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A Pilgrimage with God: Biblical Reflections on Christmas Asian Journal of Religious Studies January-February 2020 65/1 Contents Editorial: Pope Francis as the Person of the Decade......... 3 Reclaiming the Secular Spirituality of Diocesan Priests . 8 Victor Ferrao From Amazon: Lessons for the Asian Church ................ 18 Kuruvilla Pandikattu SJ Daddy, Darling: An Interview with Cyril Desbruslais.... 27 Fully Human and Fully Alive ......................................... 31 Anil Thomas CM ACPI Statement: Rediscovering the Healthy Scientific Temper .............................................. 40 FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY Asian Journal of Religious Studies (formerly AUC or Apostolic Union for Clergy) is a pastoral journal for Christian leaders. It is a bimonthly published from the Papal Seminary, Pune 411014. Inspiring and short articles beneficial for Christian leaders are welcome. Editor: Kuruvilla Pandikattu SJ Circulation: Stephen Jayard Section Editors: Pastoral Theology: V M Jose SJ Christology: Francis Gonsalves SJ Scripture: Paul Raj Homiletics: Nishant Irudayadason Moral Theology: J. Thayil Counselling: V.Crasta & G. Cordeiro Indian Religions: Prasad Lankapalli. SJ Mysticism: George Karuvelil SJ Administration: Dinesh Braganza Management: Karunaidass & Patras Kujur Finance: Alex G SJ Printed at: Kunal Offset, Pune Typeset at: Papal Seminary Centenary Computer Centre Donations are accepted either by M.O. or D.D. If sent by cheque, please add Rs. 15 as bank commission. Suggested amount: Rs. 100 (in India); $ 5 (in Asia); $/Euro 12 (in Europe & America). Cheques and DD in favour of APOSTOLIC UNION Address all correspondence (incl. DD) to: The Editor, AUC, Papal Seminary, Pune 411014, India Email: [email protected] 2 AJRS 65/1 Jan-Feb 2020, ISSN 2249-1503 3-7 Editorial Pope Francis as the Person of the Decade The most significant change in the last decade of the Church is the message of joy, hope and peace that Pope Francis has been able to spread to the world and to the Church. The first Jesuit pope and the first non-European pope in more than 1,200 years, Francis has differed significantly from his predecessors with his outspoken style and his approach to leading the church. His comments on poverty, church reform, climate change and divorce have made headlines around the world. The New York Times detailed eight ways the Pope is changing the Church on July 6, 2015, about two years after he became Pope. 1. He Criticized the 'Cult of Money' Driving the World Financial System Francis’ emphasis on the poor, and a style that is more akin to that of a parish priest, albeit one with a billion parishioners, was transforming perceptions within weeks of his selection. In a speech to diplomats accredited to the Holy See in May 2013, Francis spoke of the need for more ethics in finance. “We have created new idols," he said. "The worship of the golden calf of old has found a new and heartless image in the AJRS 65/1 Jan-Feb 2020 3 cult of money and the dictatorship of an economy which is faceless and lacking any truly humane goal.” 2. He's Not Afraid to Criticize the Church Six months into his papacy, Pope Francis sent shock waves through the Roman Catholic Church with the publication of his remarks that the church had grown “obsessed” with abortion, same-sex marriage and contraception, and that he had chosen not to talk about those issues despite criticism. His comments came in a long interview in which he criticized the church for putting dogma before love, and for prioritizing moral doctrines over serving the poor and marginalized. He articulated his vision of an inclusive church, a “home for all” — a striking contrast with his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, who envisioned a smaller, purer church. Further, in a challenge to the Vatican hierarchy, Francis called for decentralizing power in the church, saying the Vatican and even the pope must collaborate with bishops, laypeople and in particular women. 3. Not Afraid to Change Its Structure and Leadership Francis took on a Vatican bureaucracy so plagued by intrigue and inertia that it contributed, numerous church officials now believe, to Benedict's resignation. Francis replaced traditionalists with moderates as the church prepared for important debates about the Vatican's decision- making process and the nature of the family. He also started to break up the rival blocs of Italians with entrenched influence in the Roman Curia, the Vatican administration. He increased financial transparency in the 4 Asian Journal of Religious Studies Vatican Bank and upended the career ladder that many prelates have spent their lives climbing. 4. He Endorsed the 'State of Palestine' Pope Francis put himself directly into the collapsed Middle East peace process in May 2014, issuing an invitation to host the Israeli and Palestinian presidents for a prayer summit meeting at his apartment in the Vatican. Francis took the unexpected step in Bethlehem, where he became the first pontiff ever to fly directly into the West Bank and to refer to the Israeli-occupied territory as the “State of Palestine.” After describing the overall situation between Israel and the Palestinians as “increasingly unacceptable,” the pope made a dramatic, unscheduled stop at Israel’s contentious concrete barrier separating Bethlehem from Jerusalem, where he prayed and touched his head to the graffiti-covered wall. 5. He Could Change the Church's Stance on Divorce Francis set in motion a high-level debate about whether the church could change its posture toward divorced people without altering a doctrine that declares marriage to be permanent and indissoluble. It is a hot issue within the church. The battle lines are clear: Some high-level church officials, most notably the conference of German bishops, want the church to relax its rules. They want to give divorced Catholics a chance to more fully return to church life and receive Communion even if they have remarried without having their previous marriages formally annulled. AJRS 65/1 Jan-Feb 2020 5 Traditionalists are pushing back fiercely, arguing that the indissolubility of marriage is ordained by God and therefore nonnegotiable. As we know the Pope has not changed the Church’s stand on divorce, but has emphasised mercy and compassion in dealing with such tragic cases. 6. He Is Holding Bishops More Accountable for Sex Abuse Francis approved the creation of a Vatican tribunal for judging bishops accused of covering up or failing to act in cases of child sexual abuse by priests, a step long demanded by victims in the more than three decades that the Roman Catholic Church has publicly dealt with the abuse scandal. Until Francis, no pope had publicly confronted or demoted bishops accused of gross negligence. 7. He Is Reviving Liberation Theology Francis cleared the path for the slain Archbishop Óscar Romero of El Salvador to become a saint. Thousands attended his beatification, the last step before sainthood, in May. For years, Vatican critics of liberation theology and conservative Latin American bishops helped stall the canonization process for Archbishop Romero, even though many Catholics in the region regard him as a towering moral figure: an outspoken critic of social injustice and political repression who was assassinated during a Mass in 1980. By advancing the campaign for sainthood, Francis sent a signal that the allegiance of his church is to the poor. That is a big difference from previous years, when some bishops were widely seen as aligned with autocratic governments that favored the wealthy. 6 Asian Journal of Religious Studies 8. He Is Pushing for Action on Climate Change On June 18, Francis released his second teaching letter, known as an encyclical. Entitled "Laudato Si'," it called for a radical transformation of politics, economics and individual lifestyles to confront climate change. It attributed environmental destruction to apathy, the reckless pursuit of profits, excessive faith in technology and political short-sightedness. It wasn't Francis' first push on the issue. Vatican officials are campaigning for world leaders to enact a sweeping United Nations climate change accord in Paris in December. The accord would, for the first time, commit every nation to enact tough new laws to cut emissions that cause global warming. They're already encountering fierce resistance, particularly from powerful figures in the United States, notes The New York Times. Although we may not be able to accept everything that the left- leaning newspaper says about the Church and the Pope, we need to note gratefully that Pope Francis has made a significant change in the way the challenge of Vatican II is faced by contemporary Church and the world. Let us hope that the Church continues to serve the world and the poor and spread the good news that God is truly alive in our midst. Precisely, therein lies the hope and the joy, which Pope Francis has been talking of. May the new year bring us abundance of joy and hope rooted in genuine faith and Christian charity! The Editor and Team AJRS 65/1 Jan-Feb 2020 7 AJRS 65/1 Jan-Feb 2020, ISSN 2249-1503 8-17 Reclaiming the Secular Spirituality of Diocesan Priests Victor Ferrao Rachol Seminary, Goa Diocesan priests face several challenges today. The condition of the diocesan priests is varied and complex all over the world.1 But there are certainly several common challenges along with the specific ones that are afflicting the diocesans priests. All these challenges can become opportunities if one views them from the perspective of diocesan spirituality. Hence, here, I am not cataloguing all challenges that afflict our diocesan priests today but would rather try to unravel how a diocesan spirituality can assist to face them and convert them into opportunities. Here we concentrate on the challenges emerging from our specific context of our country. We can classify the challenges as those that originate from within our community and those that have their origin outside it.
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