of faithful and fruitful covenant between a man and a woman, and its
‘no’ to philosophies such as gender philosophies is based on the
fact that the reciprocity between male and female is an expression of the
beauty of
nature willed by the Creator.”
"Faced with these critical challenges, we know that the answer is the
encounter with Christ. In Him, human beings can fully realize their personal
good and the common good."
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POPE CONGRATULATES NEW PATRIARCH OF ALEXANDRIA OF THE COPTS
Vatican City, 21 January 2013 (VIS) – The Holy Father has written a
message to the new Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts, His Beatitude Ibrahim
Isaac Sidrak, in which he writes that his election to the patriarchal throne
is "an important
event for the entire Church". In the same letter he grants the "Ecclesiastica
Communio", "in conformity with the custom and the desire of the Catholic
Church".
"I am sure," continues the pontiff, "that, with the power of Christ, victor
over evil and death by His resurrection, and with the cooperation of the
fathers of your patriarchal synod, in communion with the college of bishops,
you will have the
courage to guide the Coptic Church. … May the Lord help you in your
ministry as 'Father and Head', to proclaim the Word of God, so that it may be
lived and celebrated with piety according to the ancient spiritual and
liturgical traditions of the
Coptic Church and may all the faithful find comfort in the paternal care of
their new patriarch."
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AUDIENCES
Vatican City, 21 January 2013 (VIS) - This morning, the Holy Father
received in separate audiences:
Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, archbishop of Genoa, Italy and president of the
Italian Episcopal Conference, and
six prelates from the Calabria region of the Italian Episcopal Conference
on their "ad limina" visit:
- Archbishop Salvatore Nunnari of Cosenza-Bisignano,
- Archbishop Domenico Graziani of Crotone-Santa Severina,
- Archbishop Vincenzo Bertolone, S.d.P., of Catanzaro-Squillace,
- Bishop Luigi Antonio Cantafora of Lamezia Terme,
- Bishop Leonardo Antonio Paolo Bonanno of San Marco Argentano-Scalea,
and
- Bishop Donato Oliverio of Lungro of the Italo-Albanians of continental
Italy.
On Saturday, 19 January, the Holy Father received Cardinal Marc Ouellet,
P.S.S., prefect of the Congregation for Bishops in audience.
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OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 19 January 2013 (VIS) – Today, the Holy Father:
- elevated the apostolic exarchate for Ukrainian faithful of the Byzantine
rite resident in France, to the rank of eparchy with the title "Saint
Wladimir-Le-Grand de Paris des Byzantins-Ukrainiens". He appointed Bishop
Borys Andrij Gudziak,
previously apostolic exarch of France (Ukrainian) and titular of Carcabia, as
first bishop of the new eparchy. Bishop Gudziak was born in 1960 in Syracuse,
New York, USA, was ordained to the priesthood in 1998, and received episcopal
ordination in
2012.
- appointed Msgr. Piotr Sawczuk as auxiliary bishop of the diocese of
Siedlce (area 11,440, population 736,800, Catholics 725,800, priests 666,
religious 385), Poland. The bishop-elect was born in 1962 in Puczyce, Poland
and was ordained a priest in
1987. Bishop-elect Sawczuk, previously vicar general and chancellor of the
curia of that same diocese, was assigned the titular see of Ottana.
- appointed Bishop Mathieu Madega Lebouakehan as bishop of Mouila (area
59,035, population 124,000, Catholics 48,500, priests 16, religious 26),
Gabon. Bishop Madega Lebouakehan was born in 1960 in Mbigou, Gabon, was
ordained to the priesthood in
1991, and received episcopal ordination in 2000. Previously bishop of
Port-Gentil, Gabon since 2003, Bishop Madega Lebouakehan was also named
apostolic administrator "sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis" of that
diocese. He succeeds Bishop Dominique
Bonnet, C.S.Sp., whose resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of
Moiula the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
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