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Pope Francis will clean the Vatican like San Francesco
(by pio dal cin)March 15th 2013 00:18 a.m (Rome Time GMT+1) As Pope Francesco begins His Papacy with a visit to the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome to pay respect to Mary Mother of Jesus. known to the people of Rome as
Even the +Dalai Lama made a +Google+ post to acknowledge that He knows and Loves Saint Francis of Assisi for His discipline,simple ways, and Love for All Creatures.
Being the first Pope ever to choose such a Great Name puts Him on a very important spot. Not easy to manage.
The need for a simple Man that can embrace the Original Message of Jesus through the New Testament withnessed in person by Saint Francis of Assisi was strongly needed in a corrupted and evil world that hasn’t spared even the Vatican in the past decade.
1)Vatican Leaks
2)Pedophile Scandals in the Catholic Church
3)The IOR Vatican Bank Scandals
4)Vatican richness
He has a though job ahead of Him, but His simple ways (He greeted the crowd in St.Peter with a “Fratelli e Sorelle Buonasera”) have already conquered the world. He asked the people who gathered in the Square to Bless Him, before He would Bless them.
How many Wolves will this Pope with Italian Origins will have to encounter inside the Vatican, like
Saint Francis with the Gubbio’s Wolf (see video here)
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With the Conclave Extra Hommnes from the Latin word ”cum clavem” (with key) that comes from what happened in 1270 when the people of Viterbo locked the cardinals in the City’s Palace until they reached the election of Gregory X
The process to elect the new Head of the Catholic Church will begin on Tuesday March 12th.
As I stated in a previous post( A fool’s prediction), trying to make a prediction is like to be able to guess the lottery numbers. Anyone can be right or wrong.
I was brought up a Christian Catholic in a very strict way. My name comes from Padre Pio da Petrelcina whom my dad met many times when he was a “small friar” battered by the Church and confined without the permission to Celebrate the Mass as he was becoming popular among the crowds for His “miracles”.
(Mons. Albino Luciani-Pope John Paul the I with my father) I met two Popes personally in my life: Pope John Paul
the I and Pope John Paul the II. (foto copyright pio dal cin 2013)
During my travelling around the World, as a photojournalist I came in touch and I studied
Islam, Ebraism, Buddhism and the Religion of the Native Americans, out of my curiosity of understanding where, if there is one, lies the Truth.
I must admit that I wasn’t thrilled about Pope Benedict VXI; not much for His great personality and profound culture, but for the fact that he “sported” those huge golden crosses on His neck and the “fisherman ring” was big enough to buy a couple of apartments.
I kept repeating to myself that “This cannot be Sacred..” Isn’t the Church supposed to support the poverty as one of the three wows?”
Native Americans have a saying “If it is Sacred it must be Free..” I like this. But how many controversial, not free items are there in the Catholic Church today? Why is the Legacy of Saint Peter obliterated by scandals of the Vatican’s funds of million of Euros?
I learned that the IOR (the Vatican Bank)is the most powerful bank in the whole world.
This should change, in my humble opininion. Saint Francis of Assisi was called by Jesus
to “Repair the Church”“Vai Francesco, ripara la mia Chiesa” and was cited here by Benedict VXI.
Times are very hard and the sex scandals, Vatican Leaks and not so transparent transactions of the Church are “rocking the Boat” like never before.
Given my statement that “You have to be a Fool to make a prediction of choosing a Pope”, I will have another approach and “write a letter of plead to the Holy Spirit“, asking to pick the only one I saw that fits the description of Saint Francis of Assisi: Cardinal Sean O’Malley (read His blog)
LETTER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT: I will start with this Song to the Holy Spirit, that is sung by the Cardinals upon entering the Conclave, to ask for Divine Inspiration.
Dear Holy Spirit,
I am just a grain of sand in the Universe. I understand nothing about the Laws and the Forces that balance the Great Space.
Many Humans call upon Your Force and Greatness. Some call You Great Spirit, other call You Holy Spirit, other do not even believe in You.
During these days the Catholic Church is called to elect the Captain of the Ship.
It is been very hard for me in these past years to believe that Your Holy Presence is among those walls, given all the scandals that we heard about.
It is very hard to boftenelieve that the Spirit of Jesus and of Saint Peter, and Saint Francis of Assisi is behind the gold and richness ofnen shown by those who are called to be Your servants, while there are million of people who suffer in the World.
So here is my humble plea: If You are really among those walls, Shed a Great LIght upon those who are called to elect the new Pope so that His ways will be as Jesus requested of
simplicity and trasparency. a real Sheperd that can show the World that Jesus is still among us human beings in the way HE taught us.
My pick is Sean O’ Malley
(I know that You don’t need suggestions but at least I casted my vote)
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Una Croce a Codognè
A differenza di mio padre Narciso, fervente Cristiano, non mi vedete spesso in chiesa la domenica. Sono anch’io uno dei tanti Cristiani “poco praticanti”,deboli nella fede, peccatore. Non mi ritengo tuttavia un ipocrita.
L’ipocrisia c’è sempre stata purtroppo , ma in questi tempi difficili e a volte strani, sta purtroppo tornando di moda.
Quand’ero piccolo mi hanno insegnato bene tutta la storia di Gesù. Mi è piaciuta molto. Ho letto il Vangelo che mi ha veramente affascinato con i suoi insegnamenti. Quello che mi resta degli anni passati lo conservo gelosamente nel mio cuore, e non mi serve la pubblicità per sentirmi vicino al Creatore di tutte le cose.
Una delle cose che ho memorizzato è l’insegnamento che viene dalla Croce, il Simbolo della nostra fede. La CRoce vista come Vittoria sulla morte di Gesu’ perchè non è il simbolo di un fallimento, ma è il passaggio obbligato che Gesu’ deve fare nel Suo cammino terreno per arrivare alla Gloria della Resurrezione, alla Pasqua, al riscatto della vita sulla morte, del Bene sul Male.
Immolandosi nell’Altare della Croce, Gesù ci insegna a vivere nella Speranza, a lottare contro la morte, la cattiveria, il male.
Quando vedo una Croce, rivedo la Passione e la morte di Gesu’, però vedo anche la Sua vittoria finale, la sua Pasqua.
Non capisco il perchè delle attuali polemiche sulla Croce che è stata esposta di fronte alla Mutera. Quello che mi stupisce ancor di più, e mi lascia esterrefatto, è che le critiche non vengono come uno potrebbe benissimo immaginare da qualche estremista di altre religioni che non si riconosce in questo Simbolo, ma arrivano direttamente da “Cristiani” magari più praticanti e assidui di chi scrive, che nel nome di una “polemica politica” non rinunciano a buttare nella mischia il Simbolo della loro stessa fede.
Bisognerebbe essere più solidali tra Cristiani, più “bipartisan” (come dicono i politici) e lasciare che le critiche ad una Croce esposta vengano, se debbono venire, da altre direzioni. Difendiamo a spada tratta queta “icona” della nostra tradizione Europea, Italiana, Veneta, Contadina. Le nostre radici sono profonde e si mescolano da due millenni con quelle di questo “Albero” che così poco conosciamo, che così poco rispettiamo, se siamo pronti a gettarlo sul tavolo di una polemica che non fa bene a nessuno.
Se un gruppo di persone hanno chiesto al primo cittadino di esporre una Croce durante il periodo Pasquale cosa avrebbe dovuto rispondere? ” No, mi spiace, siamo in periodo elettorale…tornate l’anno prossimo?”
Ha fatto bene il sindaco ad accettare la domanda di questi cittadini e se qualcuno ha voluto o vuole strumentalizzarla si vergogni e renda conto alla propria coscienza. Usare una Croce per i propri fini sarebbe veramente un boomerang devastante per chi volesse usarlo come vuole senza portargli il rispetto dovuto.
. Forse è meglio guardarla, riflettere, recitare una breve preghiera e meditare su quello che Essa rappresenta OGGI per noi Cristiani: politici,apolitici, di destra, di sinistra, di centro, praticanti, non praticanti, “basabanchi” e bestemmiatori, ricchi e poveri, bianchi e neri, gialli e rossi, membri comunque di una stessa comunità che ha le sue radici ben piantate in questa nostra terra che tutti amiamo a prescindere dal nostro credo politico. La Croce di Codognè sia un simbolo di unione e non di divisione.



