Primate To Knights: Stand With The Pope

[Resurrexi]

Wednesday August 5, 2009

[b] Cardinal Marc Ouellet Calls Out Brother Bishops for Lack of Support for Pope[/b]

By John-Henry Westen

PHOENIX, August 5, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In a short but stunning talk before some 90 Bishops, eight Cardinals and 1000 Knights, the Primate of Canada, Quebec City Archbishop Marc Cardinal Ouellet, addressed the subject of unity at the 127th annual Supreme Convention of the Knights of Columbus last night. Ouellet spoke of the "hard winter" Pope Benedict XVI had to "suffer" this past year as he was "harshly criticized both within and outside the Church and was not adequately defended by those who share his ministry."

The two biggest controversies that sparked criticism of the Pope in recent months from the liberal, mainstream media, and even from some in the Church hierarchy, were the lifting of the excommunications of the bishops of the Society of St. Pius X, and the Pope’s remarks against the use of condoms. Although Cardinal Ouellet mentioned by name only the Pope’s "effort to bring back the Schismatic group of the Lefebvrists to full communion," he noted the Pope was criticized "for this and various other reasons."

Only one other controversy – that of the condom comments – caused an international outcry against the Pope, even from some within the Church. AIDS "is a tragedy that cannot be overcome by money alone, that cannot be overcome through the distribution of condoms, which even aggravates the problems," the pontiff said to reporters aboard the papal plane on March 17 this year.

The comments were followed by heavy criticism from world leaders, including Catholic leaders, and even veiled criticism from bishops in Portugal, Germany, and Canada. Two cardinals, one retired and one active, were among those who were unsupportive.

While there were various cardinals and bishops that defended the Holy Father on the matter, the defense of the Pope was far from widespread.

"At every level of leadership in the Church, unity with Peter and solidarity with him has not been a great achievement in this past year," said Ouellet in his address.

In a rousing call for unity with the Pope and also an affirmation of his teaching authority, Cardinal Ouellet said: "It is fully time to take action and stand with our Holy Father who is himself so admirably peaceful and coherent in fulfilling all his duties. We are greatly blessed by the quality of his teaching."

The Quebec Cardinal congratulated the Knights on their theme for the convention: "We stand with Peter in Solidarity with Our Bishops and Priests."

"Let us ask the Holy Spirit to help us all to give stronger witness to our loving loyalty to the Church and its Chief Shepherd, successor of Peter," he said. "Unity in the Church is the key to the realization of its mission."

The Primate of Canada pointed to dire hardships in the Church as the fruit of disunity with the Pope. "When there is a lack of unity within the Church we quickly see a decline in vocations and in Church attendance and disintegration of family life," he said.

Concluding, Cardinal Ouellet said: "Let us stand with Peter’s successor, our Pope, at this challenging time courageously taking up our Christian duty of building unity and solidarity everywhere."

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Edited August 8, 2009 by Resurrexi

[CatherineM]

Read about that in something my husband got from the Knights. It's good that he is doing it, but it would be even better if the Pope started knocking some heads together.

[Resurrexi]

[quote name='CatherineM' post='1943698' date='Aug 8 2009, 04:15 PM']It's good that he is doing it, but it would be even better if the Pope started knocking some heads together.[/quote]

To what in particular are you referring?

Edited August 8, 2009 by Resurrexi

[CatherineM]

My issue isn't the Latin mass, mine is pro-abortion politicians and judges. I would love for him to define the rule, and then any bishop who doesn't follow it, gets punished.

[Katholikos]

Amen and amen! Father Corapi said the pro-abortion politicians and judges should have been excommunicated publicly and immediately (paraphrased). The lack of decisive action on the part of Bishops has caused confusion and great harm to the Faith.

The Bishops have long needed a backbone transplant and a trip to JP2's woodshed. It's not too late! Go, Benedict!

Support Benedict XVI!

[MissyP89]

Glad [i]someone[/i] is speaking up for orthodoxy!

[Skinzo]

You can see the whole speech at the following link. It starts at about 24 minutes in. Just put your mouse in the bottom of the video window and the controls will show.
See: [url="http://www.catholictv.com/shows/default.aspx?seriesID=136&videoID=315"]http://www.catholictv.com/shows/default.as...amp;videoID=315[/url]


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[Nihil Obstat]

It's interesting that the Knights had to be told this. Their Columbia magazine never gives any indication of dissent.
In any case, good for the primate.
I hear rumours that he's possibly maybe potentially considered very slightly papabile...... in a future conclave.

[Resurrexi]

[quote name='Nihil Obstat' post='1944128' date='Aug 9 2009, 10:50 AM']I hear rumours that he's possibly maybe potentially considered very slightly papabile...... in a future conclave. [/quote]

If I recall correctly, there hasn't been a non-European Pope since the fifth century, and even the non-European popes were basically European. (Roman North Africa was basically an extension of Mediterranean Europe.)

I really can't imagine a modern Pope from anywhere but Europe.

Edited August 9, 2009 by Resurrexi

[Fidei Defensor]

[quote name='Resurrexi' post='1944135' date='Aug 9 2009, 10:00 AM']If I recall correctly, there hasn't been a non-European Pope since the fifth century, and even the non-European popes were basically European. (Roman North Africa was basically an extension of Mediterranean Europe.)

I really can't imagine a modern Pope from anywhere but Europe.[/quote]
Welcome to the future.

[Era Might]

[quote name='Resurrexi' post='1944135' date='Aug 9 2009, 11:00 AM']I really can't imagine a modern Pope from anywhere but Europe.[/quote]
I think there will eventually be a non-European Pope. How many centuries were the Popes always Italian, and now there have been two consecutive non-Italian Popes.

[CatherineM]

During the last conclave there was talk about one African and one Latin American.

[Nihil Obstat]

I'm not sayin'... I'm just sayin'.......... There's rumours.

[QuoteMan]

[quote name='Nihil Obstat' post='1944960' date='Aug 9 2009, 11:06 PM']I'm not sayin'... I'm just sayin'.......... There's rumours.[/quote]