Saint Anthony of Padua Relics Venerated Following Mass Summit
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bit.ly/baa2019 BAA video: The Official Newspaper of the Diocese of Savannah Vol. 99, No. 5 Thursday, February 28, 2019 Put Faith in Your Opinions southerncross.diosav.org $.75 Saint Anthony of Padua relics venerated following Mass SAVANNAH “He was an enthusiastic announcer wo first-class relics of Saint of the Gospel of the Good News and TAnthony of Padua arrived in the Good News was that we have a Savannah Feb. 22 for veneration as a God, a forgiving God. We can see this part of a 10-day diocesan-wide tour. especially in considering these bones,” Transported by Father Bortolino Father Maistrello said, drawing a par- Maistrello, OFM Conv., a friar of the allel between the saint’s life and the Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua in day’s Gospel reading from Luke 6 on Padua, Italy, the relics first stopped forgiveness. “We know that he died of at Blessed Sacrament Church in dropsy because of the hard life he had, Savannah, and over the next nine because of going around all over Italy days also traveled throughout many and France, and not only that but true of the Diocese of Savannah’s seven medical examination of the bones we deaneries. realize that the bones of the knees— After Mass at each parish, parishio- they were consumed because he was ners lined up to touch the reliquaries passing a lot of time kneeling down for housing the relics and to express their prayer. So that was somehow the fuel petitions—both oral and written—to of his enthusiasm to go and announce the saint. These petitions were taken the Gospel.” back to Italy and placed at the saint’s According to a press release dis- tomb when the relic tour concluded tributed before the relic tour, one of March 4. the relics—Saint Anthony’s floating Father Maistrello told the congrega- rib—also was used by the current pope tion gathered for Mass at the Cathedral in 2000 to bless the congregation at the of St. John the Baptist in Savannah cathedral in Bueno Aires, Argentina. Feb. 24 during his visit to the parish It was also kissed by Sister Lucia of that the relics—pieces of the saint’s Fatima in 1995 during her Monastery body taken from the coffin when it was of Carmelite Sisters in Coimbra, A mother, modeling her faith for her child, venerates the relic of opened in 1981—had traveled through- Portugal’s commemoration of the Saint Anthony of Padua following Mass at the Cathedral of Saint John out Australia, India, Indonesia, Italy 800th anniversary of Saint Anthony of the Baptist, Savannah. and other parts of the United States. Padua’s birth. Photograph by Jessica L. Marsala Summit affirms need to hold bishops accountable, U.S. cardinal says BY CINDY WOODEN when the Vatican dismissed Theodore VATICAN CITY (CNS) E. McCarrick, the former cardinal he Vatican summit on child pro- and archbishop of Washington, from Ttection and the clerical sexual the clerical state, he said. But he and abuse crisis affirmed the U.S. bish- many U.S. Catholics are still awaiting ops’ strong belief that bishops and a promised Vatican report on how the cardinals who abuse children or cover former cardinal could abuse minors up abuse must be held accountable, and sexually harass seminarians for said Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of so long and still rise through the hier- Galveston-Houston. archical ranks of the Church. The cardinal attended the Feb. The calls at the summit to hold 21-24 summit as president of the U.S. bishops accountable, he said, affirmed Conference of Catholic Bishops. the U.S. bishops’ in their efforts to “While here, it became obvious to establish standards of conduct for me” that several speakers were insist- bishops and procedures for reviewing ing that “any loopholes” existing in complaints against bishops. The bish- how bishops are treated – if they are ops had planned to vote on the pro- accused of abuse or of negligence posals in November, but the Vatican in handling allegations – “must asked them to delay considering the be closed,” Cardinal DiNardo told measures until after the summit. Pope Francis reviews papers during the third-day of a meeting on the protec- Catholic News Service. tion of minors in the Church at the Vatican Feb. 23, 2019. Most people feel “justice was done” See Abuse Summit on page 9 (CNS photo/Vatican Media) Southern Cross, Page 2 HEADLINE HOPSCOTCH Thursday, February 28, 2019 Catholic foundations President Mike Pence, were meeting in Bogota, Colombia, Feb. 25, to show continued growth discuss the Venezuelan crisis. At the throughout 2017-2018 border crossing in Pacaraima, Brazil, WASHINGTON (CNS) two trucks carrying humanitarian mid worry that bad news about aid crossed into Venezuela Feb. 23, Athe Catholic Church and the but were stopped by the Venezuelan clergy abuse scandal could impact military. On Feb. 24, the Brazilian Catholic giving, one financial expert government issued a statement say- just published a paper with a different ing the two trucks had returned to story. Walter Dillingham, a Catholic, Pacaraima, unable to deliver the aid. who is managing director of endow- The Brazilian government, however, ments and foundations at a New York pledged to try the crossing once again firm that helps nonprofits manage as soon as Venezuela’s “diplomatic their finances, has released a study situation” is resolved. At least two that shows Catholic foundations have indigenous Venezuelans were killed been growing — and multiplying — by Venezuelan security forces along at near-record rates over the past two the border with Brazil. But the situa- years. Dillingham told Catholic News tion was worse along the border with Service in a telephone interview that A priest prays beside supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Colombia. Two people were killed, his firm Wilmington Trust published Guaido holding flags and signs backing the humanitarian aid, at the port in and Colombia’s foreign minister said the report — the second one of its Willemstad, Curacao, Feb. 23, 2019. (CNS photo/Henry Romero, Reuters) 285 people were injured and 37 hos- kind so far — not only because “a pitalized on the Colombian side of the lot of people read the first one” but The findings reflect a dramatic shift nication.” Hill’s measure, “Removing border after clashes between support- also because “a lot of dioceses are from a similar poll in early January Clergy Exemption from Child Abuse ers Guaido supporters and Venezuelan small and don’t have much help,” so that found respondents supporting and Neglect Reporting,” would delete military blocking aid Feb. 23. spreading both helpful strategies and abortion by 55 percent to 38 percent. that exception and require clergy to an encouraging message of growth to “Current proposals that promote report what they hear in confession ‘Physician-assisted sui- Catholic foundations accomplished late-term abortion have reset the land- as it relates to abuse. Hill said in a cide is not medical care,’ Wilmington Trust’s “goal to be a scape and language on abortion in a statement that there should be “no full-service firm.” The paper, titled pronounced, and very measurable, exceptions, period,” claiming that doctor tells lawmakers “Catholic Foundations Continue to way,” Barbara Carvalho, poll director, “the exemption for clergy only pro- ANNAPOLIS, Md. (CNS) Advance in the United States” indeed said in media release from the Knight tects the abuser and places children at aying that “medicine is a noble reveals an optimistic outlook for the of Columbus, the poll sponsor. The further risk.” “Inserting government Sprofession,” a Catholic physician country’s Catholic foundations. Some largest swing in responses came from into the confessional does nothing told Maryland lawmakers that “phy- of its most notable findings include self-identified Democrats and people to protect children and everything to sician-assisted suicide fundamentally that, from 2011 to 2018, 23 percent younger than 45, poll officials said. erode the fundamental constitution- alters the physician’s role in society.” of the total number of Catholic foun- al rights and liberties we enjoy as Dr. Marie-Alberte Boursiquot made dations in the United States were Update: Bill would lift Americans,” Steve Pehanich, director the comments in testimony for a hearing on the End-of-Life Option started — 41 of them. On top of that, confessional seal if peni- of communications and advocacy for the total foundation assets for all sur- the California Catholic Conference, Act under consideration again by veyed Catholic foundations more than tent confesses to abuse told the Los Angeles Times. the House Health and Government doubled since the last report in 2016, SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CNS) Operations and Judiciary commit- expanding from $4.6 billion to $9.5 nder California state Democratic Tensions grow along tees. The measure has been repeat- edly introduced in recent years and billion in only two years. USen. Jerry Hill’s new bill, Venezuelan borders Catholic priests would be required to blocked in committee. The measure Poll: Big majorities of report to civil authorities if they learn SAO PAULO (CNS) would allow terminally ill adults ensions were high along Democrats, young people in confession that a penitent has sex- who have six months or less left to ually abused someone. Current state TVenezuela’s borders after clash- live and who are mentally capable reject late-term abor- law, the Child Abuse and Neglect es protesting Venezuelan President to receive doctor-prescribed medica- tion Reporting Act, “makes certain per- Nicolas Maduro’s decision not to tion to end their lives. Boursiquot, a allow humanitarian aid into the coun- board-certified internist and fellow of NEW HAVEN, Conn.