Sunday, February 2, 2014

WHOAH!!!

It appears the Holy Father has done his homework. From the Catholic News Agency reporting on his meeting with the NCW:

The Pontiff then offered some words of advice to those being sent to evangelize.

Have the greatest care to build and conserve the internal communion of the particular Churches where you will go to work,” he emphasized.


“The (Neocatechumenal) Way has its own charism, its own dynamic, a gift that like all the gifts of the Spirit has a profound ecclesial dimension… (but) at times it could be better not to live in all the details of what your journey would require, in order to ensure the unity amongst brethren that forms one ecclesial community, which you always must feel a part of.

Pope Francis also encouraged the evangelists to have special concern for those who are weakest.

“The Neocatechumenal Way, as a journey of discovery of one’s Baptism is a difficult path, along which a brother or sister may find unexpected difficulties. In these cases, the exercise of patience and mercy on the part of the community is a sign of maturity in the faith.”

Moreover, the Pope noted, a person’s freedom must always be respected.

“The freedom of each individual must not be forced, and you should also respect the eventual choice of those who decide to seek outside the Way, other forms of Christian life to help him grow in response to the call of the Lord.”

16 comments:

  1. Homework indeed. Well done Pope Francis. Direct yet nuanced. Listen carefully, my friends. Listen carefully.

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  2. If you truly want to read what Pope Francis said about the Neocatechumenal Way, read it here:

    http://neocatechemunal.blogspot.com/

    Thank you, Diana! ;)

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  3. Thank you, Lord. Appropriate pastoral advice. Now, will they heed it?

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  4. The way Papa Francis responded, I am sure he is aware of common Neo practices. He doesn't admonish, but answers in charity. We must remember this example in our plight to act charitable even when we are in the right. Papa Francis reminds the Neo to "build and conserve" and, "ensure the unity" with the churches where they work. I pray that we all can do the same for our Archdiocese - Neo or not.

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    1. And ending malfeasance would be a great way for our leader to start. Thanks for sharing!

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    2. To anonymous Feb 2, 9:43am. On the contrary, I read and hear admonition loud and clear in the words of our Holy Father -- in the now-recognized, gentle Pope Francis style -- to NCW's culture and practices . If Pope Francis’ gentle admonition, however is not heeded, don’t you think repercussions would come not only from Rome but especially from our non-neo Catholics?

      Of avoiding scandal and of the efficacy of faith Holy Scripture says this: Luke 17:1-5 [1] And he said to his disciples: It is impossible that scandals should not come: but woe to him through whom they come. [2] It were better for him, that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should scandalize one of these little ones. [3] Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother sin against thee, reprove him: and if he do penance, forgive him. [4] And if he sin against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day be converted unto thee, saying, I repent; forgive him. [5] And the apostles said to the Lord: Increase our faith.

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  5. But is the pope going to tell the NCW to obey the correct liturgical practices and teachings when celebrating the mass? This a major error on their part.

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  6. And precisely in the name of the Church, our Mother, Holy Mother Church hierarchy, as he liked to say San Ignacio, I would like to offer some simple advice. The first is to take the utmost care to build and maintain communion within the particular Churches in which you are going to operate. El Camino has its own charisma, its own dynamics, a gift, like all the gifts of the Spirit has a profound ecclesial dimension. This means getting to listen to the life of the churches, to which you send your leaders, valuing their wealth, suffering from their weaknesses if necessary and walk together as one flock under the guidance of the pastors of local churches . Communion is essential: it can sometimes be better to give up living in every detail what your itinerary require to ensure unity among the brothers who are the only ecclesial community, of which you must always sentiros part.

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    1. Just love the last sentence about giving up !

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  7. This whole situation with you Catholics and other Catholics are the reason why I left the Catholic Church. Ya'll are stupid. :)

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    1. Umm, well, apparently, you are STUPID enough to be reading this blog. And stupid enough to let us know you are stupid. And actually put it in writing. Such fun.

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    2. As with any family there are disagreements and issues, but we do not run and start a new family. We work it out and find a solution. Friend, you left your Catholic family. The door is always open to return to the "ONE HOLY CATHOLIC AND APOSTOLIC" but for now while you are on the outside spitting venom, instead of offering prayers as a good Christian should, please leave us to fix our family issues.

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  8. Giuseppe Gennarini, of the Neocatechumenal leaders in the United States, told The Jewish Week that his movement aims at “rediscovery, and the first thing we discover in the faith is the Jewish roots, we discover the word of God, we discover Abraham, we discover the Exodus and the Passover. With rediscovery comes love. We are grateful to the Jews for what they have given to us, to help us know God.”

    He prefers to think of Jews, not as an “elder brother,” as some Christians say, but as a “parent,” because in the Bible “there were so often difficulties between brothers, such as with Esau and Jacob, and Joseph and his brothers. So we say, not brothers, but you are our parent, our father in the faith.”

    NOTICE HOW GIUSEPPE says "HIS MOVEMENT "

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  9. It's too bad the pope didn't tell the NCW bishops to respect their priests and not force NCW practices on them or fire them. Perhaps that's part of what the pope implied when he stressed respecting those who are not into the NCW.

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  10. Well, if archbishop Tony was expecting a carte blanche endorsement of his Neo work in Guam, he got nothing. On the contrary, he has(or caused) allowed the very things Pope Francis was admonishing: divisions, rifts, overreaching, arrogance, elitism, etc. The first thing archbishop Tony should do when he returns is to apologize, repent, and start fixing things such as restating Fr. Paul, stop walking in the Neo, let the seminary pay for itself, embrace all vocations and not just Neo vocations, to name a few!

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  11. Archbishop Apuron and his two minions on San Ramon are the cause of grave disunity in this archdiocese . How much longer do we allow the disunity to continue. Mr. Rohr thank you for informing us of the serious facts on Guam today.

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