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“A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him, saying, 'You are mad; you are not like us.” ― St. Antony the Great
Francis says the people have spoken: ‘Two popes are just fine.
"The book carries an original preface by Pope Francis, which was published Wednesday ...
Francis goes on to say that the situation the Church finds itself in today of having two living popes, one in office and the other emeritus, is a “novelty.” He doesn’t add, perhaps because he didn’t need to, that it’s a novelty not everyone finds entirely satisfying.
From the beginning, there have been critics of the arrangement. Some argued that because there can be only one pope at a time, the right thing for Benedict to do would have been to renounce all insignia and titles associated with the office and return to being Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.
Others feared that having a retired pope around would be divisive and destabilizing, as critics of the new pope would rally around the old one.
Certainly there has been a bit of that in some quarters, and there are still some writers and theologians to this day who question the validity of Benedict’s resignation and thus whether Francis is actually a legitimate pope. ...
There were howls of protest recently when Archbishop Georg Gänswein, Benedict’s long time aide, made the seemingly common-sense suggestion that the new situation implies an expanded Petrine ministry, with an active member and a contemplative one. Some appeared to see it almost as the prelude to a putsch, if not a schism.
Francis is obviously aware of that reaction, and in effect his preface to the new Benedict biography delivers his response.
“Since they love each other,” Francis says of having two popes, “it’s a beautiful novelty.”
“In a certain sense,” he says, “it expresses in a particularly clear way the continuity of the Petrine ministry, without interruption, like links in a single chain forged by love.”
Then, Francis comes to what he apparently sees as the popular bottom line.
“The holy people of God, on the path, have understood this very well,” he asserts.
In terms of how he knows what people think, here’s what he says: “Every time the emeritus pope has appeared in public, at my invitation, and I was able to embrace him in front of everyone, the joy and the applause of those present has been sincere and intense.”
Francis’ conviction seems to be that while theologians, ecclesiologists and bloggers may be perplexed or perturbed, the ordinary people of God aren’t. They love Benedict just as they love Francis, in part for who they are, but perhaps even more for what they represent.
...https://cruxnow.com/analysis/2016/08/27/francis-says-people-spoken-two-popes-just-fine/
"the seminarians, when they become priests, find themselves in difficulty in accompanying the life of so many young people and adults." ... "And many people leave the confessional disappointed. Not because the priest is bad, but because the priest doesn't have the ability to discern situations, to accompany them in authentic discernment," ... "They don't have the needed formation." ... "I repeat, you must teach this above all to priests, helping them in the light of the exercises in the dynamic of pastoral discernment, which respects the law but knows how to go beyond," "We need to truly understand this: in life not all is black on white or white on black," ... "The shades of grey prevail in life. We must them teach to discern in this gray area."
“There were numerous commitments which I felt I was no longer able to carry through, notably, the World Youth Day which had been scheduled to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the summer of 2013. I was very certain of two things. After the experience of the trip to Mexico and Cuba, I no longer felt able to embark on another very demanding visit. Furthermore, according to the format of these gatherings, which had been established by John Paul II, the Pope’s physical presence there was paramount. A television link or any other such technological solution was out of the question. This was another reason why I saw it as my duty to resign.”
“The visit to Mexico and Cuba had been a beautiful and moving experience for me in many ways. In Mexico I was struck by the profound faith of so many young people who communicated their joyous passion for God. I was equally struck by the great problems afflicting Mexican society and by the Church’s efforts to seek a faith-based response to the challenge posed by poverty and violence. I need scarcely remind you of how impressed I was in Cuba to see the way in which Raul Castro wishes to lead his country onto a new path, without breaking with the immediate past. Here too, I was deeply impressed by the way in which my brothers in the Episcopate are striving to navigate through this difficult process, with the faith as their starting point. However, during those visits I became acutely aware of the limits of my physical strength. Above all, I realised that I was no longer able to face future transoceanic trips due to jet lag. Naturally, I discussed these problems with my doctor, Professor Patrizio Polisca too. It thus became clear that I would not be able to take part in the World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro in 2013, there was the obvious jet lag problem. From that moment on, I had a relatively short amount of time to decide on the date of my withdrawal.”
Anonymous said...
Misogyny, even when shouted from the steeple of a church, is still misogyny.
1:33 pm, August 24, 2016
Vox Cantoris said...
It has nothing to do with misogyny and everything to do with ontology. Clearly, you don't get it.
2:30 pm, August 24, 2016
Anonymous said...
You can fishwrap it any way you want to disguise it, but it's all mansplaining - not christianity.
5:50 pm, August 24, 2016
Vox Cantoris said...
"Fishwrap?" You have the wrong place.
Now, you are entitled to your opinion, you are not entitled to your own facts.
5:59 pm, August 24, 2016
Anonymous said...
You want to obsess on Tridentine liturgy, go ahead. No one is listening.
But to state that Phyllis Zagano is an apostate relegates this blog to the status of fishwrap my friend.
They still have a few old school confessionals left in Canada I believe...
11:10 pm, August 24, 2016
Vox Cantoris said...
Sorry, my anonymous coward, as for your last, you do not get the last word on this blog!
See this morning's post.
“Absolutely not, I will never leave the Catholic Church. No matter what happens I intend to die a Roman Catholic. I will never be part of a schism."
“I’ll just keep the faith as I know it and respond in the best way possible. That’s what the Lord expects of me. But I can assure you this: You won’t find me as part of any schismatic movement or, God forbid, leading people to break away from the Catholic Church. As far as I’m concerned, it’s the church of our Lord Jesus Christ and the pope is his vicar on earth and I’m not going to be separated from that.”
"They have set up their signs for ensigns" |
"They have set fire to thy sanctuary." |
"They have defiled the dwelling place of thy name on the earth." |
- Understanding for Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast us off unto the end: why is thy wrath enkindled against the sheep of thy pasture?
- Remember thy congregation, which thou hast possessed from the beginning. The sceptre of thy inheritance which thou hast redeemed: mount Sion in which thou hast dwelt.
- Lift up thy hands against their pride unto the end; see what things the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.
- And they that hate thee have made their boasts, in the midst of thy solemnity. They have set up their ensigns for signs,
- And they knew not both in the going out and on the highest top. As with axes in a wood of trees,
- They have cut down at once the gates thereof, with axe and hatchet they have brought it down.
- They have set fire to thy sanctuary: they have defiled the dwelling place of thy name on the earth.
- They said in their heart, the whole kindred of them together: Let us abolish all the festival days of God from the land.
- Our signs we have not seen, there is now no prophet: and he will know us no more.
- How long, O God, shall the enemy reproach: is the adversary to provoke thy name for ever?
- Why dost thou turn away thy hand: and thy right hand out of the midst of thy bosom for ever?
- But God is our king before ages: he hath wrought salvation in the midst of the earth.
- Thou by thy strength didst make the sea firm: thou didst crush the heads of the dragons in the waters.
- Thou hast broken the heads of the dragon: thou hast given him to be meat for the people of the Ethiopians.
- Thou hast broken up the fountains and the torrents: thou hast dried up the Ethan rivers.
- Thine is the day, and thine is the night: thou hast made the morning light and the sun.
- Thou hast made all the borders of the earth: the summer and the spring were formed by thee.
- Remember this, the enemy hath reproached the Lord: and a foolish people hath provoked thy name.
- Deliver not up to beasts the souls that confess to thee: and forget not to the end the souls of thy poor.
- Have regard to thy covenant: for they that are the obscure of the earth have been filled with dwellings of iniquity.
- Let not the humble be turned away with confusion: the poor and needy shall praise thy name.
- Arise, O God, judge thy own cause: remember thy reproaches with which the foolish man hath reproached thee all the day.
- Forget not the voices of thy enemies: the pride of them that hate thee ascendeth continually.
Mark P. Shea WAS A NOT SO popular NEO-Catholic writer and speaker. The author of numerous books, his most recent work is The Work of Mercy (Servant) and The Heart of Catholic Prayer (Our Sunday Visitor). Mark contributes numerous articles to many magazines, including his popular column “Connecting the Dots” for the National Catholic Register. NOT ANYMORE! Mark is known nationally for his one minute “Words of Encouragement” on Catholic radio. He also maintains the Catholic and Enjoying It blog. He lives in Washington state with his wife, Janet, and their four sons.
"The Church is not falling to pieces. It has never been better. This is a wonderful moment for the Church, you just need to look at its history.
Meeting with the priests of the Diocese of Rome in Saint John Lateran, September 16, 2013