Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Convegno internazionale sull’ ADORAZIONE EUCARISTICA

 

      ADORATIO 2011

Giugno 20 - Giugno 24, 2011 Roma Italia

 

«Per evangelizzare, il mondo habia bisogno di esperti nella celebrazione, adorazione e contemplazione del Santissimo.» (Giovanni Paolo II - Messaggio per la Giornata Misionera Mondiale 19.04.2004) 


Dal 20 giugno al 23 giugno 2011 a Roma (Italia)

Il vescovo di Fréjus-Toulon, Francia, Mons. Dominique REY ha annunciato un grande Convegno internazionale sull’Adorazione Eucaristica che avrà luogo a Roma dal 20 al 24 giugno 2011. Organizzata dai MISSIONARI DELLA SANTISSIMA EUCARISTIA, una nuova comunità fondata dal vescovo REY nel 2007, la conferenza riunisce insieme una vasta gamma di relatori internazionali, tra cui sei cardinali di primo piano. «La prima condizione per la nuova evangelizzazione è l’ adorazione», ha detto il vescovo REY. «Dobbiamo recuperare la capacità di adorare Cristo nella Santissima Eucaristia, se vogliamo portare gli uomini e le donne del XXI secolo alla fede in Gesù Cristo. Questo è uno dei temi chiave del pontificato di Papa Benedetto XVI», ha rilevato,«per questo ci stiamo occupando di questa iniziativa.» 
Adoratio 2011 comprenderà quattordici conferenze, workshops, la celebrazione della Messa nelle nuove e più antiche forme, ogni notte l’ adorazione e l’ufficio divino. Sono attesi circa 300 partecipanti residenti più molti altri che arriveranno durante la giornata. Saranno previsti servizi di traduzione simultanea nelle principali lingue.

Il convegno finirà con la celebrazione di PAPA BENEDETTO XVI della solennità del Corpus Christi presso la Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano seguita dalla processione eucaristica che terminerà nella Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. 
P. Florian RACINE, fondatore dei MISSIONARI DELLA SANTISSIMA EUCARISTIA e principale organizzatore, ha dichiarato: “Siamo convinti che questa conferenza darà un importante contributo alla nuova primavera dell’adorazione eucaristica tanto cara al cuore del nostro Santo Padre, PAPA BENEDETTO XVI. Con grande stupore osserviamo quanto già è stato fatto da molta gente affinché questo evento sia migliore di ciò che potevamo immaginare. Adoratio 2011 fin da ora preannuncia di essere un importante evento internazionale nella vita della Chiesa nel 2011”.

La conferenza si svolge con l’intenzione di promuovere il desiderio del Magistero della Chiesa cattolica al fine di diffondere l’adorazione perpetua nelle Parrocchie e nelle Diocesi di tutto il mondo«I fedeli devono cercare di ricevere e venerare il Santissimo Sacramento con pietà e devozione, desiderando accogliere il Signore Gesù con fede» (Papa Benedetto XVI 11 maggio 2007) 

La Santa Messa è di per sé l’atto di adorazione più grande della Chiesa: «Nessuno mangi di questa carne», come scrive Sant’Agostino«senza prima averla adorata». L’adorazione fuori della Santa Messa prolunga e intensifica ciò che ha avuto luogo nella celebrazione liturgica e rende possibile un’accoglienza vera e profonda di Cristo. Vorrei cogliere l’occasione per raccomandare vivamente, ai pastori e a tutti i fedeli, la pratica dell’adorazione eucaristica. Esprimo il mio apprezzamento per gli Istituti di vita consacrata come pure per le associazioni e le confraternite che si dedicano specialmente a questa pratica; essi offrono a tutti un ricordo della centralità di Cristo nella nostra vita personale ed ecclesiale. «Nella vita di oggi, spesso rumorosa e dispersiva, è più importante che mai recuperare la capacità del silenzio interiore e del raccoglimento. L’adorazione eucaristica permette questo non solo centrato sull’»Io«ma maggiormente in compagnia di quel»Tu«pieno d’amore che è Gesù Cristo,»il Dio vicino a noi". (Papa Benedetto XVI, Angelus 06.10.2007) 

Infatti, l’adorazione deve precedere la nostra attività e i nostri programmi, in modo da renderci veramente liberi e che ci siano dati i criteri per la nostra azione. (Papa Benedetto XVI discorso 16.10.2006)

Gli oratori che interverranno

http://www.adoratio2011.com

Smarrito il senso del peccato a causa del relativismo ormai dilagante

 

Labile il confine tra bene e male nella nostra società. Giuste le osservazioni del Papa

Pontifex.Roma

Come noto, Papa Benedertto XVI all' Angelus domenicale ha detto con chiarezza che nella nostra società il senso del peccato ormai é smarrito e che questo si deve in parte al fatto che Dio sia assente o quasi dalla nostra vita. Ne parliamo con l' onorevole Paola Binetti, dell' Udc e membro numerario dell' Ops Dei. Onorevole Binetti, condivide l' analisi del Papa? " certo e credo che abbia davvero ragione. Oggi il senso di quello che é peccato si é ridotto notevolmente ed é una cosa molto grave". Per quale motivo? " per la semplice ragione che il senso del peccato indica la considerazione che noi abbiamo di Dio . Peccare significa offendere Dio e dunque se nella nostra anima Dio é assente o dedole, anche la idea del peccato viene a mancare con un grave danno". Insomma, il nesso peccato- Dio é fondamentale: " certamente, in base alla idea e al concetto che abbiamo di Dio, ecco il senso del peccato. Ma ritengo che esista ...

... un secondo altro aspetto da valutare".

Prego: " come spesso denunciato dal Papa nella nostra società, sempre più edonista e comunque inclina al piacere, vige un relativismo sconcertante e pericoloso. Questo relativismo porta a credere che non esistano valori certi e stabili e che la differenza tra quello che é bene e quello che é male sia molto, ma molto attenuata e questo é un errore molto grave che dal punto di vista morale ci porta a situazioni sgradevoli e da evitare".

Ossia? " se non abbiamo chiari i concetti del bene e del male, ciascuno fatalmente si farà la propria idea e la sua costruzione, si crederà indipendente e sovrano di sé stesso con conseguenze assurde. L' uomo diventa il centro di sé stesso e si crede insostiubile, ossia arriviamo alla società antropocentrica, in cui l' uomo ha la sua idea di onnipotenza".

Insomma, che cosa fare? " riscoprire la importanza di Dio, pensare che il peccato sia una grave offesa alla sua santità e riprendere coscienza che tra bene e male esiste una differenza abissale, ricordarlo e non fare di ogni situazione una discrezionalità".

Onorevole convinta che sui valori non negoziabili come vita e famiglia non si può trattare? " certamente questo lo ho detto varie volte e mi pare superfluo tornalo a ripetere".

Bruno Volpe @ Pontifex

 

Monday, June 20, 2011

Miles de valencianos concluyen el primer curso del Itinerario Diocesano de Renovación con la “entrega de la Biblia”

 

El Arzobispo ha presidido el mismo rito en el Seminario de Moncada

VALENCIA, 19 JUN. (AVAN).- Miesde fieles valencianos concluirán en los próximos días el primer curso del Itinerario Diocesano de Renovación (IDR), promovido por el arzobispo de Valencia, monseñor Carlos Osoro, con el rito de la ‘entrega de la Biblia’ con el que se subraya la importancia de la Palabra de Dios, según han indicado hoy a la agencia AVAN fuentes del Arzobispado.

Así, los grupos de IDR constituidos en parroquias, colegios, movimientos y asociaciones de la Iglesia así como en comunidades religiosas, y de vida contemplativa, celebrarán durante las últimas semanas de junio esta ceremonia que será insertada en el “contexto de la celebración de una liturgia de la Palabra”, según informa en su último número el semanario diocesano PARAULA.

Tras haber desarrollado y compartido los cinco primeros encuentros del IDR desde que comenzó el pasado Miércoles de Ceniza, los equipos están organizando reuniones especiales para clausurar este primer curso. 

En la ceremonia, el rito de la ‘entrega de la Biblia’ pretende resaltar la importancia de la Palabra de Dios en el IDR, que precisamente utiliza como método el de la ‘lectio divina’ o lectura orante y meditada de la Sagrada Escritura, han añadido.

La dinámica de esta celebración consiste en que los integrantes de cada grupo del IDR traen consigo su propia Biblia desde casa y, uno por uno, se acercan con ella hasta el sacerdote o el animador de grupo. En ese momento, “cada integrante recibe del presbítero o animador una carta personalizada y la introduce en su Biblia. El contenido de la carta resalta la importancia de la Palabra de Dios y, por tanto, de la Biblia en la vida del cristiano.

 

Thursday, June 16, 2011

New evangelization must begin with the heart, Pope teaches

 

.- The effort to renew the evangelization of mankind begins in the human heart, Pope Benedict XVI told the clergy, religious and laity of the Diocese of Rome, June 13.
“To be effective the proclamation of faith must begin with a heart that believes, hopes, loves, a heart that loves Christ and believes in the power of the Holy Spirit!” the Pope told those gathered at St. John Lateran Cathedral for the Rome diocese’s annual convention.
The Pope pointed to how St. Peter’s proclamation of Jesus’ resurrection at Pentecost was “not confined to a simple list of facts” but “cut to the heart” of those who heard him.
“The resurrection of Jesus was able and is able to illuminate human existence. In fact, this event has seen a new understanding of the dignity of man and his eternal destiny.”
Mindful of his responsibility to lead the 2.5 million Catholics in the Diocese of Rome, Pope Benedict told those in St. John Lateran that there was a real danger to the health of the Church if it downplays the divinity of Jesus Christ.
“If people forget God it is also because the person of Jesus is often reduced to that of a wise man and his divinity is weakened, if not denied. This way of thinking prevents people from grasping the radical novelty of Christianity, because if Jesus is not the only Son of the Father, then God never came to visit the history of man.”
This message was crucial to renewing Christianity within the ancient See of Rome, the Pope recalled, saying it is “the task not only of some, but all members of the Church” to proclaim it.
“In this hour of history, is this not the mission that God entrusts to us: to announce the permanent newness of the Gospel, as Peter and Paul did when they came to our city? Do we not also need to show the beauty and the reasonableness of faith, bringing the light of God to man in our time, with courage, conviction, and joy?”
He particularly urged that the teaching of the Christian faith – known as catechesis – be undertaken not only with children and young people but also with “adults who have not received baptism, or who distanced themselves from the faith and the Church.”
The consequence of people lacking such an intellectual and spiritual formation is that they can sometimes acquire a distorted view of Jesus Christ and Christianity.
Such people “do not know the beauty of Christianity, indeed, sometimes they even consider it an obstacle to happiness,” Pope Benedict said.
He finished his address by urging all present to pray to his predecessor Blessed Pope John Paul II, “who until his last strove to preach the gospel in our city and loved its young people with particular affection.”

"Noua Evanghelizare" în centrul întâlnirii anuale a ex-studenţilor prof. Ratzinger

"La nuova evangelizzazione" al centro dell'incontro annuale degli ex del prof. Ratzinger

La nuova evangelizzazione è il tema del prossimo incontro annuale degli ex alunni di Joseph Ratzinger che si svolgerà dal 26 al 28 agosto a Castel Gandolfo. Lo ha spiegato all’agenzia Zenit, padre Stephen Horn. 
Il Papa presiederà la Messa di domenica 28 agosto. La tre giorni vedrà anche la testimonianze della teologa laica Hanna-Barbara Gerl-Falkowitz e del membro austriaco della Comunità dell'Emmanuele Otto Neubauer, anch'egli laico. 
Al primo circolo della Ratzingerschülerkreis - di Bonn, Monaco, Tubinga e Ratisbona - si è unito alcuni anni fa un nuovo circolo costituito da studenti non guidati dal professor Ratzinger (come uno dei premiati con il Premio Ratzinger, padre Heim), ma che si sono formati con lo studio della Teologia. 
Il primo incontro di Ratzinger con i suoi ex alunni è avvenuto nel marzo 1977, quando è stato nominato da Papa Paolo VI arcivescovo di Monaco e Frisinga. 
Da quel giorno, l'appuntamento si ripete tutti gli anni su un tema specifico. Nel 2005, i suoi ex alunni hanno ricevuto con sorpresa una lettera del nuovo Papa, Benedetto XVI, pochi mesi dopo la sua elezione, per dar loro appuntamento a Castel Gandolfo e mantenere la tradizione. Quell'anno è stata analizzata la questione dell'islam; nel 2006 e nel 2007 si è parlato dell'evoluzione e delle teorie evoluzioniste; nel 2008 il tema è stato il Gesù storico e la sua Passione; nel 2009 la missione e il dialogo con le religioni e le culture; nel 2010 l'interpretazione adeguata del Concilio Vaticano II. 
Del Circolo degli Studenti di Ratzinger fanno parte il cardinale Christoph Schönborn, arcivescovo di Vienna, il vescovo ausiliare di Amburgo, monsignor Hans-Jochen Jaschke, e varie decine di professori universitari, parroci, religiosi, religiose e laici. (M.G.)

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Friday, June 10, 2011

A New Pentecost: Inviting All To Follow Jesus

Pastoral Letter on Evangelization

Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley, OFM Cap.

June 12, 2011 Pentecost Sunday

Dearly beloved in Christ,

Pentecost is often called the birthday of the Church because it is the day the members of Christ's Church were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to boldly proclaim the Gospel, which means Good News.(1) Three thousand were baptized on Pentecost. From that day forward, the followers of Jesus began to fulfill the command to make disciples of all nations, through baptism and apostolic work. Without Pentecost, the Christ event would have remained imprisoned in history. Pentecost is the moment of empowering. The disciples are called to live in Christ's Spirit and do His works. We are called to do so ourselves today. 

1. Pentecost: The Beginning of the Church's Evangelization Outreach

Pentecost is born out of an intense experience of prayer in union with Mary and with Peter. The experience of Pentecost is one of unity and joy that transcends all ethnic and linguistic differences and is an expression of God's universal love.

We remember particularly how the disciples were gathered in fear and confusion as they hid in the Upper Room. At that moment, they lacked a sense of outward mission and purpose. Christ then sent the Holy Spirit to them and a great transformation occurred. 

The disciples were transformed. Courage replaced fear, as eleven of the twelve Apostles would ultimately die a martyr's death. Understanding replaced confusion, and they gained a deep sense of purpose: they realized their experience of Jesus' sacrificial death and resurrection was truly Good News and it needed to be shared. Their focus turned outward toward all those they were called to evangelize. They never returned to the Upper Room again!

The disciples began living the Church's Great Commission from Christ: "Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age." (2) The early Christians were conscious of the presence and action of the Holy Spirit as the source of holiness, gifts of grace, and apostolic zeal. 

2. The New Evangelization and Our Catholics Come Home Initiative

There are over one billion Catholics in the world today and we are indebted to the first disciples, and those who followed them, for handing on the faith to each subsequent generation, sometimes in very challenging circumstances and often at the cost of their own lives. We are entrusted today with that same Great Commission the first disciples received.

The day of Pentecost was the first outreach. Through the New Evangelization that Blessed John Paul II called the Church to embrace, we are reaching out again to those who have drifted away from the Church. Like the original disciples, we too rely on the power and grace of the Holy Spirit for our efforts. Pope Benedict XVI emphasized this mission during his Apostolic Journey to the United States in 2008 when he called for "a new Pentecost for the Church in America" during his homily at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York.(3) 

In that homily, Pope Benedict commented on the stained glass windows. When we look at them from outside, the Holy Father said, they seem dark and dreary, but inside the church the windows are splendid with light and color, and a beauty that teaches the mysteries of faith. One can only really appreciate the beauty of the Church from the inside. The Church is a gift to mankind, which has been brought into being according to the eternal plan of God. Her mission is to continue Christ's work of salvation. The Church is at the service of our authentic freedom by opening a window onto God and the eternal. The Church takes us beyond the limitations of this world; it points to the depths of God's love for us. We must never tire of inviting people to come into the Church, to discover the beauty and light inside. Part of our mission is to build up the body of Christ, the Church, by being an inviting and welcoming community.

We are conscious of the fact that many Catholics here in the Archdiocese of Boston do not join us regularly for the celebration of the Sunday Eucharist. Much like the disciples on that first Pentecost, we see friends and relatives who are not deeply connected with our Church family. For that reason, I initiated the Catholics Come Home outreach effort this past Lent. The central element of this initiative was the broadcasting of inspiring television messages about the roots of our faith, the power of Christ's forgiveness and the peace and joy that comes from a return to worshipping together. Pastors are reporting that individuals are returning to Mass and the sacraments after seeing these commercials. We are encouraged by pastors who have been sharing that many people are inquiring about entering the Church through RCIA or returning to the Church. God's grace is allowing our initiative to bear fruit.

Yet, as beautiful and effective as the televised messages are, they make up only a part of what must become a sustained campaign of outreach and welcome. During the Lenten season, parishes across the archdiocese undertook strategies to invite and welcome Catholics back. Greeters were stationed at the doors of churches at Sunday Masses, priests made themselves more available for Confession, posters and banners welcomed people who were new or returning, and pastors sent letters to parishioners who had been away. Practicing Catholics were encouraged to share with their relatives, friends, neighbors and co-workers the many ways that their faith enriches their lives. I am very grateful for these efforts, especially because they have served to reinvigorate the faith of parishioners throughout our parishes.

We are now in the post-television phase of this campaign, but we cannot relax our efforts to invite and welcome people back. In the same spirit of confidence and optimism that characterized this Lenten initiative, I ask you to continue to pray for those who are away from the Church, that their hearts may be opened to respond positively to our invitation. Continue to invite them to return home, reminding them that God has placed a longing for Him in their hearts and explaining that the community of faith suffers from their absence. Through one-on-one and parish-based initiatives, continue to listen to their questions and concerns and to ease their feeling of estrangement, born of years, maybe even decades, away from the life of the Church. Please share with them your own story of living the faith. 

3. Evangelization Starts with Each Catholic's Ongoing Conversion

We can only share what we have received. In preparing to evangelize, we are called to conversion, which means continually to receive the Gospel of Jesus Christ individually and as a Church. The Good News nurtures us, makes us grow, and renews us in holiness as God's people.(4)

Conversion is ongoing in the hearts of believers and it consists in knowing not just about Jesus, but in actually knowing Jesus. It comes about through the power of the Holy Spirit who gives us the grace to invite Jesus into our lives, to put on the mind of Christ by rejecting sin, and to accept the call to be ever more faithful disciples of Christ in the Church. It is a fruit that comes from prayerful dialogue with Christ our Redeemer. Unless we undergo such a conversion, we have not truly accepted the Gospel.(5)

We know that people experience conversion in many ways. Some experience a "sudden, shattering insight that brings rapid transformation. Some experience a gradual growth over many years. Others undergo conversion as they take part in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults -- the usual way adults become members of the Church today. Many experience conversion through the ordinary relationships of family and friends. Others have experienced it through the formation received from Catholic schools and religious education programs. Still others have experienced ongoing conversion in renewals, ecumenical encounters, retreats, parish missions, or through some of the great spiritual movements that have blessed Church life today."(6)

Personal conversion for each of us will involve different steps depending on our relationship to Jesus and his Church. "For those who practice and live our Catholic faith, it is a call to ongoing growth and renewed conversion. For those who have accepted it only in name, it is a call to re-evangelization. For those who have stopped practicing our faith, it is a call to reconciliation. For children, it is a call to be formed into disciples through the family's faith life and religious education. For other Christians, it is an invitation to know the fullness of our message. For those who have no faith, it is an invitation to know Christ Jesus and thus experience a change to new life with Christ and his Church."(7)

One college student who entered the Church this Easter gave a beautiful testimony of her own conversion. "I have grown to recognize God's presence in all people and all things, and I consistently find myself joyfully surprised by the action of His grace in my life and in the larger world. God's light has infused and informed my perspective so deeply that I cannot fathom a life without it, and through my entrance into the Catholic Church, I hope to live my life as one unbroken gaze upon the face of God, and respond to our universal call to holiness."(8) This young woman's encounter with the Gospel left her with a different vision of what life is and a new paradigm for how to live it. Her faith, well-nurtured, lively and deep, will make her a great witness to the truth of the Gospel. By her testimony, she is already a great evangelizer!

4. The Primary Mission of Our Church

Evangelization must be the first focus of our Church. Then, the corporal and spiritual works of mercy, which result from living and sharing the Gospel, will transform the culture around us. We have the mission "to repair the world," what the Jews call Tikkun olam.

Evangelization includes working for justice and caring for the material needs of others. In a scene from the Epic commercial prepared for our Catholics Come Home campaign in Boston, the pastor of a suburban parish is shown handing food to a homeless man sitting on the steps of a church. The scene reminds us that the work of sharing the Gospel message places very practical demands on us. There is a direct consequence of witnessing to Christ our Savior and seeking justice. We are our brothers' and sisters' keepers with regard to their basic human needs and the protection of their dignity; if we really love Christ, we will help them.(9)

The scene in Epic has allegorical meaning as well. It reminds us that so many in our archdiocese are starving for spiritual food. They seek longingly for hope and meaning -- in their families, their work, their social and political lives -- just as the hungry seek for bread. They may be traveling past our churches; indeed, they may be sitting just outside the doors. All we need to do is reach out to them with a word or gesture to assure them that we want to ease their spiritual and physical need.

Within the Archdiocese of Boston, we have many excellent ministries focused on practicing the corporal works of mercy (those that care for bodily and material needs). Parishioners are very involved in feeding the hungry, providing clothes and shelter, visiting the sick and prisoners. This is an inspiring part of how we witness to living our Catholic faith and it is why we are involved in Catholic Charities, Saint Vincent de Paul, Catholic Relief Services, health care, orphanages, meal centers, food pantries, shelters and cemeteries.

I pray that each of us in our Catholic community will also practice the spiritual works of mercy (those that care for the soul) with as much fervor. Together as one Catholic family, we can do more to teach the uninformed, counsel the doubtful, help people turn from sinful to virtuous behavior, bear wrongs patiently, forgive offenses willingly, comfort the afflicted and pray for the living and the dead. Evangelization is a central way we incorporate the spiritual works of mercy into our lives and the activities of our parishes. 

5. The Meaning of Evangelization

Evangelization involves handing on the faith to our own families; in other words, becoming mentors in this way of life to a new generation of disciples. As Saint Paul reminds us with passion, we are all called to be "ambassadors of Christ."(10)

I hope, through our efforts, that together we will restore the word "evangelization" to its proper meaning. It means simply to share the Gospel, the Good News, through word and deed. That is why the four Gospel writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, are called "Evangelists."

Over time the word "evangelization" has developed negative connotations for some and been misunderstood to be an aggressive or manipulative form of proselytism. Catholic evangelization is never proselytism. Evangelization always seeks to propose our faith and never to impose it. It is always respectful of human dignity and authentic freedom.

The Church exists to evangelize, to share the Good News with all people. We are called to do many things in the Church, but our primary mandate given by Jesus and powered by the Holy Spirit is to evangelize. Correspondingly, every Catholic is asked to make it his or her own responsibility to reach out and encourage others to join with us in Christ's family, the Church.

There are three ways to evangelize. We witness, which is the simple living of our faith through our good actions and virtuous deeds. We share our faith in an explicit way, typically by describing how God is working in our lives. We invite others to experience Christ's saving love by walking with us in our Catholic Church.

Evangelization is most effective when actions come first. It is said that Saint Francis of Assisi often taught the friars to "preach always, and sometimes use words." Through the grace of the Holy Spirit, evangelization happens "by the way we live God's love in our daily life; by the love, example, and support people give each other; by the ways parents pass faith on to their children; in our life as Church, through the proclamation of the Word and the wholehearted celebration of the saving deeds of Jesus; in renewal efforts of local and national scope; in the care we show to those most in need; and in the ways we go about our work, share with our neighbors, and treat the stranger. In daily life, family members evangelize each other; men and women, their future spouses; and workers, their fellow employees, by the simple lives of faith they lead. Through the ordinary patterns of our Catholic life, the Holy Spirit brings about conversion and a new life in Christ."(11) 

6. Parishes: Centers of Evangelization

If the Church exists to evangelize, the parish is the chief venue where that activity must take place. Our parishes must be true centers of evangelization.

The parish is the place where most Catholics experience the Church. It has, on the local level, the same commitments as the universal Church, with the celebration of God's Word and the Eucharist as its center of worship. Evangelization inevitably involves the parish community because, ultimately, we are inviting people to the Eucharist, to the table of the Lord. When an individual evangelizes, one-to-one, he or she should have the Good News and the Eucharist as the ultimate message.(12) Pope Paul VI said that evangelization is always tied to the Eucharistic celebration of the paschal mystery of Jesus Christ. "There is no true evangelization if the name, the teaching, the life, the promises, the Kingdom and the mystery of Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God are not proclaimed."(13)

An evangelizing spirit must touch every dimension of Catholic parish life. Welcome, acceptance, the invitation to conversion and renewal, reconciliation and peace must characterize the whole tenor of parish life -- beginning with Sunday worship. Every element of the parish should respond to the evangelical imperative--priests and religious, lay persons, staff, ministers, organizations, social clubs, parochial schools, and parish religious education programs. Otherwise, evangelization is reduced to something a few people do as their particular ministry--rather than the reason for the parish's existence and the objective of its apostolic work. The spirit of conversion, highlighted in the liturgy and particularly in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, should radiate through all the ministries so that the call to conversion is experienced and celebrated as part of each parishioner's life of faith.(14)

At this time, I ask that pastors, parish pastoral councils and parish evangelization teams re-commit themselves to advancing their understanding of their parish's mission in a way that develops concrete evangelizing activities. In this effort, the Parish Evangelization Guide recently issued by the Secretariat for Faith Formation and Evangelization, will be a useful beginning. I know that you will continue to rely on the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults in order to respond more effectively to Catholics returning to the faith. As you know, continued emphasis on receiving the sacraments of Reconciliation and the Eucharist, Bible study, the study of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and encouraging ecclesial movements are a few proven ways in which you can continue to foster conversion and renewal of the faith among adults. 

It is critical to emphasize that the work of evangelization cannot succeed if it is seen as the work of clergy and parish staff alone. Every one of us by our baptism and confirmation is called by Jesus to participation in this mission. Jesus is waiting for us to be willing to serve as an instrument to help Him lead others to joy, peace and love in this life and the next. 

7. Pastoral Planning and Evangelization 

Since evangelization is a central activity of our parishes, it will be a critical component in pastoral planning in our archdiocese.

There are many ways to identify a healthy, vibrant parish. A reverent and active sacramental life, strong and healthy programs of religious instruction and faith formation for young people and adults, vibrant apostolic and charitable activities rooted in Catholic social teaching, and a culture promoting vocations are some of those signs. However, one of the most important manifestations of vibrant parish life is having the resources and the spirit to evangelize, and particularly to reach out to those who have left the Church. I have asked our Archdiocesan Pastoral Planning Commission and our Pastoral Planning Office to propose strategies to improve the capabilities and resources for parish-centered evangelization activities as we look to strengthen and renew our parishes and archdiocesan outreach ministries.

Some may ask, "Why must we evangelize? Our parish is fine as it is." We evangelize so that people can know the purpose for which they are made and so that as many as possible will be brought to Christ and ultimately, through Christ's saving love, to the eternal presence of God in heaven. John's Gospel recounts Jesus' words, "I came so that they might have life, and have it more abundantly."(15) Our love for every person makes us want to extend this invitation on Christ's behalf.

Paulist Father Robert Rivers has written a provocative book called, ''From Maintenance to Mission: Evangelization and the Revitalization of the Parish.'' His premise is that evangelization has the power to bring new unity to the Church in periods of upheaval, and can lead to an experience of reorientation within the Church and a renewed impact on the society in which we live in this new millennium.

Evangelization challenges all baptized Catholics to a conversion to Christ, by living their faith fully, inviting others to faith, and living these Gospel values in the world. It gives us a new lens through which we can view our Catholic faith. This lens is threefold: spiritual renewal, missionary activity, and action for justice in the world.

Many parishes are truly mission-based today and they have fervor for this outreach. Others are maintenance-oriented because their parishioners often have a consumer culture mentality. They come to Church to get something, and they expect the leadership to provide it. All the energy and resources of the parish are oriented to serving the people who are present, rather than reaching out to those who are absent.

We must work to help our parishioners to move beyond being consumers to being disciples who share actively in the mission and the ministry of Jesus. We are called to evangelize out of love for Jesus Christ and of the people who will be graced by what His Kingdom of love, peace and justice will bring to their lives.

This Good News is something we must desire to share. If a doctor had discovered a cure for cancer and said, "Well, I am going to use this only for my family and my close friends," we would consider that criminal. Not sharing the power of the Gospel and the Sacraments with our neighbor is also criminal. The operative parable is the story of the man who buried the shining gold talent in the ground. This was condemned as an act of cowardice and selfishness.

Our task in our parishes is to foster ongoing conversion, turning consumers into disciples and disciple-makers. We need to prepare men and women who witness to the faith and not send people into the witness protection program. Every Catholic can be a minister of welcome, reconciliation, and understanding to those who have stopped practicing the faith.(16)

8. The New Roman Missal: An Opportunity for Evangelization

The changes to the Roman Missal that will be implemented this coming Advent should be seen as an opportunity to refocus our entire Catholic community on the centrality of the Sunday Eucharist. It is an opportune moment to study the liturgy and grow in our understanding of the central mysteries of the faith, making use of Teaching Masses and Family Masses.

It also provides an occasion for parishes to evaluate their current liturgies to make them even more beautiful and meaningful experiences. Our modern culture, so addicted to entertainment, can make it difficult to celebrate the Eucharist in a way that engages modern people. We must first teach people how to pray and encourage them to prepare for the Sunday Mass so that its mysteries will open up to them. The more people realize that Christ is truly present in the Holy Eucharist and speaks to us in the Word of God proclaimed, the more faithfully and fervently people will participate in Sunday Mass. In the Eucharist, the love of Christ gathers and builds us as living stones into the Church. Without the Eucharist, we remain as pebbles strewn on the beach. Saint Peter described this in his First Letter: "Come to him, a living stone, rejected by human beings but chosen and precious in the sight of God, and, like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ."(17)

Good work is already being done. Study of the Roman Missal and the changes in liturgical responses is leading to more careful liturgical planning and reverent liturgical practice in many parishes and chaplaincies; these revisions will bring about a renewed sense of the sacred. 

9. New Church Movements and Communities

After the Second Vatican Council, the Church has witnessed an outpouring of the Holy Spirit through the blossoming of new movements and ecclesial communities. They bring great vitality to the life of the Church. They are a sign of great hope for the Church in the new millennium.

The Church in every generation is both old and new. Throughout the centuries we have seen the great blessing of so many new religious orders, reform movements and lay associations that responded to the needs of a particular era. Today, many of the new movements and communities are showing great success in communicating a deep spirituality to their members in the context of small, close-knit communities. They energize their people to be evangelizers who bring the Good News they have received to those around them. Without those forces of renewal, the Church can sometimes become too focused on maintenance and the internal aspects of pastoral work.

Many of these small groups and communities are already present in the archdiocese: Cursillo, Charismatic Renewal, Communion and Liberation, Opus Dei, Focolare, Communities of Saint Egidio, The Neocatechumenal Way, ARISE, The Legion of Mary and others. Throughout the years I have known them and experienced firsthand the fruits of Christian life that sprout from their activity, including strengthening of family life, openness to life, and vocations to the priesthood and religious life.

Some of these groups have been instrumental in my own personal growth in faith. For instance, as a seminarian 44 years ago I experienced the power of a Cursillo retreat. It was in Spanish in Washington D.C. with a collection of Argentine soldiers, undocumented Salvadoran refugees, Cubans, and some Puerto Rican restaurant workers. The weekend forged us into a fraternity, a community of friends, fellow disciples on fire with our love for Christ and our desire to make Him known, loved and served. At the end of the Cursillo weekend, the Rector gave me a Cross and said "Cristo cuenta contigo." And we answered, "Y yo con Su gracia." Christ is counting on us. With Christ, with each other and with his grace, we can do it. It strengthened my vocation to the priesthood and helped me understand the need to look for the lost sheep.

Blessed Pope John Paul II was instrumental in discerning the Holy Spirit's presence in these new movements and communities. In Pentecost of 1998 he met with many of these groups at St. Peter's Square in the Vatican and offered them to the Universal Church as instruments for the New Evangelization. He told them: "In our world, often dominated by a secularized culture which encourages and promotes models of life without God, the faith of many is sorely tested, and is frequently stifled and dies. Thus we see an urgent need for powerful proclamation and solid, in-depth Christian formation. There is so much need today for mature Christian personalities, conscious of their baptismal identity, of their vocation and mission in the world! There is great need for living Christian communities! And here are the movements and the new ecclesial communities: they are the response, given by the Holy Spirit, to this critical challenge at the end of the millennium. You are this providential response."(18)

We need to find ways to support their efforts and welcome them in our churches as they strive to provide individuals with a personal experience of the love of God, not only to those already practicing their faith but also to those who are away from the Church or have never met Christ.

10. Immediate Steps

Pastors, in consultation with their parish pastoral councils and staffs, will need to strategize on how best to evangelize in their local circumstances. Like Pentecost, the process must be steeped in prayer and the desire to be led by the Holy Spirit. The outreach that needs to be done will require planning and training. Some parishes may want to establish evangelization teams and pastoral zones within the parish for the purpose of outreach. Those involved would benefit from reading Go and Make Disciples, a document from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, which has recommended goals, strategies and tactics for the work of evangelization.

Faith formation is central to the task of evangelization. Training evangelizers to visit homes, to contact the families of children in religious education programs and youth ministry, and to be involved in outreach and welcoming must be part of the process. The RCIA programs are ways of helping the entire parish have a sense of mission and welcoming.

I encourage all Catholic families to develop a spirituality of the home that renews the practice of regular family prayer. Spouses: pray with one another; parents: pray with your children. Reach out to extended family members and Catholic friends and neighbors, and invite them to attend Mass with you. What a stronger Church we would be if every family was able to help just one other family return to the practice of our faith.

I ask all Catholics to pray to the Holy Spirit this Pentecost and to ask for the wisdom to understand the particular gifts God has given you for building up the Church. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you to recognize those people for whom God would like you to be the face of His Church. At the proper moment you can then invite them to return home to our blessed Catholic family. 

11. That All May Know Jesus

Blessed Pope John Paul II traveled to the ends of the earth to share the Good News so that the world could come to know Christ Jesus. Like the late Holy Father, we must be convinced that the Kingdom of God is spread by word of mouth. Jesus says: "He who hears you, hears me."(19)

In Blessed John Paul II's letter Novo Millennio Ineunte, he challenged us with the words of the Gospel, "Duc in Altum," to "cast our nets into the deep." He wrote: "We must rekindle in ourselves the impetus of the beginnings of the Church and allow ourselves to be filled with the ardor of the apostolic preaching which followed Pentecost. We must revive in ourselves the burning conviction of Paul who cried out: 'Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel.'"(20) Let us repair and strengthen our nets together so that we might better carry out the mission that the Lord has given us, to be his ambassadors. "Faith is strengthened when it is given to others."(21)

A missionary spirit can unite and energize our Church. Christ is the missionary of the Father, and we are Christ's missionaries; we are fishers of men and women, not keepers of the aquarium. As Blessed John Paul II reminds us, we do not evangelize alone: "The risen Jesus accompanies us on our way and enables us to recognize Him as the disciples of Emmaus did in the breaking of the bread.(22) May He find us watchful ready to recognize His face and to run to our brothers and sisters with the good news: 'We have seen the Lord.'"(23)

Archdiocesan Catholics Come Home Prayer:

That All May Know Jesus(24)

Father, you call each person by name
and have given your only Son Jesus
to reconcile us to you and to each other.

In your faithfulness, you sent
the Holy Spirit to complete
the mission of Jesus among us.

Open our hearts to Jesus.
Give us the courage
to live as followers of Christ.

Help us to speak his name
to all who are close to us and to share
his love with all who are far away.

We pray that every person everywhere
be invited to know Jesus as Savior
and will be made new by his infinite love.

We come to you and ask all this
through Christ, our Lord. Amen.(25) 
Sincerely yours in Christ,

Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley, OFM Cap.
Archbishop of Boston

 

Useful Sources

Pope Paul VI. On Evangelization in the Modern World (Evangelii Nuntiandi). Vatican City/Washington, D.C.:USCC, 1975. Publication No.129-6.

Pope John Paul II. Apostolic Exhortation on the Vocation and Mission of the Lay Faithful in the Church and in the World (Christifidelis Laici). Vatican City/Washington, DC: USCC, 1989. Publication No. 274-8.

Pope John Paul II. On the Permanent Validity of the Church's Missionary Mandate (Redemptoris Missio). Vatican City/Washington, DC: USCC, 1990.

USCCB. Go and Make Disciples, A National Plan and Strategy for Catholic Evangelization in the United States. Washington, D.C.: USCC, 2002 Publication #5-475.

Rivers, CSP, Robert S. From Maintenance to Mission. New York: Paulist Press, 2005.

 

Endnotes

1. Acts 2:14

2. Mt 28: 19-20

3. Pope Benedict XVI. Homily during Votive Mass for the Universal Church at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. 19 April 2008.

4. National Conference of Catholic Bishops, Go and Make Disciples: A National Plan and Strategy for Catholic Evangelization in the United States, November 1992, #23. 

5. Go and Make Disciples, #12.

6. Go and Make Disciples, #13.

7. Go and Make Disciples, #27.

8. Kaytlin L. Roholt, "Graduating Student Reflects on Becoming Catholic, The Aquinas, Vol. 84, Issue 19, 5 May 2011, p. 13

9. Go and Make Disciples, #60.

10. Cf. 2 Corinthians 5:20.

11. Go and Make Disciples, #35.

12. Go and Make Disciples, #84.

13. Pope Paul VI. On Evangelization in the Modern World (Evangelii Nuntiandi), no. 22.

14. Go and Make Disciples, #85.

15. John 10:10.

16. Go and Make Disciples, #40.

17. 1 Pt 2:4-5

18. Pope John Paul II. Speech For The World Congress Of Ecclesial Movements And New Communities. 27 May 1998.

19. Cf. Luke 10:16.

20. Novo Millennio Ineunte, #40. St. Paul quote from 1 Corinthians 9:16.

21. Redemptoris Missio, #2.

22. Cf. Luke 24:13-35

23. Novo Millennio Ineunte, #59 and John 20:25.

24. Cf. John 17:4.

25. "That All May Know Jesus" Official prayer of the Archdiocese of Boston Catholics Come Home Initiative. Written by David Thorp.

 

 

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Mons Pozzo: Benedict XVI, Liturghia tradiţională şi SSPX

Mons. Pozzo, Segretario della Pontificia Commissione Ecclesia Dei, ha ricevuto Nouvelles de France in Vaticano. Egli spiega le intenzioni de Benedetto XVI nei confronti della Messa tradizionale e la Fraternità San Pio X

Intervista rilasciata da
Mons. Guido Pozzo
Segretario della Pontificia Commissione Ecclesia Dei

 

 

a Pierre de Bellerive
per il Nouvelles de France, 8 giugno 2011

Monsignore, qual è la finalità del Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum?

Il Motu proprio Summorum Pontificum intende offrire a tutti i fedeli cattolici la liturgia romana nell’usus antiquior, considerandolo come un tesoro prezioso da conservare. A tal fine, essa intende garantire ed assicurare, a tutti coloro che lo chiedono, l'uso della forma straordinaria e favorire così l’unità e la riconciliazione nella Chiesa.

 

 

Perché questo successo della Messa di San Pio V tra i giovani cattolici?

Penso che il raccoglimento interiore e il significato della Messa come sacrificio siano particolarmente valorizzati dalla forma straordinaria. È questo che spiega in parte l’aumento del numero di fedeli che la chiedono.

 

 

La lettera del Papa che accompagna il Motu Proprio indica che c'era un aumento del numero dei fedeli che richiedevano l’uso della forma straordinaria. Qual è la ragione secondo Lei?

La lettera di accompagnamento del Motu Proprio presenta i motivi e le spiegazioni che chiariscono le finalità e il senso del Motu Proprio. È fondamentale sottolineare che le due forme dell’unico rito romano si arricchiscono a vicenda e dunque devono essere considerate come complementari. Il ripristino dell’usus antiquior del Messale romano con il suo quadro normativo proprio, è dovuto all’aumento nelle domande dei fedeli che desideravano partecipare alla celebrazione della Santa Messa nella sua forma straordinaria. Si tratta in sostanza di rispettare e di valorizzare un interesse particolare nutrito da certi fedeli per la Tradizione e per la ricchezza del patrimonio liturgico messo in evidenza dal rito romano antico. È interessante che questa sensibilità sia presente anche nelle giovani generazioni, cioè tra persone che a suo tempo non sono state formate a questo genere di liturgia.

 

 

Si dice che i movimenti tradizionali suscitino più vocazioni che altrove. È vero? Se sì, perché?

Negli Istituti che dipendono dalla Pontificia Commissione Ecclesia Dei e che seguono le forme liturgiche e disciplinari della Tradizione, vi è un aumento di vocazioni sacerdotali e di vocazioni alla vita religiosa. Io credo, tuttavia, che una ripresa delle vocazioni sacerdotali la si constata anche nei seminari. Soprattutto là dove si offre una formazione e una educazione al ministero sacerdotale e ad una vita spirituale seria e rigorosa, senza la loro riduzione di fronte alla secolarizzazione, la quale sfortunatamente è penetrata nella mentalità e nelle forme di vita di certi chierici e perfino di certi seminari. Secondo me, questo costituisce la causa principale della crisi delle vocazioni al sacerdozio, crisi di qualità beninteso, piuttosto che di quantità. Presentare la figura del sacerdote nella sua profonda identità, come ministro del sacro, cioè come alter Christus, come guida spirituale del popolo di Dio, come colui che celebra il sacrificio della Santa Messa e rimette i peccati nel sacramento della confessione, agendo in persona Christi capitis, questa è la condizione essenziale per la messa in atto di una pastorale delle vocazioni che sia fruttuosa e permetta la ripresa delle vocazioni al sacerdozio ministeriale.

 

 

Sa se il Papa è soddisfatto dell’applicazione del Motu Proprio?

La Pontificia Commissione Ecclesia Dei tiene costantemente informato il Santo Padre sull'evoluzione dell’applicazione del Motu Proprio e sulla crescita della sua ricezione, malgrado le difficoltà di applicazione che constatiamo qua o là.

 

 

Quali sono concretamente le difficoltà di applicazione che incontrate?

Vi sono ancora delle resistenze da parte di certi vescovi e membri del clero, che non rendono molto accessibile la Messa tridentina.

 

 

L'istruzione Universae Ecclesiae sembra favorire ancor meglio la celebrazione della forma straordinaria. È così?

L'istruzione ha lo scopo di aiutare ad applicare in modo sempre più efficace e corretto le direttive del Motu Proprio. Essa offre delle precisazioni normative e dei chiarimenti su aspetti importanti per l'applicazione pratica.

 

 

Si ha l'impressione che è soprattutto in Francia che le reazioni sono più epidermiche su questo argomento. Qual è la ragione secondo Lei?

Forse è troppo presto per dare una valutazione sufficientemente completa delle reazioni all'Istruzione, e questo non vale solo per la Francia. Ma mi sembra che, pensando alla situazione della Chiesa in Francia, bisogna tenere conto del fatto che esiste una tendenza a polarizzare e a radicalizzare i giudizi e le convinzioni in materia. Questo non favorisce una buona comprensione e una autentica ricezione del documento. In più occorre superare una visione principalmente emotiva e sentimentale. Si tratta - ed è un dovere – di recuperare il principio dell'unità della liturgia, che giustifica proprio l'esistenza di due forme, entrambe legittime, che non devono mai essere viste in opposizione o in alternativa. La forma straordinaria non è un ritorno al passato e non deve essere intesa come una messa in causa della riforma liturgica voluta dal Vaticano II. Ugualmente, la forma ordinaria non è una rottura col passato, ma il suo sviluppo almeno su certi aspetti.

 

 

Sollecitudine dei Sommi Pontefici e Chiesa universale sono i titoli rispettivi del Motu proprio e della sua Istruzione. Questo significa che lo scopo è una riconciliazione con i «tradizionalisti»?

L'Istruzione, come ho detto all'inizio, intende favorire l'unità e la riconciliazione nella Chiesa. Il termine «tradizionalista» è spesso una formula generica usata per definire cose molto differenti. Se per «tradizionalisti», si intendono i cattolici che ripropongono con forza l'integrità del patrimonio dottrinale, liturgico e culturale della fede e della tradizione cattolica, è chiaro che essi troveranno conforto e sostegno nell'Istruzione. Il termine «tradizionalista» può essere inteso anche differentemente ed indicare colui che fa un uso ideologico della Tradizione, per opporre la Chiesa di prima del Concilio Vaticano II alla Chiesa del Vaticano II, che si sarebbe allontanata dalla Tradizione. Questa opinione è una maniera distorta di comprendere la fedeltà alla Tradizione, perché il Concilio Vaticano II fa anch’esso parte della Tradizione. Le deviazioni dottrinali e le deformazioni liturgiche che si sono prodotte dopo la fine del Concilio Vaticano II non hanno alcun fondamento oggettivo nei documenti conciliari compresi nell’insieme della dottrina cattolica. Le frasi o le espressioni dei testi conciliari non possono e non devono essere isolate o sradicate, per così dire, dal contesto globale della dottrina cattolica. Sfortunatamente, queste deviazioni dottrinali e questi abusi nell’applicazione pratica della riforma liturgica costituiscono il pretesto di questo «tradizionalismo ideologico» che fa rifiutare il Concilio. Un tale pretesto si basa su un pregiudizio senza fondamento. È chiaro che oggi non è più sufficiente ripetere il dato conciliare, ma bisogna al tempo stesso confutare e rifiutare le deviazioni e interpretazioni erronee che pretendono fondarsi sull’insegnamento conciliare. Questo vale anche per la liturgia. È questa la difficoltà con cui oggi ci troviamo alle prese.

 

 

«I fedeli che chiedono la celebrazione della forma extraordinaria non devono in alcun modo sostenere o appartenere a gruppi che si manifestano contrari alla validità o legittimità della Santa Messa o dei Sacramenti celebrati nella forma ordinaria e/o al Romano Pontefice come Pastore Supremo della Chiesa universale». (Istruzione Universae Ecclesiae, § 19). Questa precisazione riguarda la Fraternità San Pio X?

L’articolo dell'Istruzione a cui Lei si riferisce riguarda certi gruppi di fedeli che considerano o postulano un’antitesi tra il Messale del 1962 e quello di Paolo VI, e che pensano che il rito promulgato da Paolo VI per la celebrazione del Sacrificio della S. Messa sia dannoso per i fedeli. Voglio precisare che bisogna distinguere chiaramente il rito e il Messale come tale, celebrato secondo le norme, e una certa comprensione e applicazione della riforma liturgica, caratterizzata da ambiguità, deformazioni dottrinali, abusi e banalizzazioni, fenomeni purtroppo assai diffusi che hanno portato il cardinale J. Ratzinger a parlare senza esitazione, in una delle sue pubblicazioni, di «crollo della liturgia». Sarebbe ingiusto e falso attribuire al Messale riformato la causa di tale un crollo. Al tempo stesso bisogna accogliere l'insegnamento e la disciplina che Papa Benedetto XVI ci ha dato nella sua Lettera apostolica Summorum pontificum per ripristinare la forma straordinaria del rito romano antico, e seguire il modo esemplare con cui il Santo Padre celebra la Santa Messa nella forma ordinaria in S. Pietro, nelle sue visite pastorali e nei suoi viaggi apostolici.

 

 

Ancora oggi, Lei pensa che l'insegnamento del Concilio non sia applicato correttamente?

Nell’insieme, sfortunatamente sì. Vi sono delle situazioni complesse nelle quali si constata che l'insegnamento del Concilio non è ancora compreso. Si pratica ancora una ermeneutica della discontinuità con la Tradizione.

 

 

Benedetto XVI sembra molto attento alla liturgia nel corso del suo pontificato. È esatto?

Del tutto esatto, ma la precisazione che ho dato riguarda soprattutto i gruppi che pensano che esista una opposizione tra i due Messali.

 

 

La Fraternità San Pio X riconosce questo Messale come valido e lecito?

È alla Fraternità San Pio X che bisogna chiederlo.

 

 

Il Santo Padre desidera che la Fraternità San Pio X si riconcili con Roma?

Certamente. La lettera di revoca delle scomuniche dei quattro vescovi consacrati illegittimamente da Monsignor Lefebvre è l’espressione del desiderio del Santo Padre di favorire la riconciliazione della Fraternità San Pio X con la Santa sede.

 

 

Il contenuto delle discussioni che si svolgono fra Roma e la Fraternità San Pio X è segreto, ma su quali punti vertono e in che modo si svolgono?

Il nodo essenziale è di carattere dottrinale. Per giungere ad una vera riconciliazione, occorre superare certi problemi dottrinali che sono alla base della frattura attuale. Nei colloqui in corso, vi è un confronto di argomenti tra gli esperti scelti dalla Fraternità San Pio X e gli esperti scelti dalla Congregazione per la Dottrina della Fede. Alla fine, si stilano delle sintesi conclusive, che riassumono le posizioni espresse dalle due parti. I temi discussi sono noti: il primato e la collegialità episcopale; il rapporto tra la Chiesa cattolica e le confessioni cristiane non cattoliche; la libertà religiosa; il Messale di Paolo VI. Al termine dei colloqui, i risultati delle discussioni verranno sottoposti alle rispettive istanze autorizzate, per una valutazione complessiva.

 

 

Non mi sembra concepibile che possa esserci una rimessa in questione del Concilio Vaticano II. Ma allora di cosa possono trattare queste discussioni? Di una sua migliore comprensione?

Si tratta del chiarimento di punti che precisano l’esatto significato dell'insegnamento del Concilio. È quello che il Santo Padre ha iniziato a fare il 22 dicembre 2005, col comprendere il Concilio secondo una ermeneutica del rinnovamento nella continuità. Tuttavia, ci sono alcune obiezioni della Fraternità S. Pio X che hanno senso, perché c’è stata un’interpretazione da rottura. L'obiettivo è mostrare che occorre interpretare il Concilio nella continuità della Tradizione della Chiesa.

 

 

Il Cardinale Ratzinger fu incaricato di queste discussioni circa 20 anni fa. Segue sempre l’evoluzione di quelle attuali, adesso che è Papa?

Intanto vi è il ruolo del segretario, che è quello di organizzare e di vegliare sul buon andamento delle discussioni. La valutazione di esse compete al Santo Padre, che segue le discussioni, con il cardinale Levada, che ne è informato e dà il suo parere. D’altronde, è la stessa prassi che si segue su tutti i punti che può trattare la Congregazione.

Fonte: Nouvelle de France, 8 giugno 2011

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