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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - N° 135
DATE 10-07-2012
Summary:
- TELEGRAM FOR THE DEATH OF CARDINAL EUGENIO DE ARAUJO SALES
- COMMUNIQUE ON EPISCOPAL ORDINATIONS IN CHINA
- POPE RECALLS TIME AS CONCILIAR EXPERT IN NEMI
- OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
___________________________________________________________
TELEGRAM FOR THE DEATH OF CARDINAL EUGENIO DE ARAUJO SALES
Vatican City, 10 July 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father has sent a telegram of
condolence to Archbishop Orani Joao Tempesta, O. Cist., of Sao Sebastiao do
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the death of Cardinal Eugenio Araujo Sales,
archbishop emeritus of the same
archdiocese. Cardinal Araujo Sales, who had a "long life dedicated to the
Church in Brazil", died late last night at the age of 91.
In the text of his telegram Benedict XVI recalls the cardinal's three decades
as archbishop of Sao Sebastiao do Rio de Janeiro and his almost seventy years
of priesthood, which were distinguished for "showing to all the path of truth
in charity and
service".
___________________________________________________________
COMMUNIQUE ON EPISCOPAL ORDINATIONS IN CHINA
Vatican City, 10 July 2012 (VIS) - Following is the communique released this
morning on the episcopal ordination of the Reverend Joseph Yue Fusheng in
Harbin and the Reverend Thaddeus Ma Daqin as Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese
of Shanghai.
"With regard to the episcopal ordination of the Reverend Joseph Yue Fusheng,
which took place in Harbin (Province of Heilongjiang) on Friday 6 July 2012,
the following is stated:
1) The Reverend Joseph Yue Fusheng, ordained without pontifical mandate and
hence illicitly, has automatically incurred the sanctions laid down by canon
1382 of the Code of Canon Law. Consequently, the Holy See does not recognize
him as Bishop of the
Apostolic Administration of Harbin, and he lacks the authority to govern the
priests and the Catholic community in the Province of Heilongjiang.
The Reverend Yue Fusheng had been informed some time ago that he could not be
approved by the Holy See as an episcopal candidate, and on several occasions
he had been asked not to accept episcopal ordination without the pontifical
mandate.
2) The Bishops who took part in the illicit episcopal ordination and have
exposed themselves to the sanctions laid down by the law of the Church, must
give an account to the Holy See of their participation in that religious
ceremony.
3) Appreciation is due to those priests, consecrated persons and lay faithful
who prayed and fasted for a change of heart in the Reverend Yue Fusheng, for
the holiness of the Bishops and for the unity of the Church in China,
particularly in the
Apostolic Administration of Harbin.
4) All Catholics in China, pastors, priests, consecrated persons, and lay
faithful, are called to defend and safeguard that which pertains to the
doctrine and tradition of the Church. Even amid the present difficulties, they
look to the future with
faith, comforted by the certainty that the Church is founded on the rock of
Peter and his Successors.
5) The Apostolic See, trusting in the concrete willingness of the Government
Authorities of China to dialogue with the Holy See, hopes that the said
authorities will not encourage gestures contrary to such dialogue. Chinese
Catholics also wish to see
practical steps taken in this direction, the first among which is the
avoidance of illicit celebrations and episcopal ordinations without pontifical
mandate that cause division and bring suffering to the Catholic communities in
China and the universal
Church.
The ordination of the Reverend Thaddeus Ma Daqin as Auxiliary Bishop of the
Diocese of Shanghai on Saturday 7 July 2012 is encouraging and is to be
welcomed. The presence of a bishop who is not in communion with the Holy
Father was inappropriate and
shows a lack of consideration for a lawful episcopal ordination".
___________________________________________________________
POPE RECALLS TIME AS CONCILIAR EXPERT IN NEMI
Vatican City, 10 July 2012 (VIS) - "A wonderful memory, perhaps my fondest
memory of the entire council." With these words yesterday, the Holy Father
recalled his time at the center of the Divine Word Missionaries in Nemi 47
years ago when he was one of
the young expert theologians charged with preparing the decree on the Church's
missionary activity for Vatican Council II.
Benedict XVI thanked the Society of the Divine Word for having given him the
possibility to return to the "Ad Gentes" Center after more than four decades
and to recall that, at the time of the Council, he was living "in the center
of Rome, at the Santa
Maria del Anima seminary, with all the noise [of the city], which is also
nice. But being here in the green countryside, having this glimpse of nature
and also this fresh air, was beautiful in itself. Then there was the
companionship of so many great
theologians, with the important and wonderful task of preparing the decree on
missions".
Benedict XVI's meeting with the 150 participants of the Society of the Divine
Word's general chapter as well as members of the community's mother house in
Rome was very warm. The Holy Father recalled that the order's superior general
at the time was Fr.
Johannes Schutte. "He had suffered greatly in China where he was convicted and
expelled from the country. He was full of missionary zeal, of the need to
bring a new impetus to the missionary spirit and I was alongside him. I was a
very young and not
very important theologian;I didn't know why they had invited me but, for me,
it was a great gift".
"Fulton Sheen was also there, fascinating us with his afternoon speeches, and
Father Congar, and the great missionaries of Leuven. It was a spiritual
enrichment for me, a great gift. The decree was not very controversial. There
was this controversy,
which I have never really understood, between the schools of Leuven and
Munster: was the main scope of the mission the 'implantatio Ecclesiae' or the
'Evangelii' announcement? But everything converged in the one spirit of the
need to bring the light of
the Word of God, the light of God's love, to the world and to give new joy to
this proclamation".
"Thus in those days was born a good and beautiful decree that was accepted
almost unanimously by all the Council Fathers. It was complemented very well
for me by 'Lumen Gentium' because in it we find a Trinitarian ecclesiology
that begins, above all,
from the classical idea of the 'bonum diffusivum sui', the good that carries
with it the need to communicate, to give itself, a good that cannot be locked
within itself. The good, this same good, is essentially 'communicatio'. This
is already apparent
in the Trinitarian mystery, as God is in Himself, and is spread throughout
salvation history and in our need to give others the good that we have
received".
"Remembering all this I have often thought of those days in Nemi, which were
an essential part of the experience of the Council for me. I am pleased to see
your society flourishing - your father general has spoken of six thousand
members in many
countries and nations. Clearly, missionary zeal is still alive and it lives
only if there is the Gospel's joy, if we experience the good that comes from
God and that wants to and must communicate itself. Thank you for your
missionary zeal".
In closing, the Holy Father wished the Verbites all the blessings of the Lord
and "much inspiration" during their chapter general. "May the same inspiring
power of the Holy Spirit that accompanied us almost visibly in those days be
again present among
you and help you to find the path for your society as well as for the Gospel
mission 'ad gentes' for the following years. Thank you all and may the Lord
bless you. Pray for me as I pray for you".
___________________________________________________________
OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 10 July 2012 (VIS) - Today the Holy Father appointed Bishop
Pedro Mario Ossandon Buljevic as auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of
Santiago de Chile (area 9,132, population 5,905,000, Catholics 4,098,000,
priests 801, permanent deacons
332, religious 2978), Chile. The bishop, who is titular of La Imperial, was
formerly auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Concepcion, Chile.
___________________________________________________________
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VISnews120710
VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXII - N° 135DATE 10-07-2012
Summary: - TELEGRAM FOR THE DEATH OF
CARDINAL EUGENIO DE ARAUJO SALES - COMMUNIQUE ON EPISCOPAL ORDINATIONS IN CHINA - POPE RECALLS TIME AS
CONCILIAR EXPERT IN NEMI - OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
TELEGRAM FOR THE DEATH OF CARDINAL EUGENIO DE ARAUJO SALES
Vatican City, 10 July 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father has sent a telegram of
condolence to Archbishop Orani Joao Tempesta, O. Cist., of Sao Sebastiao do
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the death of Cardinal Eugenio Araujo Sales,
archbishop emeritus of the
same archdiocese. Cardinal Araujo Sales, who had a "long life dedicated to the
Church in Brazil", died late last night at the age of 91.
In the text of his telegram Benedict XVI recalls the cardinal's three
decades as archbishop of Sao Sebastiao do Rio de Janeiro and his almost
seventy years of priesthood, which were distinguished for "showing to all the
path of truth in charity and
service".
Vatican City, 10 July 2012 (VIS) - Following is the communique released
this morning on the episcopal ordination of the Reverend Joseph Yue Fusheng in
Harbin and the Reverend Thaddeus Ma Daqin as Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese
of Shanghai.
"With regard to the episcopal ordination of the Reverend Joseph Yue
Fusheng, which took place in Harbin (Province of Heilongjiang) on Friday 6
July 2012, the following is stated:
1) The Reverend Joseph Yue Fusheng, ordained without pontifical mandate and
hence illicitly, has automatically incurred the sanctions laid down by canon
1382 of the Code of Canon Law. Consequently, the Holy See does not recognize
him as Bishop of the
Apostolic Administration of Harbin, and he lacks the authority to govern the
priests and the Catholic community in the Province of Heilongjiang.
The Reverend Yue Fusheng had been informed some time ago that he could not
be approved by the Holy See as an episcopal candidate, and on several
occasions he had been asked not to accept episcopal ordination without the
pontifical mandate.
2) The Bishops who took part in the illicit episcopal ordination and have
exposed themselves to the sanctions laid down by the law of the Church, must
give an account to the Holy See of their participation in that religious
ceremony.
3) Appreciation is due to those priests, consecrated persons and lay
faithful who prayed and fasted for a change of heart in the Reverend Yue
Fusheng, for the holiness of the Bishops and for the unity of the Church in
China, particularly in the
Apostolic Administration of Harbin.
4) All Catholics in China, pastors, priests, consecrated persons, and lay
faithful, are called to defend and safeguard that which pertains to the
doctrine and tradition of the Church. Even amid the present difficulties, they
look to the future with
faith, comforted by the certainty that the Church is founded on the rock of
Peter and his Successors.
5) The Apostolic See, trusting in the concrete willingness of the
Government Authorities of China to dialogue with the Holy See, hopes that the
said authorities will not encourage gestures contrary to such dialogue.
Chinese Catholics also wish to see
practical steps taken in this direction, the first among which is the
avoidance of illicit celebrations and episcopal ordinations without pontifical
mandate that cause division and bring suffering to the Catholic communities in
China and the universal
Church.
The ordination of the Reverend Thaddeus Ma Daqin as Auxiliary Bishop of the
Diocese of Shanghai on Saturday 7 July 2012 is encouraging and is to be
welcomed. The presence of a bishop who is not in communion with the Holy
Father was inappropriate and
shows a lack of consideration for a lawful episcopal ordination".
Vatican City, 10 July 2012 (VIS) - "A wonderful memory, perhaps my fondest
memory of the entire council." With these words yesterday, the Holy Father
recalled his time at the center of the Divine Word Missionaries in Nemi 47
years ago when he was one
of the young expert theologians charged with preparing the decree on the
Church's missionary activity for Vatican Council II.
Benedict XVI thanked the Society of the Divine Word for having given him
the possibility to return to the "Ad Gentes" Center after more than four
decades and to recall that, at the time of the Council, he was living "in the
center of Rome, at the
Santa Maria del Anima seminary, with all the noise [of the city], which is
also nice. But being here in the green countryside, having this glimpse of
nature and also this fresh air, was beautiful in itself. Then there was the
companionship of so many
great theologians, with the important and wonderful task of preparing the
decree on missions".
Benedict XVI's meeting with the 150 participants of the Society of the
Divine Word's general chapter as well as members of the community's mother
house in Rome was very warm. The Holy Father recalled that the order's
superior general at the time was
Fr. Johannes Schutte. "He had suffered greatly in China where he was convicted
and expelled from the country. He was full of missionary zeal, of the need to
bring a new impetus to the missionary spirit and I was alongside him. I was a
very young and not
very important theologian;I didn't know why they had invited me but, for me,
it was a great gift".
"Fulton Sheen was also there, fascinating us with his afternoon speeches,
and Father Congar, and the great missionaries of Leuven. It was a spiritual
enrichment for me, a great gift. The decree was not very controversial. There
was this controversy,
which I have never really understood, between the schools of Leuven and
Munster: was the main scope of the mission the 'implantatio Ecclesiae' or the
'Evangelii' announcement? But everything converged in the one spirit of the
need to bring the light of
the Word of God, the light of God's love, to the world and to give new joy to
this proclamation".
"Thus in those days was born a good and beautiful decree that was accepted
almost unanimously by all the Council Fathers. It was complemented very well
for me by 'Lumen Gentium' because in it we find a Trinitarian ecclesiology
that begins, above all,
from the classical idea of the 'bonum diffusivum sui', the good that carries
with it the need to communicate, to give itself, a good that cannot be locked
within itself. The good, this same good, is essentially 'communicatio'. This
is already apparent
in the Trinitarian mystery, as God is in Himself, and is spread throughout
salvation history and in our need to give others the good that we have
received".
"Remembering all this I have often thought of those days in Nemi, which
were an essential part of the experience of the Council for me. I am pleased
to see your society flourishing - your father general has spoken of six
thousand members in many
countries and nations. Clearly, missionary zeal is still alive and it lives
only if there is the Gospel's joy, if we experience the good that comes from
God and that wants to and must communicate itself. Thank you for your
missionary zeal".
In closing, the Holy Father wished the Verbites all the blessings of the
Lord and "much inspiration" during their chapter general. "May the same
inspiring power of the Holy Spirit that accompanied us almost visibly in those
days be again present
among you and help you to find the path for your society as well as for the
Gospel mission 'ad gentes' for the following years. Thank you all and may the
Lord bless you. Pray for me as I pray for you".
Vatican City, 10 July 2012 (VIS) - Today the Holy Father appointed Bishop
Pedro Mario Ossandon Buljevic as auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of
Santiago de Chile (area 9,132, population 5,905,000, Catholics 4,098,000,
priests 801, permanent deacons
332, religious 2978), Chile. The bishop, who is titular of La Imperial, was
formerly auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Concepcion, Chile.
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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