definitive clarity." In this sense, "Pope Paul VI's intervention was
decisive," with his proposal of the formula "nos omnis certitudo de
veritatibus fidei potest sumi ex Sacra Scriptura", that is, "the Church's
certainty on the faith is not only born of
an isolated book, but needs the enlightened subject of the Church, which
brings the Holy Spirit. Only thus can Scripture speak and from this springs
all its authority."
"And, finally, ecumenism. I don't want to go into these problems now, but
it was obvious that?especially after the 'passion' of Christians
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during the age of Nazism?that Christians could find unity, or could at least
look for it, but it was also clear
that only God can give unity. And we are still continuing along this path."
"The second part of the Council was much broader. The theme, arising with
great urgency, was today's world, the modern age and the Church, and with it
issues of the responsibility of the construction of this world, of society,
responsibility for the
future of this world and eschatological hope; Christian ethical responsibility
… as well as religious freedom, progress, and relations with other
religions. At that time, the entire Council, not just the United States, whose
people are very
concerned with religious freedom, really joined in the discussion …
Latin America also joined in strongly, knowing the misery of the people of a
Catholic continent and the responsibility of the faith for the situation of
these persons. And thus
Africa, Asia likewise saw the need for interreligious dialogue. … The
great document 'Gaudium et Spes' analysed the problem between Christian
eschatology and worldly progress, including the responsibility of
tomorrow's society and Christian responsibilities in the face of eternity, and
also the renewal of Christian ethics. … The basis for dialogue is in
difference, in diversity, in the faith of the uniqueness of Christ who is one,
and it is not
possible for a believer to think that religions are variations on the same
theme. No. There is a reality of the living God who has spoken and who is one
God, an incarnate God, therefore one word of God who is truly the Word of God.
But there is also a
religious experience, with a certain human light on creation, and therefore it
is necessary and possible to enter into dialogue and so to open oneself to
others and to open all to God peace, all His children, all His family."
"I would like to add still a third point... the Council of the media. It
was almost a Council itself and the world saw the Council through it. The
'Council of the journalists', of course was not carried out within the faith
but within the categories
of today's media. That is to say, it was outside of the faith, with a
different hermeneutic … a political hermeneutic. For the media, the
Council was a political struggle, a power struggle between the Church's
different strands. … There
was a triple problem: the Pope's power transferred to the power of the bishops
and to the power of all: popular sovereignty. The same thing happened with the
liturgy. They were not interested in the liturgy as an act of faith but as
something where
things are made understandable, a type of communal activity. … These
translations, the trivialization of the idea of the Council were virulent in
the practice of applying liturgical reform; a vision
of the Council outside of its proper interpretation, that of faith, was
born."
"We know that this Council of the media was accessible to all. Thus it was
the dominant one, the most efficient one, and it created a lot of calamities,
problems, and misfortunes. … The true Council found it difficult to
make its thought
concrete and actual. The virtual Council was stronger than the real council.
But the Council's strength was present and, little by little, it became more
and more actual, becoming the true force that is, after true reform, the
Church's true renewal. It
seems to me that, after 50 years, we see how the virtual Council has broken
down, been lost, and the authentic Council appears in all its spiritual
strength."
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GERMAN LAWYER ERNST VON FREYBERG, NEW PRESIDENT OF SUPERVISORY BOARD OF
IOR
Vatican City, 15 February 2013 (VIS) – According to a communique
published today, the Commission of Cardinals for the Institute for the Works
of Religion (IOR) has made an appointment, in accordance with the
Institute’s statutes, of a new
president of the Supervisory Board, Ernst von Freyberg. The other four members
of the Supervisory Board will all remain in office.
"This decision is the result of extensive evaluation and a series of
interviews that the Commission of Cardinals has conducted, with the constant
support of the Supervisory Board. This painstaking and detailed process lasted
for some months, making
it possible to assess a number of candidates of professional and moral
excellence, with assistance from an independent international Agency that is a
leader in the selection of top executives."
"The Holy Father has closely followed the entire selection process leading
to the choice of the new President of the Supervisory Board of the IOR, and he
has expressed his full consent to the choice made by the Commission of
Cardinals."
Included in the information is Mr. von Freyberg's curriculum. He was born
in Germany in 1958 and from 1978 to 1985 he studied law at the universities of
Munich and Bonn. From 1986 to 1987 he attended the Verwaltungshochschule
Speyer. In 1988 he
earned admission to the Bar at Landgericht, Ulm and passed the second law exam
at Oberlandesgericht, Stuttgart. From 1988 to 1991 he worked for TCR Europe
Limited (Bemberg Group), Three City Research Inc., and from 1991 to 2012 he
founded and served as
CEO of Daiwa Corporate Advisory GmbH. From 2012 to the present he has been
with Blohm+Voss Group in Hamburg, Germany, serving as its chairman.
Mr. von Freyberg is an active member of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller
Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta. He is co-leader of
the Association for Pilgrimages to Lourdes of the Archdiocese of Berlin. He is
founder and member
of Freyberg Stiftung since its creation in 2009. This foundation supports
three Catholic organizations in France, Germany, and Austria, the
FreiligrathSchule (primary school in Frankfurt) providing student
scholarships. He is also a member of the
supervisory board of Flossbach von Storch AG, a Cologne based asset management
firm. He is a member of the advisory board of Manpower GmbH, a temporary work
service firm in Germany.
Mr. von Freyberg brings with him a vast experience of financial matters and
the financial regulatory process.
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AUDIENCES
Vatican City, 15 February 2013 (VIS) - This morning, the Holy Father
received in audience seven prelates from the Liguria region of the Italian
Episcopal Conference on their "ad limina" visit:
- Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, archbishop of Genoa,
- Bishop Martino
Canessa of Tortona,
- Bishop Mario Oliveri of Albenga-Imperia,
-
Bishop Alberto Maria Careggio of Ventimiglia-San Remo,
- Bishop Alberto
Tanasini of
Chiavari,
- Bishop Luigi Ernesto Palletti of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato,
and
- Bishop Vittorio Lupi of Savona-Noli.
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OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 15 February 2013 (VIS) – Today, the Holy Father
appointed Fr. Friedrich Bechina, F.S.O., official of the Congregation for
Catholic Education, as under-secretary of that congregation.
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