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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - N° 182
DATE 10-10-2012
Summary:
- CONCILIAR DOCUMENTS: A COMPASS TO GUIDE THE SHIP OF THE CHURCH
- OSSERVATORE ROMANO PRODUCES SPECIAL BOOKLET FOR FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF
VATICAN COUNCIL II
- AUDIENCES
- OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
___________________________________________________________
CONCILIAR DOCUMENTS: A COMPASS TO GUIDE THE SHIP OF THE CHURCH
Vatican City, 10 October 2012 (VIS) - "We have reached the eve of the day on
which we will celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Vatican Council II and the
beginning of the Year of Faith", said Benedict XVI at the start of his
catechesis during this
morning's general audience in St. Peter's Square. "And it is about the great
ecclesial event of the Council that I wish to speak", he explained.
"The documents of Vatican Council II are, even in our own time, a compass
guiding the ship of the Church as she sails on the open seas, amidst tempests
or peaceful waves, to reach her destination". Vatican II, in which Pope
Benedict participated as a
young professor of fundamental theology at the University of Bonn, was, he
said, "a unique experience" during which "I was able to witness the living
Church ... which places herself at the school of the Holy Spirit, the true
driving force behind the
Council. Rarely in history has it been possible, as it was then, to touch
almost physically the universality of the Church at a moment of peak
fulfilment of her mission to carry the Gospel into all ages and unto the ends
of the earth".
In Church history Vatican II was preceded by many other Councils such as
Nicea, Ephesus, Chalcedon and Trent. In general though, they met to define
fundamental elements of the faith, and particularly to the correct errors
endangering that faith. This
was not the case with Vatican Council II, because at that time "there were no
particular errors of the faith to correct and condemn, nor were there specific
questions of doctrine and discipline to be clarified. ... The first question
that arose during
the preparation of this great event was how to begin, what task to give it.
Blessed John XXIII in his opening address of 11 October fifty years ago gave
some general guidelines: the faith had to speak with a 'renewed' and more
incisive voice, because
the world was changing rapidly, but it had to maintain its perennial message
intact, without giving way or compromising.
"The Pope", Benedict XVI added, "wanted the Church to reflect upon her faith
and upon the truths that guide her. But that serious and profound reflection
... had to be the starting point for a new relationship between the Church and
the modern age,
between Christianity and certain essential elements of modern thought, not in
order to seek conformity, but to show our world, which tends to distance
itself from God, the requirements of the Gospel in all its greatness and
purity".
"The age in which we live continues to be marked by forgetfulness and deafness
towards God. I believe, then, that we must learn the simplest and most
fundamental lesson of the Council: that the essence of Christianity consists
in faith in God, ... and
in the individual and community encounter with Christ Who guides our lives.
... The important thing today, as was the desire of the Council Fathers, is
for us to see - clearly and anew - that God is present, that He concerns us
and responds to us. And
when faith in God is lacking our essential foundations give way because man
loses his dignity. ... The Council reminds us that the Church ... has the
mandate to transmit God's salvific word of love, so that the divine call which
contains our eternal
beatitude may be heard and accepted".
The Pope then went on to mention the four conciliar Constitutions, describing
them as "the four cardinal points of our guiding compass": "Sacrosanctum
Concilium" on the sacred liturgy, which speaks of the centrality of the
mystery of Christ's presence
in the Church; "Lumen Gentium" which highlights the Church's fundamental duty
to glorify God; "Dei Verbum" on divine Revelation, which speaks of the living
Word of God that unites and animates the Church throughout history, and
finally "Gaudium et Spes"
which deals with the way the Church transmits to the world the light it
received from God.
"Vatican Council II", Benedict XVI concluded, "is a powerful appeal to us to
make a daily rediscovery of the beauty of our faith, to understand it deeply
through a more intense relationship with the Lord, and to live out our
Christian vocation to the
full".
___________________________________________________________
OSSERVATORE ROMANO PRODUCES SPECIAL BOOKLET FOR FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF
VATICAN COUNCIL II
Vatican City, 10 October 2012 (VIS) - The "Osservatore Romano" newspaper has
produced a special booklet to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Vatican Council
II
The booklet will narrate the events of the Council on the basis of
contemporary accounts, previously unpublished material or little known
details, images and photographs of the Popes who guided or experienced the
event, including Joseph Ratzinger who
participated as a young theologian.
Last summer Benedict XVI wrote an introduction to an edition of his own
conciliar writings, to be published by the German publisher Herder and edited
by Archbishop Gerhard Ludwig Muller. That text, which is embargoed until 5
p.m. today, appears in the
Italian, English and Spanish editions of the special booklet; it will also be
published in the original German and in Italian in the "Osservatore Romano" of
11 October, and on the newspaper's website in seven languages (Italian,
English, Spanish,
German, French, Portuguese and Polish).
___________________________________________________________
AUDIENCES
Vatican City, 10 October 2012 (VIS) - This afternoon the Holy Father is
scheduled to receive in audience His Grace Rowan Williams, archbishop of
Canterbury and primate of the Anglican Communion.
___________________________________________________________
OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 10 October 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father:
- Elevated Bishop Frans Daneels O. Praem., secretary of the Supreme Tribunal
of the Apostolic Signatura, to the dignity of archbishop.
- Appointed Fr. Vital Corbellini of the clergy of the diocese of Caxias do
Sul, Brazil, missionary in the diocese of Ji-Parana and pastor of the parish
of "Sao Joao Batista" at Jaru, as bishop of Maraba (area 81,832, population
646,000, Catholics
450,000, priests 35, religious 51), Brazil. The bishop-elect was born in
Garibaldi, Brazil in 1959 and ordained a priest in 1986. He has worked in
pastoral care in many different parishes and was vicar general of the diocese
of Caxias do Sul from 1997
to 2001.
- Appointed Bishop Gregorio (Leozirio) Paixao Neto O.S.B., auxiliary of the
archdiocese of Sao Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, as bishop of Petropolis (area
2,880, population 834,000, Catholics 646,000, priests 104, permanent deacons
2, religious 385),
Brazil.
___________________________________________________________
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VISnews121010
VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXII - N° 182DATE 10-10-2012
Summary: - CONCILIAR DOCUMENTS: A COMPASS
TO GUIDE THE SHIP OF THE
CHURCH - OSSERVATORE ROMANO PRODUCES SPECIAL BOOKLET FOR FIFTIETH
ANNIVERSARY OF VATICAN COUNCIL II - AUDIENCES - OTHER PONTIFICAL
ACTS
CONCILIAR DOCUMENTS: A COMPASS TO GUIDE THE SHIP OF THE CHURCH
Vatican City, 10 October 2012 (VIS) - "We have reached the eve of the day
on which we will celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Vatican Council II and
the beginning of the Year of Faith", said Benedict XVI at the start of his
catechesis during this
morning's general audience in St. Peter's Square. "And it is about the great
ecclesial event of the Council that I wish to speak", he explained.
"The documents of Vatican Council II are, even in our own time, a compass
guiding the ship of the Church as she sails on the open seas, amidst tempests
or peaceful waves, to reach her destination". Vatican II, in which Pope
Benedict participated as a
young professor of fundamental theology at the University of Bonn, was, he
said, "a unique experience" during which "I was able to witness the living
Church ... which places herself at the school of the Holy Spirit, the true
driving force behind the
Council. Rarely in history has it been possible, as it was then, to touch
almost physically the universality of the Church at a moment of peak
fulfilment of her mission to carry the Gospel into all ages and unto the ends
of the earth".
In Church history Vatican II was preceded by many other Councils such as
Nicea, Ephesus, Chalcedon and Trent. In general though, they met to define
fundamental elements of the faith, and particularly to the correct errors
endangering that faith. This
was not the case with Vatican Council II, because at that time "there were no
particular errors of the faith to correct and condemn, nor were there specific
questions of doctrine and discipline to be clarified. ... The first question
that arose during
the preparation of this great event was how to begin, what task to give it.
Blessed John XXIII in his opening address of 11 October fifty years ago gave
some general guidelines: the faith had to speak with a 'renewed' and more
incisive voice, because
the world was changing rapidly, but it had to maintain its perennial message
intact, without giving way or compromising.
"The Pope", Benedict XVI added, "wanted the Church to reflect upon her
faith and upon the truths that guide her. But that serious and profound
reflection ... had to be the starting point for a new relationship between the
Church and the modern age,
between Christianity and certain essential elements of modern thought, not in
order to seek conformity, but to show our world, which tends to distance
itself from God, the requirements of the Gospel in all its greatness and
purity".
"The age in which we live continues to be marked by forgetfulness and
deafness towards God. I believe, then, that we must learn the simplest and
most fundamental lesson of the Council: that the essence of Christianity
consists in faith in God, ...
and in the individual and community encounter with Christ Who guides our
lives. ... The important thing today, as was the desire of the Council
Fathers, is for us to see - clearly and anew - that God is present, that He
concerns us and responds to us.
And when faith in God is lacking our essential foundations give way because
man loses his dignity. ... The Council reminds us that the Church ... has the
mandate to transmit God's salvific word of love, so that the divine call which
contains our eternal
beatitude may be heard and accepted".
The Pope then went on to mention the four conciliar Constitutions,
describing them as "the four cardinal points of our guiding compass":
"Sacrosanctum Concilium" on the sacred liturgy, which speaks of the centrality
of the mystery of Christ's
presence in the Church; "Lumen Gentium" which highlights the Church's
fundamental duty to glorify God; "Dei Verbum" on divine Revelation, which
speaks of the living Word of God that unites and animates the Church
throughout history, and finally "Gaudium
et Spes" which deals with the way the Church transmits to the world the light
it received from God.
"Vatican Council II", Benedict XVI concluded, "is a powerful appeal to us
to make a daily rediscovery of the beauty of our faith, to understand it
deeply through a more intense relationship with the Lord, and to live out our
Christian vocation to the
full".
OSSERVATORE ROMANO PRODUCES SPECIAL BOOKLET FOR FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF
VATICAN COUNCIL II
Vatican City, 10 October 2012 (VIS) - The "Osservatore Romano" newspaper
has produced a special booklet to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Vatican
Council II
The booklet will narrate the events of the Council on the basis of
contemporary accounts, previously unpublished material or little known
details, images and photographs of the Popes who guided or experienced the
event, including Joseph Ratzinger who
participated as a young theologian.
Last summer Benedict XVI wrote an introduction to an edition of his own
conciliar writings, to be published by the German publisher Herder and edited
by Archbishop Gerhard Ludwig Muller. That text, which is embargoed until 5
p.m. today, appears in
the Italian, English and Spanish editions of the special booklet; it will also
be published in the original German and in Italian in the "Osservatore Romano"
of 11 October, and on the newspaper's website in seven languages (Italian,
English, Spanish,
German, French, Portuguese and Polish).
Vatican City, 10 October 2012 (VIS) - This afternoon the Holy Father is
scheduled to receive in audience His Grace Rowan Williams, archbishop of
Canterbury and primate of the Anglican Communion.
Vatican City, 10 October 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father:
- Elevated Bishop Frans Daneels O. Praem., secretary of the Supreme
Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, to the dignity of archbishop.
- Appointed Fr. Vital Corbellini of the clergy of the diocese of Caxias do
Sul, Brazil, missionary in the diocese of Ji-Parana and pastor of the parish
of "Sao Joao Batista" at Jaru, as bishop of Maraba (area 81,832, population
646,000, Catholics
450,000, priests 35, religious 51), Brazil. The bishop-elect was born in
Garibaldi, Brazil in 1959 and ordained a priest in 1986. He has worked in
pastoral care in many different parishes and was vicar general of the diocese
of Caxias do Sul from 1997
to 2001.
- Appointed Bishop Gregorio (Leozirio) Paixao Neto O.S.B., auxiliary of the
archdiocese of Sao Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, as bishop of Petropolis (area
2,880, population 834,000, Catholics 646,000, priests 104, permanent deacons
2, religious 385),
Brazil.
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
citando la fonte: V.I.S. - Vatican Information Service.
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