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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - N° 162
DATE 30-07-2013
Summary:
- FRANCIS SPEAKS TO JOURNALISTS ON BOARD PAPAL FLIGHT
- THE POPE JOINS IN THE SUFFERING OF THE PEOPLE OF CAMPANIA
- PAPAL AND HOLY SEE HIGHLIGHTS FOR JANUARY-APRIL 2013
___________________________________________________________
FRANCIS SPEAKS TO JOURNALISTS ON BOARD PAPAL FLIGHT
Vatican City, 30 July 2013 (VIS) – On the return flight from Rio de
Janeiro to Rome, Pope Francis spoke for around an hour and half with the
journalists accompanying him on his journey. The questions and answers were
all impromptu, and the Pope
answered all the questioned posed, on matters ranging from his personal
security to his relationship with the Roman Curia, his trip to Brazil, his
collaboration with Benedict XVI and the situation of divorced and remarried
persons.
Francis said he was happy with his first trip abroad as Pope, commenting that
it had brought to the fore “the goodness and the suffering of the
Brazilian people ... the Brazilian people are warm-hearted, they are an
amiable people … who
even in suffering always find a way to seek out the best from all sides. And
this is a good thing: they are cheerful people who have suffered much …
This trip has been very good; spiritually, it has done me good …
meeting people always
does good, as in doing so we receive many good things from others”.
With regard to matters of security, he commented that there had been no
incident during his visit to Rio de Janeiro, and that everything had been
spontaneous. “With less security, I was able to stay with the people, to
embrace them, greet them,
without armoured cars … it is the security of trusting in people
… yes, there's always the danger of encountering a madman, but then
there is always the Lord who protects us, isn't there? It is also madness to
separate a bishop from his
people, and I prefer this madness”.
He also reiterated that he preferred to continue to reside at the Santa Marta
guesthouse, explaining that, “I cannot live alone, or with a small
group. I need to be among people, to meet and speak with people. …
Everyone should live as the
Lord intends them to live. But austerity – a general austerity – I
think it is necessary for all those who work in the service of the
Church”.
He also revealed the contents of the black bag he carried during his trip to
Brazil. “There wasn't the key to the atomic bomb! There is a razor, a
breviary, my diary, a book to read – I brought one on St. Therese of
Lisieux, to whom I am
devoted … I always take this bag when I travel. It's normal. We should
be normal!”
In response to a question on the commissions he has instituted for the reform
of the IOR (Institute for Religious Works) and the case of Msgr. Scarano,
director of the accounting analysis service of the Administration of the
Patrimony of the Apostolic
See (APSA) arrested by the Italian authorities in the context of a corruption
and fraud investigation, he stated that the commissions have been established
to reform and rectify the IOR and that some advised him it should be an
ethical bank, a support
fund or that it should even be shut down. “I trust in the work of the
commission members”, he commented. “Transparency and honesty must
be the criteria inspiring this entity. He expressed his sadness regarding the
case of Msgr.
Scarano, imprisoned “and not because he resembled Blessed Imelda
… I am pained by these events because they cause scandal … but
in the Curia there are also saintly people … and even if there are some
who are not,
they
are those who make the most noise: everyone knows that one falling tree makes
more noise than a growing forest”.
The Pope also referred to Msgr. Ricca, a prelate of the IOR, about whom an
Italian magazine published compromising information relating to his personal
life, and on the so-called “gay lobby” within the Vatican.
“On Msgr. Ricca”,
he said, “an 'investigatio previa' (an investigation prior to being
appointed as a prelate) was carried out and nothing emerged. But I would like
to add one more thing: I see that very often in the Church, there is a
tendency to seek out sins
committed in youth, and make them public. I am not speaking about crimes: the
abuse of minors is a crime. But if a layperson, or a priest, or a nun, has
sinned, the Lord forgives and forgets. And this is important – the Lord
forgets. We do not
have the right to not forget. … St. Peter committed one of the most
serious sins, apostasy, and yet they made him Pope. Much is written about the
gay lobby … but I haven't found gay identity cards in the Vatican,
although th
ey say
they exist. I think that when we encounter a gay person, we must distinguish
the fact of being gay from that of forming part of a lobby, as not all lobbies
are good. That is the problem. But if a person is gay and seeks God and has
good will, who am I
to judge him?”
Similarly the Pope did not elude the theme of sacraments for the divorced and
remarried. “I think this is the moment for mercy. The divorced may have
access to the sacraments. The problem regards those who are in a second
marriage … who
cannot receive communion. But, in parenthesis, the Orthodox have a different
praxis. They follow the theology of economy, and they give a second chance:
they allow that. But I think that this problem – and here I close the
parenthesis –
should be studied within the framework of matrimonial pastoral care. One of
the themes that the Council of Cardinals will consider in the meeting in
… October is how to proceed in relation to matrimonial pastoral care.
… A few days ago I
met with the secretary of the Synod of Bishops, for the theme of the next
Synod and, speaking … we saw this anthropological theme: how faith
helps in the planning of the person, in the family, and enters into the
pastoral of matrimo
ny.
… We are on the way towards a deeper matrimonial pastoral care …
This is a problem for many people”.
With regard to the participation of women in the Church, Francis said that
John Paul II had closed the door to the question of ordination, but emphasised
that “Mary was more important than the Apostles, bishops, and so women
in the Church are also
more important than bishops and priests … there is a great need for
theology to better explore the role of women in the Church”.
Speaking of the presence of Benedict XVI in the Vatican, he affirmed,
“It is like having a grandfather at home, but a wise grandfather. When
in a family the grandfather is at home, he is venerated, loved and listened
to. He is a prudent man who
does not intrude. I have said to him many times, 'Your Holiness, receive
visitors, carry on with your life, come with us … He came to the
inauguration and blessing of the statue of St. Michael … Yes, it is
like having a grandfather at
home, my father. If I had any difficulty or did not understand something, I
would telephone him to ask, 'Tell me, can I do this, or that?' And when I went
to speak to him about the serious problem of Vatileaks, he explained it all to
me with great
simplicity”.
For the full Italian text of the press conference with the Holy Father, see:
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/francesco/speeches/2013/july/d
cuments/papa-francesco_20130728_gmg-conferenza-stampa_it.html
___________________________________________________________
THE POPE JOINS IN THE SUFFERING OF THE PEOPLE OF CAMPANIA
Vatican City, 30 July 2013 (VIS) – Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio
Bertone S.D.B. has sent a telegram, in the name of the Holy Father, to
Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, archbishop of Naples and president of the Episcopal
Conference for the region
of Campania, for the road accident last Sunday in which 38 people lost their
lives when a bus fell from a viaduct on the A16 road between Naples and Canosa.
Profoundly saddened by the news of the tragic accident, the Pope raises
fervent prayers for the souls of the deceased and conveys his deepest
condolences to their families. He invokes the Lord for the rapid recovery of
the injured, and imparts the
comfort of an apostolic blessing as a sign of consolation for those who mourn
the loss of their loved ones.
___________________________________________________________
PAPAL AND HOLY SEE HIGHLIGHTS FOR JANUARY-APRIL 2013
Vatican City, 30 July 2013 (VIS) - Following are highlights of the activities
of Pope Benedict XVI and of the Holy See for the months of January to April
2013.
JANUARY
7: Video-message from the Holy Father Benedict XVI on the occasion of the
National Congress of the Church in Cambodia on the theme of "Vatican Council
II and the Church".
8: "Go and do likewise" is the theme for the Holy Father's message on the 21st
World Day of the Sick to be celebrated 11 February, the liturgical feast of
the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lourdes, which will take place this year at the
Marian Shrine of
Altotting, Germany.
10: The Holy Father receives in audience Mrs. Slavica Karacic, the new
ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Holy See, presenting her
credential letters.
12: The Holy Father receives in audience His Serene Highness Prince Albert II
of Monaco and his wife, Princess Charlene.
13: Celebration of World Day of Migrants and Refugees.
18-25: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on the theme: "What does God require
of us?", inspired by a passage in the book of the prophet Micah.
18: The French and German Bishops' Conferences publish a joint declaration
marking the 50th anniversary of the Elysee Treaty, signed on 22 January 1963
by General Charles de Gaulle and Chancellor Konrad Adenauer to seal the
reconciliation between the
two opposing nations after the Second World War.
19: Benedict XVI receives in audience participants in the plenary session of
the Pontifical Council Cor Unum on the theme: “Charity, Christian
Anthropology, and Global Ethics".
22: The Holy Father Benedict XVI receives in audience for the first time the
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam,
His Excellency Nguyen Phu Trong.
24: Death of Cardinal Jozef Glemp, archbishop emeritus of Gniezno and Warsaw
and primate of Poland, at the age of 83.
24: Presentation of Benedict XVI's message for the 47th World Communications
Day (12 May) on the theme: "Social Networks: Portals of Truth and Faith; New
Spaces for Evangelisation".
25: Study Day on “The Code: A Reform Desired and Requested by the
Council” marking the 30th anniversary of the promulgation of the Code of
Canon Law.
25: With the Motu Proprio “Fides per doctrinam”, signed 16
January, the Holy Father modifies the apostolic constitution "Pastor bonus",
transferring responsibility for catechesis from the Congregation for the
Clergy to the Pontifical Council
for Promoting New Evangelisation.
FEBRUARY
1: Presentation of the Holy Father's Lenten Message, dated 15 February 2013
and entitled "Believing in Charity Calls Forth Charity: 'We have come to know
and to believe in the love God has for us'".
6-9: Annual Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for Culture, dedicated
to the theme "Emerging Youth Cultures".
8: Death of Cardinal Giovanni Cheli, president emeritus of the Pontifical
Council for Pastoral Care, at the age of 94.
11: In the Consistory Hall of the Apostolic Palace, the Holy Father presides
over an ordinary public consistory for the canonization of the blesseds:
Antonio Primaldo and Companions, martyrs, (1480); Laura de Santa Catalina de
Siena Montoya y Upegui
(1874 -1949), virgin, foundress of the Congregation of the Missionaries of
Mary Immaculate and St Catherine of Siena; and Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala,
co-foundress of the Congregation of the Handmaids of St Margaret Mary
(Alacoque) and the Poor.
During the course of the consistory, the Pope decrees that blesseds Antonio
Primaldo and his companions, Laura di Santa Caterina da Siena Montoya y Upegui
and Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala be inscribed in the book of saints on
Sunday, 12 May 2013.
11: At the end of the consistory for causes for canonization Benedict XVI
announces to the College of Cardinals, in a declaration read in Latin, his
resignation from his ministry as Bishop of Rome, from 8 p.m. on 28 February
2013.
14: “I will always be near to all of you in prayer” says the Holy
Father to the priests and clergy of the Diocese of Rome, accompanied by
Cardinal Agostino Vallini, vicar general, and auxiliary bishops.
14: Archbishop Georg Ganswein, prefect of the Papal Household and secretary to
Benedict XVI, continues to carry out both roles and thus accompanies the Pope
during his stay at Castel Gandolfo and at the monastery that he will retire to
after his
resignation from the papacy.
15: The Holy Father Benedetto XVI receives in audience Traian Basescu,
president of the Republic of Romania.
15: The Commission of Cardinals for the Institute for the Works of Religion
(IOR) appoints, in accordance with the Institute’s statutes, a new
president of the Supervisory Board, Ernst von Freyberg.
16: The Pope receives Senator Mario Monti, Prime Minister of the Italian
Republic, in a private audience.
16: The Pope receives in audience Otto Perez Molina, president of the Republic
of Guatemala.
22: The Holy See and the Republic of South Sudan establish diplomatic
relations at the level of Apostolic Nunciature on the part of the Holy See and
the Embassy on the part of the Republic of South Sudan.
23: The Holy Father receives in a farewell audience the president of the
Italian Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, accompanied by his wife.
24: Final Angelus of Benedict XVI's pontificate, attended by over 200,000
people.
25: Publication of an Apostolic Letter in the form of a Motu Proprio by Holy
Father Benedict XVI on amendments concerning the election of the Roman
Pontiff, in which the College of Cardinals is granted the faculty to bring
forward the start of the
Conclave.
25: Death of Belgian Cardinal Julien Ries at the age of 92.
26: After the end of his Pontificate Benedict XVI will be “Pontiff
emeritus” or “Pope emeritus”, and will keep the name of
“His Holiness, Benedict XVI”. He will dress in a simple white
cassock without the mozzetta.
27: Benedict XVI celebrates his final general audience, attended by thousands
of people.
27: The Holy Father receives in audience Ivan Gasparovic, President of
Slovakia.
28: The Holy Father Benedict XVI greets the College of Cardinals on the last
day of his pontificate.
28: Death of Cardinal Jean Honoré, archbishop emeritus of Tours,
France, at the age of 92.
28: Shortly after 5:00pm, Benedict XVI leaves the Vatican for the last time as
Supreme Pontiff, destined for Castel Gandolfo where he will reside temporarily
before transferring to the Monastery on the Vatican Hill, which has previously
housed four
cloistered orders.
MARCH
1: On the first day of the Sede Vacante, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, dean of the
College of Cardinals, summons the cardinals to the first of the General
Congregations, in accordance with the Apostolic Constitution “Universi
Dominici Gregis”.
8: The eighth General Congregation of the College of Cardinals decides that
the Conclave will begin on Tuesday, 12 March 2013.
12: “Pro eligendo Romano Pontifice” Mass, presided by Cardinal
Angelo Sodano, dean of the College of Cardinals, and concelebrated by over one
hundred cardinals, electors and non-electors.
12: The 115 Cardinal electors enter into the Conclave.
13: Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J., is elected Supreme Pontiff, the
265th successor of Peter, and chooses the name Francis, the first Pope to do
so.
14: The Holy Father's first liturgical celebration with the 114 cardinals who
participated in the Conclave. They concelebrate the “Pro Ecclesia”
Mass in Latin, with readings in Italian.
15: The new Roman Pontiff receives all the Cardinals, electors and
non-electors in the Clementine Hall.
16: The Holy Father greets over 6,000 journalists and media workers accredited
in Rome, permanently or temporarily, in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall.
17: Pope Francis celebrates Mass at the Vatican parish of St. Anna.
17: First Angelus of the pontificate of Pope Francis.
18: Audience and lunch with Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, President of
Argentina.
19: Solemnity of St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church, in St. Peter's
Square. Celebration of the Mass inaugurating Pope Francis' Petrine Ministry.
20: Audience with the Fraternal Delegates.
20: The Pope receives in audience Dilma Vana Rousseff, president of Brazil,
and entourage.
22: The Pope receives in audience members of the diplomatic corps accredited
to the Holy See in the Sala Regia.
23: Meeting with the Pope emeritus Benedict XVI and lunch in the Apostolic
Palace at Castel Gandolfo.
25: The Square Garden (“Giardino Quadrato”), created in the 1500s
at the behest of Pope Paul III Farnese, who commissioned Michelangelo's
“The Last Judgment” in 1534, will be open to visitors of the
Vatican Museums.
27: Pope Francis' first General Audience, reflecting on Holy Week.
28: Pope Francis celebrates the “in Coena Domine”—the Lord's
Supper—Mass at the Casal del Marmo Penitential Institute for Minors and
not in the Basilica of St. John Lateran, as is usual on this day.
APRIL
5: Presentation of the new print and digital versions of the Jesuit journal
“La Civilta Cattolica” (Catholic Civilization).
7: In the Basilica of St. John Lateran on Divine Mercy Sunday, Pope Francis
celebrates Mass, during which he officially takes possession of the Cathedra
of the Bishop of Rome.
7: Cardinal John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan, archbishop of Abuja, Nigeria, takes
possession pf the title of San Saturnino, Via Avigliana, 3, Roma.
9: The Holy Father receives in audience Ban Ki-moon, secretary-general of the
United Nations, with his wife and entourage.
10: Death of Cardinal Lorenzo Antonetti, president emeritus of the
Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, former pontifical
delegate to the Patriarchal Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, at the age of
90.
11: The Holy Father receives in audience Alberto Clementino Vaquina, prime
minister of Mozambique.
13: The Holy Father establishes a group of cardinals to advise him in the
government of the Universal Church and to draw up a plan for revising the
Apostolic Constitution on the Roman Curia, 'Pastor Bonus'.
14: Pope Francis presides over Mass at Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls on his
first visit there as Bishop of Rome.
15: The Holy Father receives in audience Mariano Rajoy Brey, prime minister of
Spain, with his wife and entourage.
16: Presentation of the Vatican Foundation “International Family Centre
in Nazareth”, to be erected on the outskirts of Nazareth above the hill
dominating the city centre and the Basilica of the Annunciation.
17: The Holy Father receives Saleh Mohammad Al Ghamdi, ambassador of the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Italy, bearer of a message from King Abdullah bin
Abdulaziz Al Saud.
- 19: The Holy Father receives in audience Rafael Correa Delgado, president of
the Republic of Ecuador, and entourage.
- 22: Cardinal Rubén Salazar Gómez takes possession of the title
of St. Gerardo Maiella, Via Romolo Balzani, 74, Roma.
- 26: The Holy Father receives in audience Andry Nirina Rajoelina, president
of the High Transitional Authority of Madagascar.
- 30: The Holy Father receives in audience Shimon Peres, president of the
State of Israel.
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VISnews130730
VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXII - N° 162DATE 30-07-2013
Summary: - FRANCIS SPEAKS TO JOURNALISTS ON
BOARD PAPAL FLIGHT -
THE POPE JOINS IN THE SUFFERING OF THE PEOPLE OF CAMPANIA - PAPAL AND
HOLY SEE HIGHLIGHTS FOR JANUARY-APRIL 2013
FRANCIS SPEAKS TO JOURNALISTS ON BOARD PAPAL FLIGHT
Vatican City, 30 July 2013 (VIS) – On the return flight from Rio de
Janeiro to Rome, Pope Francis spoke for around an hour and half with the
journalists accompanying him on his journey. The questions and answers were
all impromptu, and the Pope
answered all the questioned posed, on matters ranging from his personal
security to his relationship with the Roman Curia, his trip to Brazil, his
collaboration with Benedict XVI and the situation of divorced and remarried
persons.
Francis said he was happy with his first trip abroad as Pope, commenting
that it had brought to the fore “the goodness and the suffering of the
Brazilian people ... the Brazilian people are warm-hearted, they are an
amiable people … who
even in suffering always find a way to seek out the best from all sides. And
this is a good thing: they are cheerful people who have suffered much …
This trip has been very good; spiritually, it has done me good …
meeting people always
does good, as in doing so we receive many good things from others”.
With regard to matters of security, he commented that there had been no
incident during his visit to Rio de Janeiro, and that everything had been
spontaneous. “With less security, I was able to stay with the people, to
embrace them, greet them,
without armoured cars … it is the security of trusting in people
… yes, there's always the danger of encountering a madman, but then
there is always the Lord who protects us, isn't there? It is also madness to
separate a bishop from his
people, and I prefer this madness”.
He also reiterated that he preferred to continue to reside at the Santa
Marta guesthouse, explaining that, “I cannot live alone, or with a small
group. I need to be among people, to meet and speak with people. …
Everyone should live as
the Lord intends them to live. But austerity – a general austerity
– I think it is necessary for all those who work in the service of the
Church”.
He also revealed the contents of the black bag he carried during his trip
to Brazil. “There wasn't the key to the atomic bomb! There is a razor, a
breviary, my diary, a book to read – I brought one on St. Therese of
Lisieux, to whom I am
devoted … I always take this bag when I travel. It's normal. We should
be normal!”
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