Fortnight for Freedom Catholics urged to speak truth ‘with love’ in religious freedom fight, page 3A. Serving the Church in Central and Southern Indiana Since 1960 CriterionOnline.com July 12, 2013 Vol. LIII, No. 39 75¢ United in faith Greg Otolski Photo by In first encyclical, pope celebrates faith as the light of human life VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Francis’ first encyclical, “Lumen Fidei” (“The Light of Faith”), is a celebration of Christian faith as the guiding light of a “successful and fruitful life,” inspiring social action as well as devotion to God, and illuminating “every aspect of human existence,” including Surrounded in the Piazza Navona square by the 80 people who made a pilgrimage with him to Rome, Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin talks with Robert Van Note, a philosophy and the member of St. Pius X Parish in Indianapolis, on June 26. The Piazza Navona is built on the site of an ancient Roman stadium from the first century. natural sciences. Pope Francis The document, released on July 5, completes a papal trilogy on the Rome pilgrimage leads to lasting bonds three “theological virtues,” following Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclicals and desire to share joy of being Catholic “Deus Caritas Est” (2005) on charity and “Spe Salvi” By John Shaughnessy communion with the pope. area between St. Peter’s Basilica and the (2007) on hope. See related editorial, Yet three hours before that historic residence that Pope Francis calls home, Publication of the ROME—On a morning that would moment, Archbishop Tobin stood in front of the archbishop told the pilgrims, “I hope page 4A. encyclical was one distinguish Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin’s a bus parked in the middle of a street near everyone has a wonderful celebration of the most awaited connection to Pope Francis and his one of the hotels where he stayed with his this morning.” Stepping from the bus, events of the Year of Faith, which began in leadership of the archdiocese, an unexpected fellow pilgrims, and greeted each of them he posed for picture after picture with October 2012. sequence of scenes forever defined the by name, with a smile and with variations pilgrims, old friends and family members Pope Benedict “had almost completed archbishop in the hearts of the 80 people of the words, “I’m happy you’re here until he finally had to enter St. Peter’s a first draft of an encyclical on faith” who made a pilgrimage to Rome with him. to celebrate.” 30 minutes later. before his retirement in February 2013, The scenes As the bus made the short trip to After watching the archbishop that Pope Francis writes, adding that “I have started shortly Vatican City, the archbishop used the morning, Agnes Magnaye of St. Susanna taken up his fine work and added a few More pilgrimage before 6:30 on the public address system microphone to Parish in Plainfield marveled at the way contributions of my own.” photos, pages 8A-9A. sun-kissed morning tell a joke before turning serious as he he tries to connect with people, noting Commentators will likely differ in of June 29, the day led prayers “for the churches of the a favorite personal moment from the attributing specific passages, but the when Archbishop Tobin would later kneel in Archdiocese of Indianapolis, especially times the archbishop celebrated Mass document clearly recalls the writings of front of Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Basilica the Batesville Deanery” where a series during the pilgrimage: “When he gives Pope Benedict in its extensive treatment of to receive his pallium—a circular band made of closings and mergers of parishes were me Communion, he says my name. I was the dialogue between faith and reason and from lamb’s wool that symbolizes his role announced recently. surprised he remembered my name. It just its many citations of St. Augustine, not to as the shepherd of the archdiocese and his Just before the bus parked in a compact See PILGRIMAGE, page 7A mention references to Friedrich Nietzsche See ENCYCLICAL, page 2A Pope clears the way for the canonizations of Blessed John Paul II and Blessed John XXIII VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Francis Normally, after a pope signs a decree in favor of the pope recognizing as a signed a decree clearing the way for the recognizing the miracle needed for a miracle the healing of Floribeth Mora canonization of Blessed John Paul II canonization, the pope consults with Diaz, a Costa Rican who was suffering and has decided also to ask the world’s cardinals around the world and calls a from a brain aneurysm and recovered after cardinals to vote on the canonization of consistory—a prayers through Blessed John XXIII, even in the absence gathering attended the intercession of of a miracle. by any cardinal who Blessed John Paul. After Pope Francis met on July 5 with wants and is able The congregation Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the to attend—where members, according Congregation for Saints’ Causes, the Vatican those present voice to news reports, also published a list of decrees the pope approved their support for the looked at the cause related to Blessed John Paul’s canonization pope’s decision to of Blessed John and 11 other sainthood causes. proclaim a new saint. and voted to ask Publishing the decrees, the Vatican also A date for a Pope Francis to said, “The supreme pontiff approved the canonization liturgy canonize him favorable votes of the ordinary session of the is announced without requiring a Blessed John XXIII Blessed John Paul II cardinal- and bishop-fathers regarding the formally only during miracle. According canonization of Blessed John XXIII [Angelo or immediately after the consistory. to Church rules—established by the pope Giuseppe Roncalli], and has decided to The cardinals and archbishops who and subject to changes by him—a miracle convoke a consistory that will also involve are members of the saints’ congregation is needed after beatification to make a the canonization of Blessed John Paul II.” met at the Vatican on July 2, and voted See CANONIZATION, page 2A Page 2A The Criterion Friday, July 12, 2013 we believe, the supreme manifestation ENCYCLICAL of God’s love,” Pope Francis writes. “He continued from page 1A is also the one with whom we are united precisely in order to believe. Faith does and Fyodor Dostoyevsky. not merely gaze at Jesus, but sees things On the other hand, warnings of the as Jesus himself sees them, with his Shemitz CNS file photo/Gregory A. dangers of idolatry, Gnosticism and own eyes: it is a participation in his way Pharisaism, a closing prayer to Mary of seeing.” as the “perfect icon of faith,” and an This participation means that faith entire section on the relevance of faith to inevitably makes a Christian part of earthly justice and peace echo themes that Christ’s mystical body, the Church. Pope Francis has already made signatures “It is impossible to believe on our of his young pontificate. own,” the pope writes. “By its very “Lumen Fidei” begins with a brief nature, faith is open to the ‘we’ of the survey of the biblical history of faith, Church; it always takes place within starting with God’s call to Abraham to her communion.” leave his land—“the beginning of an The Church transmits the faith across exodus which points him to an uncertain time “through an unbroken chain of future”—and God’s promise that Abraham witnesses,” allowing us to “see the face will be “father of a great nation.” of Jesus,” Pope Francis writes. “As a The Bible also illustrates how men service to the unity of faith and its integral “The transmission of faith occurs first and foremost in baptism,” says the encyclical letter and women break faith with God by transmission, the Lord gave his Church “Lumen Fidei” (“The Light of Faith”) from Pope Francis. Pictured is a girl receiving the sacrament at worshipping substitutes for him. the gift of apostolic succession. Through St. John of God Church in Central Isip, N.Y. “Idols exist, we begin to see, as a this means, the continuity of the Church’s pretext for setting ourselves at the center memory is ensured and certain access our senses; in them the whole person is has produced a “crisis of truth in our age.” of reality and worshipping the work of our can be had to the wellspring from which engaged as a member of a living subject Faith also inspires respect for the own hands,” the pope writes. “Once man faith flows.” and part of a network of communitarian natural environment, by allowing has lost the fundamental orientation which Accordingly, members of the hierarchy relationships.” believers to “discern in it a grammar unifies his existence, he breaks down into stand as the authoritative teachers of the The belief that the “Son of God took written by the hand of God and a the multiplicity of his desires. … Idolatry, contents of Christian faith. on our flesh” and “entered our human dwelling place entrusted to our protection then, is always polytheism, an aimless The “magisterium of the pope and the history” also leads Christians “to live and care.” passing from one lord to another.” bishops in communion with him,” the our lives in this world with ever greater According to Pope Francis, faith has Pope Francis sees another way of pope writes, “ensures our contact with the commitment and intensity,” the pope proven itself essential to the promotion of turning from God in the Pharisees’ belief primordial source, and thus provides the writes, arguing that faith inspires both the “justice, law and peace,” by contrast with that salvation is possible through good certainty of attaining to the word of Christ use of human reason and pursuit of the failed modern ideologies that also claimed works alone.