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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - N° 86
DATE 03-05-2012
Summary:
- CULTURE MUST REDISCOVER THE DYNAMISM OF TRANSCENDENCE
- BENEDICT XVI TO CELEBRATE MASS IN FRASCATI
- OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
___________________________________________________________
CULTURE MUST REDISCOVER THE DYNAMISM OF TRANSCENDENCE
Vatican City, 3 May 2012 (VIS) - The "Agostino Gemelli" Faculty of Medicine
and Surgery is currently celebrating its fiftieth anniversary. To mark the
occasion, the Holy Father made a visit to Rome's Sacred Heart Catholic
University this morning, where
he pronounced an address focusing on "quaerere Deum" (the search for the
absolute) in contemporary culture.
The Pope was received by the academic authorities of the teaching hospital,
who were accompanied by Gianfranco Fini, president of the Italian Chamber of
Deputies, and by Lorenzo Ornaghi and Renato Balduzzi, respectively ministers
of culture and of
health. Also present was Cardinal Agostino Vallini, His Holiness' vicar
general for the diocese of Rome, and Cardinal Angelo Scola, archbishop of
Milan, Italy and president of the "Giuseppe Toniolo" Institute for Higher
Studies. Many students and
patients gathered to hear the Holy Father’s words, which he pronounced
on an open area in front of the hospital building.
"Ours is a time in which the empirical sciences have transformed our view of
the world, and even man's understanding of himself", the Pope said. "Numerous
discoveries and innovative technologies ... are a justified reason for pride,
but often they are
not without worrying side effects".
"The Europe's fruitful root of culture and progress seems to have been
forgotten; there the search for the absolute - 'quaerere Deum' - also embraced
the need to develop the profane sciences, the entire world of knowledge.
Indeed, scientific research
and the demand for meaning, each with is own specific epistemological and
methodological attributes, spring from a single source: the Logos which
presided over the work of creation and guides the course of history. A
mentality that is fundamentally
technical and practical generates a dangerous imbalance between what is
technically possible and what is morally good, with unforeseeable consequences.
"It is therefore important for culture to rediscover the vigour of meaning and
the dynamism of transcendence. In a word, it must open itself decisively to
the horizon of 'quaerere Deum'", Benedict XVI added. "Science and faith
possess a fruitful
reciprocity, almost a complementary need to understand reality. ...
Christianity, the religion of the Logos, does not relegate faith to the field
of irrationality; rather is attributes the origin and meaning of reality to
creative Reason, which in the
crucified God showed itself to be love and which invites us to follow the path
of 'quaerere Deum': 'I am the way, the truth and the life'".
"By following the path of faith, man is able to distinguish, even in the
reality of suffering and death which traverse his existence, an authentic
possibility for goodness and for life. ... Care for those who suffer is, then,
a daily encounter with the
face of Christ, and the dedication of mind and heart becomes a sign of God's
mercy and of His victory over death.
"Experienced in its entirety this search is illuminated by science and faith,
drawing vigour and impetus from these two 'wings' and never losing a due sense
of humility and of its own limitations. In this way the quest for God enriches
understanding,
becoming a ferment of culture, a promoter of true humanism, a search which
does not stop at the surface. ... It is here that the irreplaceable role of
the Catholic University comes into play, a place in which education is placed
at the service of the
person in order to construct an academic competence rooted in that heritage of
knowledge which the succeeding generations have distilled into life wisdom; a
place where care is not a task, but a mission".
"The Catholic University, which has a special relationship with the See of
Peter, is today called to be an exemplary institution which does not limit
learning to functionality and economic success, but broadens it horizons to
projects in which the gift
of intelligence investigates and develops the gifts of creation, abandoning a
purely productive and utilitarian view of existence because 'the human being
is made for gift, which expresses and makes present his transcendent
dimension'". Finally, the
Pope concluded his remarks by assuring patients at the Gemelli Hospital of his
"prayers and affection".
___________________________________________________________
BENEDICT XVI TO CELEBRATE MASS IN FRASCATI
Vatican City, 3 May 2012 (VIS) - In a communique made public today the
Prefecture of the Pontifical Household states that the Holy Father, accepting
the invitation of Bishop Raffaello Martinelli of Frascati, will celebrate Mass
in Piazza San Pietro in
that Italian town on 15 July. Following the celebration the Pope will return
to Castelgandolfo where he will pray the Angelus. The announcement was made
this morning by Bishop Martinelli while celebrating the Feast of Sts. Philip
and James the Less,
patron saints of that suburbicarian diocese.
___________________________________________________________
OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 3 May 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed Bishop Antoni
Dziemianko, auxiliary of Minsk-Mohilev. Belarus, as bishop of Pinsk (area
72,700, population 3,141,000, Catholics 50,500, priests 48, religious 78),
Belarus.
___________________________________________________________
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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXII - N° 86DATE 03-05-2012
Summary: - CULTURE MUST REDISCOVER THE
DYNAMISM OF TRANSCENDENCE -
BENEDICT XVI TO CELEBRATE MASS IN FRASCATI - OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS ___________________________________________________________
CULTURE MUST REDISCOVER THE DYNAMISM OF TRANSCENDENCE
Vatican City, 3 May 2012 (VIS) - The "Agostino Gemelli" Faculty of Medicine
and Surgery is currently celebrating its fiftieth anniversary. To mark the
occasion, the Holy Father made a visit to Rome's Sacred Heart Catholic
University this morning,
where he pronounced an address focusing on "quaerere Deum" (the search for the
absolute) in contemporary culture.
The Pope was received by the academic authorities of the teaching hospital,
who were accompanied by Gianfranco Fini, president of the Italian Chamber of
Deputies, and by Lorenzo Ornaghi and Renato Balduzzi, respectively ministers
of culture and of
health. Also present was Cardinal Agostino Vallini, His Holiness' vicar
general for the diocese of Rome, and Cardinal Angelo Scola, archbishop of
Milan, Italy and president of the "Giuseppe Toniolo" Institute for Higher
Studies. Many students and
patients gathered to hear the Holy Father’s words, which he pronounced
on an open area in front of the hospital building.
"Ours is a time in which the empirical sciences have transformed our view
of the world, and even man's understanding of himself", the Pope said.
"Numerous discoveries and innovative technologies ... are a justified reason
for pride, but often they
are not without worrying side effects".
"The Europe's fruitful root of culture and progress seems to have been
forgotten; there the search for the absolute - 'quaerere Deum' - also embraced
the need to develop the profane sciences, the entire world of knowledge.
Indeed, scientific research
and the demand for meaning, each with is own specific epistemological and
methodological attributes, spring from a single source: the Logos which
presided over the work of creation and guides the course of history. A
mentality that is fundamentally
technical and practical generates a dangerous imbalance between what is
technically possible and what is morally good, with unforeseeable
consequences.
"It is therefore important for culture to rediscover the vigour of meaning
and the dynamism of transcendence. In a word, it must open itself decisively
to the horizon of 'quaerere Deum'", Benedict XVI added. "Science and faith
possess a fruitful
reciprocity, almost a complementary need to understand reality. ...
Christianity, the religion of the Logos, does not relegate faith to the field
of irrationality; rather is attributes the origin and meaning of reality to
creative Reason, which in the
crucified God showed itself to be love and which invites us to follow the path
of 'quaerere Deum': 'I am the way, the truth and the life'".
"By following the path of faith, man is able to distinguish, even in the
reality of suffering and death which traverse his existence, an authentic
possibility for goodness and for life. ... Care for those who suffer is, then,
a daily encounter with
the face of Christ, and the dedication of mind and heart becomes a sign of
God's mercy and of His victory over death.
"Experienced in its entirety this search is illuminated by science and
faith, drawing vigour and impetus from these two 'wings' and never losing a
due sense of humility and of its own limitations. In this way the quest for
God enriches understanding,
becoming a ferment of culture, a promoter of true humanism, a search which
does not stop at the surface. ... It is here that the irreplaceable role of
the Catholic University comes into play, a place in which education is placed
at the service of the
person in order to construct an academic competence rooted in that heritage of
knowledge which the succeeding generations have distilled into life wisdom; a
place where care is not a task, but a mission".
"The Catholic University, which has a special relationship with the See of
Peter, is today called to be an exemplary institution which does not limit
learning to functionality and economic success, but broadens it horizons to
projects in which the
gift of intelligence investigates and develops the gifts of creation,
abandoning a purely productive and utilitarian view of existence because 'the
human being is made for gift, which expresses and makes present his
transcendent dimension'". Finally,
the Pope concluded his remarks by assuring patients at the Gemelli Hospital of
his "prayers and affection".
Vatican City, 3 May 2012 (VIS) - In a communique made public today the
Prefecture of the Pontifical Household states that the Holy Father, accepting
the invitation of Bishop Raffaello Martinelli of Frascati, will celebrate Mass
in Piazza San Pietro
in that Italian town on 15 July. Following the celebration the Pope will
return to Castelgandolfo where he will pray the Angelus. The announcement was
made this morning by Bishop Martinelli while celebrating the Feast of Sts.
Philip and James the Less,
patron saints of that suburbicarian diocese.
Vatican City, 3 May 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed Bishop Antoni
Dziemianko, auxiliary of Minsk-Mohilev. Belarus, as bishop of Pinsk (area
72,700, population 3,141,000, Catholics 50,500, priests 48, religious 78),
Belarus.
Per ulteriori informazioni e per la ricerca di documenti consultare il
sito: www.wisnews.org e www.vatican.va Il servizio del
VIS viene inviato soltanto agli indirizzi di posta elettronica che ne
hanno
fatto richiesta. Se per qualunque motivo non si desidera continuare a
riceverlo, si prega di visitare nostra pagina dinizio: http://212.77.1.245/news_services/press/vi
/italinde.php
Copyright (VIS): Le notizie contenute nei servizi del Vatican
Information Service possono essere riprodotte parzialmente o totalmente
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