Issue 71: October-November-December 2008 71 "I'm brimming with joy in all our affliction"
(St. Paul, II Cor 7, 4)
SUMMARY
I. Editorial: The heyday of the Church in 2008
II. Good News
III. A blank
IV. The Church for a Protestant pastor converted
V. Close the "C" that I can not see!
VI. Readers'
VII. Announcements and readings
1. Editorial: the heyday of the Church in 2008
The visibility of the Church occupies the media and concerned about the Episcopal Conferences in Europe. This visibility is through a better response to spiritual needs of our contemporaries. The Episcopal Conference of France had its program in November 2008: "religious indifference and visibility of the Church." The latter appears to be decreasing, but the ones we consider indifferent are often preoccupied with the problem of values. It is necessary to distinguish between media exposure and visibility Christian, because it shows the Church of Christ as the sign of His Mystical Body. In that respect, 2008 is particularly rich. Here are three events.
First is the 49th International Eucharistic Congress in Quebec City from June 15 to 22, an exceptional week: the presence of 50,000 faithful from some forty countries and each day of conferences accompanied by solemn concelebrations dozens of Hundreds of bishops and priests on June 20, Ordination Young priests, eight of Famille Marie-Jeunesse, a new community of evangelization of youth.
The highlight of the year is the gathering of 350,000 young Christians from 200 nations in Sydney, Australia from July 13 to 20, with the Pope Benedict XVI, after two years of preparation: traveling evangelists in the outward and return journeys, Asia, Taiwan and Australia, the major celebrations in the midst of tens of thousands of enthusiastic young and enthusiastic, and a closing celebration with 400,000 young and old.
Finally, the highly publicized trip of Benedict XVI in France, September 12 Paris: meeting with 700 representatives of culture at the College of Bernardine; gathering of thousands of young people on the forecourt of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, 10,000 young people, lighted candle in hand, to the "path of light" along the Seine 60,000 young people spending the night on the Esplanade des Invalides on Saturday 13, 260,000 young and old to Mass concelebrated by 90 bishops and 1,500 priests (including several at the end jumped over barricades to surround a delighted Pope ) and the next day at Lourdes, a fervent Marian pilgrimage in the city, where six million pilgrims flock in this jubilee year. Many
were impressed by the immense and lasting silence, which left stunned commentators on radio, while the Pope prayed at night in the cave: we know that many "tough guys" have cried at that moment in front of their TV and have converted ...
These three events of 2008 show a visible and vibrant Catholic Church and a youth "who raises wheat" for rich harvests. We wish you a holy feast of Nativity of the Lord and a happy new year 2009.
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2. Good news
Respect for life: progress and hopes
pluripotent cells: a real progress ! Two teams, Tokyo and Washington, pluripotent cells were obtained from samples of human skin: this is a step of great importance for the prospects of cell therapy. This discovery calls into question the therapeutic value of embryonic cell samples, which necessarily entail the death of the subject. Vox Vitae, December 2007 - Jan 2008.
Farm speech of Pope Benedict XVI to U.S. bishops on 16-4-08. America believes in God and does not hesitate to introduce into public discourse on moral grounds rooted in biblical faith. Even if this country is marked by a true religious spirit, the subtle influence of secularism can nevertheless influence their behavior. "Is it consistent to profess our faith in church on Sunday and then during the week to promote business or medical procedures contrary to this faith? Is it consistent for practicing Catholics to ignore or exploit the poor and marginalized, to promote sexual behavior contrary to Catholic moral teaching or to adopt positions that contradict the right to life of every human being from conception to natural death? "Man New, 10-5-08.
Any fetus born dead can be reported to the state civil and family book: he is entitled to a funeral, since two French decrees of 22 August. See Jerome Lejeune Foundation, 37 rue Volunteers, F-75725 Paris Cedex 15;
http://www.genethique.org/ ; contact@genethique.org. Registration
embryos at school! Some nursery schools, victims of their success, now accepting registration for children not yet born, reported RTL-TVI. A basic elementary school immersion in Dutch (Brabant Wallon) has five embryos in its list of pre-registration, families taking it earlier and earlier to get a place for their child in immersion! (LLB, the 8-9-08). Conclusion: So many human beings.
nurses refuse to cooperate with abortion in a university hospital in San Juan de Puerta Rico. "Do you know what it's like seeing a baby move his feet and small hands, so that nothing can be done? "Human Life International
Belgium, January-February 2008.
map "Vigilance for end of life" exists: it expresses the person's accession to the Charter of the Rights of Persons end of life, and it avoids the hard-as therapeutic and euthanasia. "Let us not rob our end of life! . What to do knowing and to ask
http://www.sosfin% 20devie.org / and 274, rue Solferino, F-59000 Lille.
Prohibition of abortion in the U.S. by "partial birth". U.S. Supreme Court banned a surgical method of late abortion by "partial birth". This involves the ejection of the baby when he turned and then he presents his head to face the "exit". As soon as the baby's head enters the vaginal opening, the physician pierces the head to empty it of its contents and thus remove the rest of the body more easily.
Youth for Life, March-April 2007.
The moratorium on abortion is gaining ground. The idea of a "moratorium" on abortion, similar to that which is forbidden in the United Nations about the executions, was put forward at the dawn of 2008, the Italian journalist Giulio Meotti.
In two months, the idea has already come a long way. Silvio Berlusconi said: "I think that recognition of the right to life from conception to natural death, could be a principle of the UN, as the moratorium on the death penalty adopted after a long and difficult debate. "
The New Man, 25-12-05.
"We 've been refused absolution! "An American Wedding, after many faiths incomplete, eventually releasing the piece: yes, she took the pill and could be waived for now. But the severity of the priest bore fruit: it gradually understood how the lie of contraception had hurt his marriage. She threw her plate of pills and for the first time in 30 years, began to follow Christ. 'This priest saved me ', said the mother of 3 children.
International Congress in defense of life during a Summer University in Louvain-la-Neuve! A first in Belgium: "Youth for Life" took the risk, themselves surprised by the success: 18 internationally renowned speakers from 8 to 11 September. In all about 250 people (including many young people) attended.
This event will benefit, even outside Belgium: different nations were represented: France, England, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Slovakia, Argentina, Rwanda, etc.. Faced with the visible joy of this beautiful youth tied to precious gift of life, we no longer have the right to be sad. As the time of St. Paul, we live "in a crooked and perverse generation, a world where you shine as centers of light, by presenting the Word of Life" (St. Paul to the Philippians 2, 16) .
Young and dynamic media
A "student newspaper of conscience" in Namur. A group of 7 young Catholic students just launched in September an 8-page newsletter, "The Cry of Kot is distributed free to the output of all audiences Faculties Notre Dame Namur. He wants an alternative to the dumbing down and break the "pensée unique". "Walks hairs in hangars, vomit made in bunker exhibited on the internet Jupiler the sacred throne in each student room, evening slips, blockade of the con ... Seriously, who does not care do we? . "The Cry of Kot do so it will not stifle the bleating by disapproving that might emanate from the herd. We do not want to play in this comedy written by others ... We will do this duck a sniper ... will be discussed: future, love, politics, life, commodification of human babies murdered, top, liberalism, Greek tragedy, etc.. Critical reflections on the news and on campus, caricatures. " "You think there are more young people into ecstasy before the Cross? Not true! Appointment every Tuesday at 18 am Mass 30 to youth at church Ste-Julienne Salzinnes. Journal is the only campus to have received no government subsidy. But ... "the Interregional Committee received € 25,000 to provide among other maggots, tripe and clippers for baptisms! . Bravo! A support: generous: CCP 068-24 93 126-59. The cry do Kot Namur.
cridukot@gmail.com . Ed resp. Anthony Burckhardt Ave. Reine Astrid 11 B-5000 Namur.
Church and Media: "Particularly disturbing us! "
To The Point Church is wrong whenever she tries to see how much of his time. "I beseech you, disturb us, disturb the world," said the director of the weekly. "May the Church does not take the form of the century! If one day she hears the small muzzles of realism that ordered him to adapt to its time, it will fail in its mission [...]. Why should the Vatican rewrite The Ten Commandments of Moses, every ten years, according to the latest polls? When she received a blow, it seems to me that the Church has too often tend to turn the other cheek. "
Sunday, 13-3-05.
Scouts of Europe finally recognized by the Church as a private association of faithful of pontifical right. 55,000 members (Europe, Russia, Canada). National Religious Advisor in Belgium: Father G. Longchamp, the Community of St. John.
priesthood and liturgy
A Missal in three languages in the USA (Missal St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington): English, English and Latin. Because we consider Quiet as evidence that Latin is part of the Romanesque style catholic. That might allay some liturgical quarrels and inspire the Belgians, making possible without difficulty Masses in Latin for those who want it.
In defense of Gregorian: Father Carl de Nys, who once commented Judicial diametrically musical works at RTBF, wrote in 1996: "Work of Art in the forefront of the soul. The treasures accumulated through centuries of culture and faith, art and prayer in the fullest sense of the word, are marginalized by music or ignorant reactionaries incapable of understanding that freedom grows within the authority. " Vatican II's Constitution on Divine Liturgy at No. 116 recognizes the primacy of plainsong, the Word sung in our celebrations. Leo Moulin, 1906-1986, former professor at the College of Europe in Bruges, apparently presented as "agnostic" wrote himself: "Much has been made to democratize culture (...). The only known case of success in this area is that the effort made by the Church for centuries (...). Here, [the crowd] heard echoing the word of God and rise towards the ceiling Gregorian chant (...). I have a passion for Gregorian chant, which is an absolute masterpiece: it is the largest thing that humanity has ever created. You know it's the biggest musical production of world history: we do not get tired. It's amazing. "
Seminarians in Belgium 2008-2009. Mechelen-Brussels French 6 (1 new); Dutch 0; Liege 9 (2 new). Namur 37 (8 new): Notre Dame Seminar 18 (5 new) / seminar Redemptoris Mater 19 (3 new); Tournai 5 (1 new); Antwerp 5 (including 1 new); Bruges 12 (including 3 new); Gent 0; Hasselt 1. Total of 75 seminarians (16 new) in 2008-2009 (72 in 2007-2008) or 18 Neth. and 57 French.
SS Brotherhood. Peter and Paul (Romans Catholic Tridentine Rite). End 2007: 208 priests (17 countries in four con-vant, 102 dioceses served by the Brotherhood) and 128 seminarians, 12 ordinations in 2007, 46 new seminarians entered in October 2008. Various
Back in the religious policy?
In the sphere and political discourse, a U.S. website measures the frequency of the word "God" in the speeches of candidates for nomination. The word from Washington, that we can well rule the world without God and the Bible becomes the credo of world leaders.
Le Soir, 22-1-08.
down the faith to their children.
Philippe Dembour in "responsible parent! How to take the children on the path of life, chose to pass on the faith to his children: "As a Christian, I chose my path. For me, it is fundamental. We pray as a family and we're going to mass. It is important to keep the link. When you stop, you do not know when we get back .... " "Would it not be better under these conditions, with all due respect to the child, tell him about our own belief that he should know, and later it can position itself knowingly? We make many other choices for him, that of a school, a language, a sports club or a youth movement. "
Sunday, 31-08-2008. Finally
finally proposed a reciprocity between Catholics and Muslims con-cerning the worship?
The Catholic-Muslim Forum (Rome, 4-6 November) issued a joint message. The 29 participants called "respect for the individual and his choices of conscience and religion", and "the right of individuals and communities to practice their religion in private and in public. " "We affirm that no religion and none of its followers should be excluded from society." In their eyes, "religious minorities" have also "the right to be respected in their own religious beliefs and practices." They also hoped that religions can have "religious buildings clean and that the" symbols "regarded as" sacred are not subjected to any form of mockery or ridicule. " Cathobel 7-11-08.
3. A blank
Abortion An abortion every 25 seconds in the Europe of 27, ie one in 5 children is murdered. It is a leading cause of mortality. And for the 60th anniversary of Human Rights, we would add the right to abortion ... and 46 million women have abortions each year worldwide. However it is moved into the fate of SU 779,860 small guinea pigs (especially rodents and rabbits) used in 2007 for experiments in order bio-medical ...
Spread the embryos predisposed to breast cancer or ovarian cancer. In Great Britain permitted the use of preimplantation diagnosis to select embryos with no predisposition to breast and ovarian cancer.
A British woman hangs herself after abortion. She committed suicide four months after an abortion of twins, for she felt that her soul had died with her children. Here are his last words assigned by writing: "Life has become hell for me. I would never have an abortion. Now I realize that I was a good mom. I told everyone that I did not do it, even at the hospital. I was scared. It is too late now. I died when my babies died. I want to be with my babies, they need me, nobody else needs me. "
Human Life International Belgium, May-June 2008.
Euthanasia
For an extension of euthanasia to minors and persons in senile degeneration? 6 years after the law on euthanasia ... the Netherlands, euthanasia is possible for children over 12 years ... To push it highlights some high-profile and emotive. Tactics is well known. Or "euthanasia is a violent death" (Mary Hennezel, best known specialist palliative care).
Sexuality, contraception and family
Sexuality without taboo in a Catholic school: St. Ursula Institute in Namur proposed for future kindergarten teachers from 14 to 17 years to see a movie and meet with leaders of Planned Parenthood Willy Peers (!) "under the big lights of the Festival International du Film Francophone (Fiff)" and work on contraception (according to the Future, 3-10-08). In addition to PS and CDH ministers want to impose their sexual and emotional education all Francophone children with the help of the only known family planning centers: their orientation is well known! Beau coup!
contraception free and anonymous: the solution is advanced in the past by the Higher Council for population and family: it betrays the youth! Pregnant minor of 5, 3 to choose abortion. However, by normalizing sex at school, increases the risk of "unwanted pregnancies". 57 girls of 10 years received a prescription for the contraceptive pill in 2006. Environmentally harmful as unnatural, the pill does not save mankind or nature. And the Socialists in Parliament Europeans want a reduction in VAT on condoms. Meanwhile, chastity is systematically denigrated.
Why Ireland said no to the Lisbon Treaty. According to the Catholic Primate of this country, because "successive decisions have undermined the family based on marriage, the right to life, from conception to death." Fam. Christian 6-9-08. Homosexuality
HALDE punishes the "game of the seven families." The High Authority against Discrimination and for Equality (HALDE) said that the traditional "Happy Families game" would soon be being phased out. Indeed he staged couples and heterosexual affiliations must, hence the condemnation of Louis Schweitzer, the president: "It should take into account the multimodality of the modern family: gay couples, cohabitants, multicultural families, polygamous settings, etc.. but childless couples, adoptions, blended families and surrogates are now the hallmark of our identity social, what our children need to integrate from the smallest children, including through the game. " Manufacturers have until 2010 to propose a new edition " more citizen and representative of Diversity. "
homosexual unions.
The Protestant Church of Belgium does not take a position and leave the choice to his parishes in this regard: each Presbytery is asked to form an opinion.
Bishop Leonard struck public opinion about homosexuality?
He obviously did not care to be politically correct, it is neither trader nor a politician ... He has as much right to express that tartempions cluttering the media. Precisely his department makes it a duty to take a position in a way that may shock the servants and artisans of the public, including the 'tolerance' is well known selective ... He vigorously shakes conventional wisdom ... This also provides an air stream beneficial in the polluted atmosphere of unanimity qu'entretiennent complacent media who manipulate us. "
(J. Dubois, Liege, LLB 25-4-07).
Socialists in the European parliament want a response to be protected lesbians and gays in Uganda. But will there be concern about the fate of the population living in one of the least developed and one of the poorest?
Bioethics and moral
A pharmacist can not abuse his conscience clause in a care! A pharmacist refuses Ruisbroek, on behalf of his Catholic beliefs, ways of delivering contraceptive products used for euthanasia, morning after pill. Lay before the Council of Belgium, the College of Pharmacists said that if pharmacists can invoke a conscience clause, "their rights and freedoms stop there or start a patient's right to his own convictions." Clearly, the pharmacist should issue the refractory drug that hurts his conscience. La Libre Belgique, 19-12-07.
Katholieke Universiteit van Leuven: to end the "K" (Catholic). KUL, experimentation on embryos. The rector told Vervenne Tertio that "Rome has to admit that we are once 'not OK'." Anyway, he does not want to end experiments on unborn life. With Rome if possible, otherwise without Rome. "The university must consider the stark reality." In case of IVF embryos are grown one does not know what to do, it seems unimportant to the rector. And what happens if we a 'too many children' in the uterus after implantation? It "reduces" the remainder. Nice euphemism! Supernumerary embryos - stored in tanks icy - was at hand, one can not resist the temptation to use them for research. Belgium
Human Life International, January-February 2008.
"Surrogacy" (new euphemism for surrogacy) will be the subject of the next revision of the bioethics law in France. Procreation become the mere production of goods. The carrier would get the amount of "compensation "But could also exercise its right to abortion. "How human space the most beautiful and most sacred that is the womb could he become the place of unutterable violence? "(Benedict XVI to the youth in Sydney). The New Man, 30-8-08.
The Big Bang population.
According to the program "Thema" of 27-03-07 on "Arte", the population in Western Europe will be majority-larly the elderly, in 2030. Old age pensions would no longer insured health care would reduce only the most wealthy seniors would more assisted. People do not want more children: "They disrupt our lives too." CFO-news Q3 2007.
But there is in Europe, a dramatic drop in births. Russia has even had to react and closed clinics. When will we stop "wanting to be like God"?
derision, persecution and attacks
Jesus A "couch potato" in Namur!
"One day two young boys wanted to 'wake up' the city Meuse. What to do? Hoisted on the Place d'Armes in Namur Mahomet size? Blasphemy: we may to catch a missile sent from Baghdad on Namur. The bust of a politician turned red to the stock market? A fatwa fulminated from Mons would immediately pulverized. But why not a big Jesus crowned with thorns, paper mache, sprawled in an armchair watching TV? Awesome! The cathos are accustomed to them and hit them back to do the big name of tolerance ... Here is exposed a "masterpiece" of Fine Arts of a modern-Hystero Collective, witnessed a primary anti-Christianity . Well no! we are tired of these jokes in poor taste and see our Christian symbols operated by an ad ridiculing one that prevents us not to worship as the Son of God. Derision ends persecution: see Christians in Iraq and India! We advocate for usability in a delicate mutual respect for each conviction: we hate buffoonery. Looking at his sleeping companions, Saint-Exupéry said already: "They would both need a Savior! .
(Denied by Towards the Future in October 2008).
Satanism: An anti-Christian racism.
The desecration of graves in cemeteries are increasing alarmingly. Between 2005 and 2006, they increased 60%, affecting mainly the cemeteries where Christians. This racism Christianophobia has a name: Satanism. Recently, a young convicted confessed: "We wanted to fight religion ...." It rose among young people. In France, nearly 25,000 people are involved in a satanic inspired by Nazi ideology and beliefs of Celtic or Scandinavian, 80% of supporters would be less than 21 years, seduced by video games and forums dedicated to Satan, Lucifer, music to black metal, to gothic culture. Many morbid excesses are particularly worrying: "[...] Self-mutilation, scarification (cutting the skin), incitement to racial hatred ..., acts of barbarism against animals."
Family Christian, 12-4-08.
Exhibitions blasphemous!
A crucified frog pulls his tongue, holding a beer mug in one leg and an egg in another. The pope called it blasphemous, for believers are in the cross the symbol of the love of God. She will go to London, Venice, New Tork and Los Angeles. - The philosopher Chantal Delsol reacts in Le Figaro (5-10-08): "I am a Christian. I suffer when I see pictures ridiculing Christ on the Cross. I am surprised to see me around then so little outrage (...). A force to assert that it rains when we spit in the face, our people will eventually make cowards of all that he deliberately did not want. "
open persecution against Christians
During that subsidizes mosques in France, Algeria is closed churches and are hunting down Christians. French priests can not get a visa for Algeria. - In India, in Orissa, 500 Christians killed and hundreds of houses and churches burned or bombed.
In Mosul (Nineveh province, Iraq) there were 25,000 Christians, the fact remains that 500: it is a "true liquidation campaign" waged against Christians, and half have been forced to "leave the land of Islam, as a result of intimidation, kidnapping and executions after torture. Distributed leaflets in the street, inviting Christians to leave within 24 hours, otherwise "you will be justly punished and killed as the Islamic religion in order for those who, like you, venerate the Cross." In February, the Chaldean archbishop of Mosul was found dead (The New Man 8-11-08). Fifteen Christians have been murdered.
In Turkey, before the second world war, Christians were 20%: 1% today ... "Since the advent of Islam was born 14 centuries ago in this region, the Christian presence has steadily decreased. In this area (Arab East, Iran, Turkey) Christians are more than 14 million of 283 million (according to Annie Lawrence, Family Christian, 1-11-08).
Liturgy / Priests
liturgical abuses in the seventeenth century Half a century after the promulgation of the Missal of St. Pius V The most troublesome disorder still reigned in some places. Maintenance of St. Vincent de Paul gave his priests May 23, 1659: "Oh! if you had seen, I do not mean ugly, but the diversity of ceremonies of the Mass, forty years ago, they would have made you ashamed of it seems to me there was nothing uglier in the world, the various ways in which it is celebrated: some began the Mass by the Pater Noster, others took the chasuble in their hands and said the Introibo, and then they put them on the chasuble. I was once in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, where I noticed seven or eight priests all said that the Mass differently was one one way, another another, it was a variety worthy of tears. Gold extra, God be praised for what he likes to address his divine goodness gradually to this huge mess! . What would he say today?
Pope? "An old Nazi."
So said its students with a Catholic religion teacher at a Catholic school in Brussels, she says Buddhist lesbian.
Will there be demolition of young priests loyal to the Church ?
A young courageous priest is seen pulling his Roman collar by the dean, must leave his parish he had saved and is now without any liability parish. In another diocese Belgian, a young religious faithful in the liturgy, loses his place because he was told officially: "If I keep you, I will have trouble." In yet another diocese, a young and zealous priest classic moves: "I can not make you feel physically," said the dean. Frankly, we still want the priests? Belgium, what do you think of your priests? Various
A First: Muslim religious advisers paid by the state prison during Ramadan. 24 consultants for 3000-4000 incarcerated Muslims, "it is too little, it seems. Catholics have only 25 ... 11-9-07 LLB.
Replace courses in religion and morality by more sport at school? The French Minister of Youth wants. Unexpected result of the lackluster results of the Belgians in Beijing ... In truth, he would have to give themselves over religion seriously. A father whose son attended a Catholic school teacher questioned the content of his courses: " Do not worry! I speak only of Jesus! "...
Cardinal Danielou wrote in his book The Future of Religion:" The crisis of Christianity is not a lack of adaptation to the modern world than in the internal weakening of the Faith. (...) The day young boys and girls include as understood the great apostles of the past, how to serve his time, is to serve God's presence in his time, seminars and novitiates is remplliront.
4. The Church seen by a Protestant pastor converted
In The coup de grace (Trinidad Publishing Media Communication, Paris, 2000), the Protestant pastor Richard BORGMAN develops pleasure in what he loves the Catholic Church. For him, Catholics should welcome the great treasure of the church, untouched since 2000 years. The parable of Matthew (13, 44) does it not say that he who has found a treasure in a field sells everything he has to acquire it? The author loves anything that affects the church: the Vatican, the Magisterium, the Catechism, pilgrimages, cathedrals, Marian meditation of the mysteries of the rosary, etc..
Tradition, we can be proud of, and the scripture spring from the same source: Jesus. By evacuating the Tradition, Borgman believed that he needed one, since "God spoke to him directly! So he developed a certain pride and missed something important. "When a Catholic becomes aggressive, independent and got rid of the Tradition of the Church, I cry. When someone disparages my big brother ... the pope, my heart is torn, "said Borgman, who fears the protestant church.
Obedience confident (which Mary gives us the example) that advance the whole Church together. In this community, united and living, each has its place and can be cured of solitude. The goal of Satan is to put the mess in that order, to prevent the body of the Church to function as a spiritual head (Christ) and body (the Church).
Hence the importance to Borgman, the communion of saints: "What joy to know we're not fighting alone! The angels and saints help us effectively in spiritual warfare. The world is perishing, because we are not asking saints to intercede with us. " Prayers for our deceased can certainly help; Some also believe they can intercede for us, but the Catechism of the Catholic Church does not affirm this point.
Here are some other jewels of the treasure: the Eucharist, "or massive presence of Jesus" confession, a unique and wonderful experience, which gives us the grace of a deep inner peace and deliver us from guilt ; the priesthood, allowing meditation, contemplation, life devoted to God alone. For Borgman and his wife, the highest honor their son Scott would become a priest. Finally, here's their valuable perspective about the ecumenical-ménisme " We can build bridges between the different denominations (Christian) that if we are steadfast in our Catholic identity, and not reducing everything to the lowest common denominator. "
5. Close the "C" that I can not see! ...
In defense of the "C" (Catholic) in the Scouts
"The Federation of Catholic Scouts has been transformed, without warning, by an arbitrary decision and a coup in 'Scout Federation Baden-Powell de Belgique '. Catholic parents are deeply concerned and are ready to change direction proposed in their teens. We just wanted to be in the wind '(which is characteristic of leaves): the slightest reference to the Catholic character of the movement (...). But here it is: many schools had already raised initials cleverly disguising any religious connotations, such political party has also hidden the 'C we can no longer see', and UCL would also lose its 'C' without nostalgia, as considered 'weird' and 'outdated'. To this admirable youth movement is to betray a legacy of values which we substitute a blur more ambiguous. And after that, we will lament seeing that young people have lost any reference point in a society suffering from amnesia, with all the dramatic consequences of which we are daily witnesses. Whose fault? . Mail from a reader of Namur, refused by La Libre Belgique.
"What difference will there scouting with pluralistic? ... The risk is it not 'lose troops, who will look elsewhere for a more explicitly Christian reference? "(Ch. LLB Delhi, 16-9-2008). "The rulers, great leaders of the 'defunct' FSC / FCF, have decided to delete the C ... The scout leaders will they be equally inspired by Buddhist Trotskyite, atheist, etc..? "(Courier LLB). "The reference to Christianity is an asset and not a barrier" (Alain Roba, who launched a petition:
www.lepetition.been-ligne/scoutisme-et-le-c3271.html ). It is clearly understood that God must leave the stage of scouting. The world certainly cathos bother right-thinking ...
LLB Courier 9-10-08.
And the University of Louvain?
"So a handful of professors at UCL wishes to drop C: Catholic label no longer corresponds to reality! "(Dr. Van den Hove, LLB 22-10-08).
"Remove the C of the UCL, he removed his soul ... Our young people do not know the culture of death, in a society of will power, combat, intrigue, deceit, greed, abuse "... Lack of history of the Church, presenting the Darwinian evolutionism as a scientific truth, then it is only a hypothesis partly challenged by a number of scholars. "The success and reputation of universities Catholics in America and Asia prove that they are appreciated by students and parents, often non-Catholic, because of their reliability, their tolerance for other religions, for the open and loyal to their convictions " (from J. Van Godtsenhoven in a letter refused by LLB).
"If so many Muslims and atheists open feel at UCL, it is precisely because the values they are taught by a number of professors claiming Catholicism are universal values based primarily on Christianity ... If membership Catholicism in the house that you work for decades bothers you so much, why are you staying? (Cl Declercq, in SU, 30-10-08).
"To accommodate Muslims, who remain, should we give up being a Catholic? . And do we forget those secular institutions founded by the Church: Universities, colleges and schools, youth groups, hospitals ... (by Ch Delhez, LLB 28-10-08).
And when we have "bazard the 'C', it will be the market place of diplomas, trade and 'The Competitive University of Louvain' ... or 'University Commercial Louvain '... Speaking of charity, eternal life, resurrection, sacrifice, salvation, conversion: all this should be illegal in your University of Louvain without C ... An acronym comes immediately to mind: University Consensual of Louvain (Chr. Arnsperger, LLB 22-10-08). Fortunately it seems that the bishops and the Jesuit provincial want to keep the term "Catholic".
6. Readers'
"What is it to list all such attacks [against the Church] and conclude violently as you did? ... Scream our outrage? What was Jesus doing when attacked? He was silent, or answered with gentleness and patience. " A reader of Brussels
Editorial Note. For some, would mark our words and divisive, divisive and hence an object of scandal, because we're hunting for abuses in the liturgy and speeches unorthodox. In fact this is with a heavy heart that we denounce the excesses of these materials, but we see this as a duty, since it is precisely this that shocked the brothers, already shaken in their faith by the media discourse paganistic . It is these abuses that generate the division of Christians - and often priests - displaying their disregard for the directives of the Magisterium, entering into rebellion against the pope and bishops as before Luther, Calvin, Henry VIII of England. Christ prayed for the unity of his Church, deny that it is the disobedience to those he has set up.
(After the beatification of the martyrs of the English Civil War). "I was shocked by the news ineligible to top of the LLB in October 2007. The eye-catching title Franco beatified is insulting to those who died victims of religious persecution of the bloodiest in history modern. I wonder how La Libre could evoke serious when the time comes, martyrdom of Catholics, Chinese, Vietnamese, Somali, Mexican, etc.. Worse than the title, the article that follows will reveal a great casual, the worship of the confusion and ignorance of this tragic page in the history of Spain (...). I think in the interest of LLB and particularly its survival, it is time that the newspaper's management realizes that in religious matters, slips are more frequent (...). Some feel they have to push up the ratings by running routinely taunts against the Church, whatever topic they treat (...). Those who were beatified today died in witness to the faith. They deserved LLB another tribute that the newspaper has reserved them. "
Letter to La Libre Belgique, transmitted by Bishop Michael Schooyans
"The venerable texts and the singing of psalms wonderful tunes are replaced by the texts hollow and vapid music ... Since the introduction of this spirit 'ole-ole 'Never have been similarly desecrated churches depopulated in favor of cults flourishing' rumps bastards' sometimes working within the Church itself! 'I have my own way to celebrate, you've noticed, but as each priest has his own ...' said a priest when he arrived in his new deanery ... Who dares thus finally throw a big kick in the anthill 'rebels' who 'used' to their advantage the Second Vatican Council to express their individual fantasies? They ignored the vast silent majority of believers who, tired of having to bear these outrages have Sunday with great sadness, gradually left, not necessarily the Church but churches, on tiptoe. These lines I have been inspired primarily by my admiration for the courage of VE. A reader of the province of Luxembourg
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"The distinction between clergy and laity goes back to the choice of the Apostles, narrated in Mark 3, 13-19. The laity, too, must work to establish the Kingdom, not only in secular works, where they enjoy autonomy, but also in the apostolic work, by which cons are subject to the authority pastors title ... So going there in a parish council, responsible for assisting the pastor, he never give orders. It is a grave mistake to blur the distinction between priests and laity. Is first prescribed to oppose the evangelical and depreciate the sacrament of orders and is also selling off the priestly responsibilities and open wide the door to doctrinal excesses. We had moms that catechists have their good will, and yet, one of them made no secret of his disbelief! Replace the laity to the priests, is creating what Paul VI called "the destruction of the Church." A layman in a parish bulletin in the region of Namur
7. Announcements and readings -Taizé in Brussels, international youth meeting. It expects 40,000 young people from all countries of 29-12 at 2-1-2009. Heysel Exhibition Centre. Information and registration at the Centre, Bld Lambermont 31, B-1030 Schaerbeek. Tel. : 02-612 41 30, fax: 02-612 41 31;
mailto: info@taizé-bru.be ; taize-www-bru.be.
http://catholiens.org-On is available abbeys and monasteries, chants and prayers, Marian Worship, Liturgy, Religious Goods, Orders and Congregations, Music. On-
http://abu.cnam.fr/ , there are numerous works of French or foreign authors accessible in the public domain.
-speaking Christian radio stations in Belgium turns RCF Lyon hours of stall area. We fix some errors on the FM appeared in our last No. 70, p. 12. Here is the correct list: Brussels 107.6; Walloon Brabant (Louvain-la-Neuve) 104,8; 106.8 Namur, Liege 93.8, 105.4 Bastogne. We recommend listening 24 hours 24! At 4 h, 5: 45 pm, 6: 45 pm, 7: 45 pm and 8 pm 39: morning prayer. At 15 h 30 Live rosary from Lourdes. At 20 h 30 h 25 and 22 evening prayer. At 8 h 15, 13 h, 18 h and 22 h 40 Journal of Radio Vatican.
-Read at faster Schooyans Mgr Michel, The prophecy of Paul VI. The Encyclical Humanae Vitae (1968), Fr.-X. of Gubert, 2008, 110 p. ! Story of an encyclical unwelcome and increasingly now, with the full text of this document. Attention, P. 79 the author points out a serious mistake in the text of the Vatican website: it lacks a "no", which absolutely contradicts the thinking of the Pope!
-In the Footsteps of St. Paul, DVD, 27 €, a documentary film showing 5 of 28 '(the "Lord's Day" in 2000). Adults and young people.
- "Paul of Tarsus, a DVD in the series 'The Bible' (3:00), faithful to the biblical text, prestigious actors. Alpha Media Edition; Director: Roger Young. Sold in religious bookstores.
-Ch. Delhez, Rejoice. Selected texts of St. Paul, ed. Fidelity, 2008, 144 p., 6 €.
-Bishop P. Warin / Dr. Wargo, St. Paul, ed. Fidelity, 2008, 119 p., 10 €. Life and portrait of Paul. A comic-
: Saint Paul, the Traveller, ed. Bayard Jeunesse, Seekers of God, T. 8, 43 p., 2001.
Prayer Group St-Damien: Every Thursday evening prayer before the Blessed Sacrament at St. Chapel University of Namur Facs.
-Focusing on the multi-intentional Masses. Christians astonished that cites several intentions at the same mass (especially on Sundays!). In fact, only the first line is celebrated at that time, the others will be by other priests. If it can celebrate itself requested all the Masses, the priest shall transmit to other celebrants with all of the offering received. He must keep accurate records with intent received, amount of offerings, Masses he celebrates himself and those he entrusts to others (Can. 955 of the Code of Canon Law).
"Let my reader, if full communion with my confidence, make out with me if he shares my doubts, he seeks with me if it recognizes in error, it returns to me, if surprises me myself, it distracts me. That's how we move forward together on the path of charity. " Saint Augustine
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In the first part of the book by Georges Canguilhem, "the normal and the pathological," we oppose the disease-possession (rejecting qqchose is recovering it's health) of disease-totalizing "the disease is not somewhere in humans. It is the whole man (...) ". As the author says, in the first case we expect nothing good from nature ... 
This Sunday, The Independent on Sunday reveals a scandal at the European level. The leaders of 27 countries of the European Union meet in secret to accelerate the approval process for GM crops, the opponents counter and reassure people by involving representatives of industry. The heavy artillery is out ... 
