyond usually conceived its role as promoter and increased feature of boundaries, co-operation animator of solidarity and globalisation. Because of and solidarity on the respect for human dignity this there are new barriers international and re-gional and fundamental rights, and challenges to be levels needs to be newly which are so often threa- faced, in which God also emphasized. That applies tened also by new forms of offers us new pastoral also to the Church, whose slavery and possibilities. The Church Lord likewise calls every (Continued on page 5)

4 ApostolatusApostolatus Maris Maris no. no.76, 682002/I exploitation.This role “structures” in the service especially in cooperation likewise extends to regard of migrants, people in- with Episcopal Confe- for cultures and cultural volved in tourism, the rences; identities, sacred places, maritime world and other - offering, in dialogue with including those of other people on the move by other competent Dicas- religions, and the en- teries, instruments of vironment. - facilitating the implement formation for old and new -ation of the Apostolic pastoral agents in the field 5. The Pontifical Council, Letter Motu proprio Stella of human mobility; with renewed vigor, will Maris (1997) on the - completing the project of take the lead in promoting Maritime Apostolate, and revising the Instructio de solicitude for and anima- of the Guidelines for the pastorali migratorum cura. tion of the pastoral Pastoral Care of Tourism,

“Urgent need in international relationship for solidarity to become the criterion underlying all forms of cooperation”

This was the wish of often shaped by a prag- affirmed the Holy Father. John Paul II in His matism devoid of ethical H.E. Msgr. Agostino Message to the represen- and moral foundations. Marchetto, Secretary of tatives of the countries of Moreover, a cause for the Pontifical Council, the world gathered to- concern is to be found in was present at the World gether in Rome for the the statistics according to Summit in his quality of World Food Summit, which assistance given to Permanent Observer of the promoted by the FAO poor countries in recent Holy See to the Organisa- from June 10 to 13, 2002. years appears to have de- tions and the Organisms of The message was read by creased rather than in- U.N. for Food and Agri- Cardinal A. Sodano, the creased”. culture (FAO, IFAD, first day of the meeting. To respect of goal PAM). The words of the Holy fixed in 1996, people Father marked the who suffer from hunger beginning of the Summit should be 20 millions “five years later” that of less every year. On the 1996, where Heads of contrary, at present the State and Government had decrease can be declared their political calculated around 8 willingness and their millions every year. common commitment to The Governments reaf arrive to food security for -firmed the fundamental all people and to reduce importance of the produc by half, by the year 2015, -tion and distribution of the number of people who food coming from are undernoursihed. fishing. “If the goals of the 1996 “Poverty and hunger Summit have not been risk compromising even met, the Holy Father said, the ordered coexistence that can be attributed also of peoples and nations, to the absence of a cul- and constitute a real tural of solidarity and to threat to peace and international relations international se-curity”,

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National Meeting of Mission de la Mer, Sète, 10-12 May, 2002 (AOS-France)

Sea-related Professions and Globalization

ways put them in this area: would meet the Father. At The Mission de la Mer reports that the people of the 70% of resources are trans- the same time, he sent them ported by sea; fishing is an – and he sends us – on a Sea are upset. Their reflec- tions on the effects of inter- essential element for the mission throughout the survival of many countries; whole world…on a real ad- nationalization on trade and fishing made it possible to there are more than a mil- venture fully in the heart of lion seafarers who sail over internationalization, to find identify the following points: the oceans every day. and bring this news: “God Great disarray in the tradi- - They have experienced loves you”. tional practices: solidarity deeply, both on It is in this spirit that the - In trade, unemployment board and on land. Mission de la Mer intends to for the production personnel - They live the differences offer its contribution to the - In fishing, the reduction of between seafarers of diverse birth of a just and fraternal crews and the regulation of nationalities, races, cultures world of people of the sea. activities jeopardizing the and religions, and they Furthermore, in line with enterprising plans. know how to respect them these observations and this Furthermore, situations of and be enriched by them. conviction, the Mission de la exclusion can be seen on the - They have provided them- Mer requests for the people national level which affect selves with organizations so of the sea: the most disadvantaged as to take part in the regula- - that the French govern- categories of maritime peo- tion of everyone’s practices ment, in the framework of ple in particular (retired per- and protect everyone’s dig- building Europe, will imple- sons and widows), but also nity in ports of call, while ment a clear, constructive the seafarers from the poor- for fishing they expect this policy for the sea and the est countries who are often resource to be protected and people of the sea which: extremely exploited (salary, respected. . makes the sea-related pro- rights, working condi- - On their part, the women fessions attractive to young tions…) have learned to get organiz- people; The domination of the lib- ed in order to take their . allows French seafarers to eral culture as well as the place and contribute to- embark upon trade; culture of “more and more wards the promotion of the . ensures the fair distribution money”, in defiance of the maritime world. of fishing rights among dignity of persons. countries of the European At the same time, the obsta- We reaffirm this convic- Union cles to the spirit of enter- tion to the Mission of the - that France will soon join prise, particularly from Sea: the countries that have rati- regulations that are drawn We are all brothers and we fied Convention 163 and up without sufficient con- se the presence of the Risen Recommendation 173 of the certed planning (no aid for Christ in every man. ILO regarding seafarers’ renovating small fishing Christ suffered because of welfare in ports. boats that are less than men’s cruelty, but through - that it will favour the crea- twenty years old…). his Resurrection he reas- tion of “Welfare Councils” sured them and told them, in trade ports. However, the people of the “And know that I am with sea are not defenseless: you always; yes, to the end - They know from experi- of time”. He promised ence how to approach the them eternal life…to tell the international dimension; truth, he promised that they their professions have al-

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From the port of Davao … 4 May 2002

Two views of Globalization

Just another One night, a young dividuals and/or companies Inspectors to contain a total day on the Filipino seafarer was sit- involved are "hidden" be- of three Mercedes-Benz lux- docks in the ting at the bar in our Stella hind Post Office Box num- ury cars and six BMW mo- Port of Da- Maris in Sasa. He was bers or "brass plate" com- torcycles - all stolen from vao watching a CNN-TV re- pany names which may or Germany, transported to port on Globalization. All may not give a true indica- Stockholm, Sweden and then of the sudden he seemed to tion of who is actually re- shipped to Singapore. spring to life and shouted: sponsible for this or that In Singapore, the cargo "globalized na kami"!!!! particular operation of the was labeled "scrap materials" Some of the other Fili- vessel. and prepared for pino seafarers at the bar Quite another aspect of trans-shipment to the Philip- did not seem to appreciate globalization is evidenced pines. The shipment was his outburst and shouted in the experience of the loaded onto the MV Da Fa back at him "ano sinabi crew of the MN Da Fa, a for delivery to Cebu. All the mo!!!!". The young sea- large container cargo ship Cebu addresses were found farer was not to be si- which comes to Davao Port to be phony. The cargo is lenced; he said: "my ship every two weeks from Sin- now impounded by the Gov- is owned by a Greek busi- gapore. The vessel docks at ernment but, happily, the nessman, living in Malta. Davao Port - Sasa crew is free. We are managed by a Ger- Wharf - for only about 12 Another example of man Company. Our Insur- hours and then moves on to "Globalization" -- a negative ance is from Lloyd's of Cuba and Subic Bay and form of "globalzation" in- London. Our manning then back to Singapore. It volving an international syn- agent is on United Nations is a big cargo container dicate operating in northern Ave. in Paco, Manila. We ship with an all-Chinese Europe to smuggle stolen are registered in Panama. crew. The crew spends luxury vehicles into the Phil- We have a German Cap- most of their free time here ippines: an operation involv- tain but mostly Croatian at our Stella Maris Seafar- ing Germany, Sweden, Sin- Officers and the crew is a ers' Center. They are really gapore and extending to a mix-mix of Filipinos, Bur- a lively group and enjoy major port in the Philippines. mese and Indonesian. We the Chinese movies we go to Vancouver, Canada pick up on the Cable TV. to pick up tons of wheat Just about a week ago Jack Walsh which we deliver to Davao at the end of April, the ship City.... Count the coun- was "raided " in Cuba. tries: Greece, Malta, Ger- Three of the containers many, England, the Philip- marked "scrap materials" pines, Croatia, Burma or were found by the Customs Myanmar, Indonesia and Canada. At least 10 countries involved with one ship!!! Globalized na kami!!!" The young Seafarer was absolutely correct. These days "layers" of ownership, management, crewing, insurance and supply cover almost every ship. And many of the in-

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San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Madrid), May 14, 2002 (Zenit.org) António Guterres, the former Prime Towards Rio and Latin America ... Minister of Portugal, said that the part- The first Social Con- the Congress (Cardinals, the strengthening of civil nership be- gress on Latin America and Bishops, religious, and lay- society. . tween Latin the European Union ended men) organized by the The congress was America and with an appeal for “a more Episcopates of the two opened by José Maria the European humane global society continents, highlight four Aznar, current President Union should founded on solidarity”. The decisive conclusions of of the European Council, contribute to- meeting ended with the their discussions: who told the participants wards a better 150 participants' approval - Give priority to the social that “the phenomenon of system of of a 6-page final declara- dimension of economic de- globalization is not a global govern- tion. It will be presented at velopment; threat but a great opportu- ance. “If we the summit of the Heads of -Combat corruption by nity”. He emphasized that can create a State and Government of promoting an ethics of re- “Europe and Latin Amer- coalition the European Union, Latin sponsibility in business; ica share such values as against terror- America, and the Carib- -Ensure the protection of defending the dignity of ism, we bean, to take place in Ma- the environment through the person and personal should be able drid on Friday and Satur- effective political and legal freedom” and added that to create an day. instruments; “separation with collabo- international The final document is -Make structures of gov- ration is the political and coalition coupled with an open letter ernance capable of meeting social principle of the against pov- addressed to José Maria the challenges of globaliza- common history of Europe erty”, he said. Aznar, Prime Minister of tion through the moderni- and Latin America and is the Spanish Government zation of the State, more the system which best re- and current President of the effective structures of re- flects the values of democ- European Council. In the gional integration and racy and freedom”. letter, the participants in global co-operation, and

From the AOS National Director of Australia

I was asked by a Doctor at a Psychiatric Hospital earlier this month, to talk to him and his staff about Church, in particular, the Roman Catholic Church. This came about after an incident where the hospital called Elders from the Mormons and Latter Day Saints to pray over a Filipino seafarer. A Russian born Psychiatrist said to me why does it matter who comes to see the seafarers, so long as somebody is there? This gave me an opportunity to explain what it is to be Catholic and how we differ from other religions, ex- plaining the Eucharist and Communion Service, Reconciliation, and many other things that we often take for granted in our own Church. Then last week my daughter was doing an assignment and in the assignment it had the statement that really puts Church and Hospital together in a clear and simple way: It started with the washing of the feet and said, “Unless we are prepared to wash the dirt from others' feet and allow them to wash our feet, we cannot be healed”. Where seafarers are concerned, we receive as much from seafarers as we give them. Our Church is not the building we go to for prayer, but the Church is the people. Mass is not only a celebration of the lives of Saints and Martyrs. It is a place we go to for healing. Just before we go to Communion, we say, I am not worthy to receive you, but just say the word and I will be healed." What does healed mean? We may not be cut and bleeding on the outside, but it is the healing of our soul. The seafarer who was in the Psychiatric Hospital had suffered a lot, from physical abuse to mental abuse, isolation and loneliness. He had been 18 months on the ship with no time away to contact family and only had the occasional letter. After having a nervous breakdown and setting fire to his cabin, crew felt the safest thing they could do with him was to tie him to a chair in the empty gymnasium. He was fed occasionally with one hand untied. He was not toileted or washed, but after all of this, when I met him in hospital, his

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Managing cultural diversity Extract from an article by Currently, slightly has nine nationalities and cloths and the Sikhs in Captain more than 50% of the with an average port stay their colourful turbans, all William world fleet is mixed- of 8 hours, a run ashore is relaxing and chatting after Amanhyia, manned, mainly with crew a luxury we barely can a hard days’ work… MSc, MNI, originating from different afford. However the rich [After considering the Shipmaster countries in the developing cultural mix on board barriers to change, the Pacific world. This shift in the probably provides a more influence of culture, International maritime industry’s relaxing environment than relationship issues and some existing cultural lines, traditional labour market a run ashore could do. By Singapore. encouraging social antagonisms, the Author demographics has resulted (Seaways, mixing, there is always has this to say in his in the creation of a new, June 2002) diverse maritime workforce something new to learn, conclusion:] that has now become something to keep one’s The maritime industry mind occupied. Thanks to is now faced with a largely more ulti-cultural We encourage my Polish chief engineer multicultural workforce than ever before. This you to read the for example, I know a lot which requires perhaps represents one of whole article. the most significant more about Polish history organizations to provide challenges facing the and why Lech Walesa… an environment that maritime industry today…. My second engineer, from enables the crew to operate Managing cultural the former Yugoslavia, is confortably within it… diversity can no longer be learning how to eat curry, This requires thought of as an organizat- having the usual problems providing diversity ional issue alone, but also with foreign fod, but training for seafarers so an industrial responsi- thoroughly enjoying they can do away with the bility… himself with what he subtle assumptions that One issue under this is terms ‘all the exotic differen-ces equate to shipboard habitability eastern cuisine’. standards which have been As I am preparing this found to impact on the article, my two Indian crew’s sense of well- cadets are preparing for being… the coming Indian festival The potential exists to of colors; and when one use cultural diversity to visits the crew mess in the improve some aspects of evenings, one is sure to social habitability come across some standards on board… fantastic national The company I work costumes, from the deficiencies, an for operates mixed manned Indonesian in their fez assumption that has been ships. Six nationalities on a hats and colourful batiks, the rot cause of much ship with a 23-men crew is probably with a prayer racial tension on mixed the norm. My present ship mat under their arms, to manned ships. the Burmese in their loin

“More and more of the world’s merchant ships now have crews of very mixed nationalities. A three-year study carried out by the Seafarers’ International Research Centre (SIRC) in Cardiff has found that they can work as well, if not better, than ships with only one or two nationalities on board. Focus on mixed crewing is the title of an interesting article that you can read on Flying Angel News, June/August 2002.

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Catholic News Service, Apri-17-2002

Ministers to seafarers gather to 'start talking Catholic again

Who ministers to souls seph L. Howze, who re- tity. Catholic chaplains tradi- on the high seas? With no cently retired as head of tionally have attended ecu- parish or priest to call their the Biloxi, Miss., Diocese, menical conventions for own, seafarers still need has served as bishop pro- Christian ministers to seafar- shepherds to whom they moter since 1996. This ers, but in more than two dec- can turn when they're in year Bishop Curtis J. ades, they have not sat down port. This is the role of the Guillory of Beau-mont, as a group by themselves. chaplains of the Apostle- Texas, succeeds him. “We really have to focus ship of the Sea. The network of port on Catholic issues”, Fr. Ou- For the first time in ministry forms a “parish” bre said. “When we’re doing more than 20 years, the for Catholic seafarers that Catholic ministry, ifs not just AOSministry in the United not only administers the gathering people to pray to- States gathered for a na- sacraments, but also meets gether, ifs bringing the sacra- tional convention. The other basic needs such as mental life of the church to April 10-12 meeting in spiritual renewal, welcome, the people of the sea. If we're San Diego was a historic communication with loved not doing that, were not car- opportunity to “start talk- ones back home, recreation rying out our mission”. ing Catholic again”, ac- and assistance in establish- Catholic chaplains to sea- cording to Father Sinclair ing a safe work environ- farers are great at providing Oubre, president of the ment. These services are for day-to-day needs, such as apostleship. extended to Catholics and driving fishermen to Among those attending non-Catholics alike. Wal-Mart, advocating for im- was Vatican representative While some seafarers proved ship conditions and Fr. Gerard Tronche, of the are able to come ashore helping seafarers earn fair Secretariat of the Apostle- and use Stella Maris cen- wages, said Fr. Oubre, but ship of the Sea from the ters, those without proper these are secondary missions, Pontifical Council for Mi- visas are not allowed and chaplains must focus grants and Itinerant People ashore. When that's the more on bringing the sacra- (an extract of his talk on case, chaplains go aboard mental life of the church to following page). More ship to celebrate Mass, seafarers. than two dozen chaplains provide a cordless phone attended the conference. and meet any other needs AOS chaplains work at the crew may have. 59 U.S. ports, located "We have an obligation along the Pacific, Atlantic and a responsibility not to and Gulf coasts, the Great neglect those that are pass- Lakes, Alaska, Hawaii, Sa- ing through," said Fr. John moa and Puerto Rico. A. Jamnicky, national di- Some work out of Catholic rector of the AOS. “It’s a Stella Maris centers, some pretty basic command on from ecumenical centers the part of Christ to wel- and others out of the come them. They are not to trunks of their cars. Many be forgotten, neglected or work side by side with overlooked”. chaplains of other denomi- One of the most impor- nations. The apostleship is tant issues facing the or- based at the U.S. Catholic ganization, according to bishops' headquarters in Father Oubre, is the re- Washington. Bishop Jo- claiming of Catholic iden-

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By Fr. Gérard Tronche Extract from A few words on the place held by Apostolatus Maris a talk given

to the AOS- within the Pontifical Council USA in San Let me say frankly celebration, without any particularly through the Diego, that it was not until I joined form of protocol, which Opus Apostolatus Maris, the Pontifical Council in took place at the entrance over which it constitutes April 10,2002 1994, that I learned about to the Council offices, in the highest authority”. the Apostolic Constitution the Palazzo San Calisto : - Indeed, the text had Pastor Bonus which Pope Msgr Cheli, accompanied triggered long canonical John Paul II wrote in 1988. by Jim Dillenburg, Fr battles, aimed at defining It was his reform of the François Le Gall my now what it said exactly. What Roman Curia, by which he deceased predecessor and was meant by saying that created, alongside the 9 Mrs. Antonella Farina, the Apostleship of the Sea Congregations and the 3 fixed a plaque with the is an Apostolic 'WORK', Tribunals, the 12 Pontifical logo of "Apostolatus whose highest authority is Councils new dicasteries of the Roman Curia. The Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and People on the Move is one of these Councils. It inherited the offices and the staff of the Pontifical Commission for Migrants and Tourism which Paul VI had created after Vatican II, in 1970 and put under the authority of the Congregation for Bishops. The art. 150 of Pastor Bonus gives a job descrip- Maris" en-graved in the Pontifical Council'? tion of that Council. We marble, im-mediately Not every reading of the read there that he entrusted under that of the Pontifical text favoured the it with the highest Council, outside the front recognition of a specific responsibility over the door. It has been there identity to Apostolatus Apostleship of the Sea, since for all visitors to see. Maris! In that context, the giving also to the AOS, in This plaque is the precisions offered by the comparison with the other symbol of a recovered, not Pope in his Apostolic sectors of pastoral of to say regained, identity letter motu proprio Stella mobility, a special lost when the International Maris (1997) were most character. It took some Secretariat of Apostolatus welcome: "Although it time before this would be Maris had been absorbed does not constitute an recognised. by the Pontifical autonomous canonical By 1993, Archbishop Commission in 1970. The entity with its own Giovanni Cheli, now text of Pastor Bonus (art juridical personality, the Cardinal Cheli, who was 150, §.2 1998) reads like Work (Opus) of the then President of the this: "The Council also Maritime Apostolate, is Pontifical Council had facilitates in particular the institution concerned made up his mind. On churches, the pastoral with the specific pastoral September 17, 1993, he ministry to Seafarers, both care of the People of the presided an informal at sea and in ports, (Continued on page 12)

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(from page 11) Commettee on that occas- can find the vision which Sea; it seeks to support the ion, because it refers to should inspire us today and work of the faithful who are what is happening here in tomorrow in the very first called to witness to their San Diego through this paragraph of John Paul’s Christian faith in this meeting: “The AOS antici- introduction of his Letter environ-ment" (Stella pates promoting member- Stella Maris. It is a perfect

Maris, Section 1, art. 1) ship among seafarers and example of latin/roman so- Without claiming a its pastoral workers”. And briety. Not one word too proper legal personality at he informed them of many or missing. Each the level of the Universal another important decision, word counts. Nobody could Church, the AOS is none quite in line with what was write a better “mission the less a specific institu- said earlier about the AOS statement” for the AOS: tion, which in many coun- as an organisation : “The After having recalled the tries does have an autono- people who work here in memory of Mary, the Star mous ecclesiastical or civic the Vatican for AOS will of the Sea cherished by the legal status, and has its comprise its General People of the Sea, Pope proper goals: promoting a Secretariat. One of the John Paul goes on to say: form of pastoral ministering members of the General “Her Son, Jesus Christ, to Seafarers and supporting Secretariat will represent accompanied his disciples the commitment of the the AOS on the ICMA in their vessels, helped faithful in the maritime Executive Committee”. Six them in their work and world. The Apostleship of months later in Helsinki, calmed the storms. And so the Sea has its own identity, Msgr Jim Dillenburg was the Church accompanies and seeks to achieve its taking the AOS seat in the seafarers, caring for the goals, under the highest au- ICMA Executive special spiritual needs of thority of the Pontifical Committee which had been those who for various Council. most successfully held reasons live and work in In November 1993, two before by Fr Leo Kreiss, the maritime world”. “Jesus months after the small National Director of the Christ… and so the celebration I talked about AOS in Germany. Church…” let me add: and earlier, putting up the In fact the highest so the Apostleship of the plaque, our Pontifical vision of the Apostleship of Sea, which is the Church in Council hosted for the first the Sea is to be found in the the Maritime World. time a meeting of the Exe- Apostolic Letter Motu Pro- cutive Committee of ICMA. prio Stella Maris. This (This would happen again Document has been seen by in May 2000). I will recall many people as just another here what Cardinal Cheli normative text empty of any said to the ICMA Executive inspiration. But in fact we one need was for Communion. The medicine that I gave out was not only the Communion Service, but we spoke of God's unconditional love for him, with lots of hugs and tears. We walked through all of the problems and abuses that he had suffered and all of the healing that he needed. After two weeks, he returned home to his family. He didn't need to go to Church to find this. He needed the Church to come to him, not unlike the Doctors that used to make house calls. The medicine is the same, either way, to cure the body or to cure the soul. It is amazing what medicine is contained in a hug. While he was in hospital, the medical staff were able to take him off his medication. They were amazed at the change in him. The hospital staff cannot give the same medicine that we can give. To hold somebody and talk calmly and quietly to them, is not even allowed in medical ethics. Sometimes we make rules and restric- tions that hinder recovery. So next time you go to your Parish, think of it partly as going to hospital. We all need our Doctors and our medicine to maintain a healthy mind, body and soul. God bless you all, Ted (The Beacon, April 2002)

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Acronyms & abbreviations A mariners’ instant guide to some of the acronyms and abbreviations in use at sea and ashore. Compiled by The Nautical Institute DLat - difference in latitude ETA - estimated time of arrival DGPS – Differential Global Positioning System ETD - estimated time of departure DLong - difference in latitude EU - European Union DnV – Det Norske Veritas FCC - fully cellular containership (classification society) FCO - financed, constructed and operated DOC - document of compliance FTP - file transfer protocol (as per ISM Code) FNI - Fellow of The Nautical Institute DP - dynamic positioning FO – fuel oil DR - dead reckoning FPSO – floating production, storage and DSC- Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes offloading system and Containers, IMO FSA - formal safety assessment DSS - decision support system GLA - General Lighthouse Authority Dwt - deadweight tonnes GL - Germanischer Lloyd (classification society) ECDIS - electronic chart display and Glonass - Global navigation satellite system information system GMDSS - global maritime distress and safety system ECS - electronic chart system GMT - Greenwich mean time EEZ - exclusive economic zone GOC - general operators’ certificate with ENC– electronic navigation chart regard to GMDSS Epirb– emergency position indicating GPS - global positioning system radio beacon GT - gross tonnes (To be continued)

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