Izethameli noPapa Benedict XVI — Ngethula uPapa umculo wami
Eminyakeni eyisishiyagalombili edlule ngo-2005, umkami wafika endlini egcwele izindaba ezishaqisayo: “UKhadinali Ratzinger usanda kukhethwa njengoPapa!” Namuhla, izindaba azishaqisi neze ukuthi, ngemva kwamakhulu eminyaka ambalwa, izikhathi zethu zizobona upapa wokuqala esula esikhundleni sakhe. Ibhokisi lami lemeyili namhlanje ekuseni linemibuzo esuka kokuthi 'kusho ukuthini lokhu kububanzi “bezikhathi zokuphela”?', ukuthi 'ingabe manje kuzoba khona “upapa omnyama“?’, njll. Esikhundleni sokuchaza kabanzi noma ukuqagela ngalesi sikhathi, umcabango wokuqala ofikayo engqondweni yami umhlangano engangingawulindele engaba nawo noPapa uBenedict ngo-Okthoba ka-2006, kanye nendlela okwenzeka ngayo konke…. Kusuka encwadini eya kubafundi bami ngo-Okthoba 24, 2006:
OTHANDWAYO abangane,
Ngikubhalela kulobu busuku ngisehhotela lami ngendawo nje yokuphonsa itshe ukusuka eSt. Peter's Square. Lezi kube yizinsuku ezigcwele umusa. Impela, abaningi benu bayazibuza ukuthi ngahlangana yini noPapa...
Isizathu sohambo lwami lapha bekuwukucula ekhonsathini yangomhla zingama-22 kuMfumfu yokuhlonipha iminyaka engu-25 ye-John Paul II Foundation, kanye nokugubha iminyaka engu-28 upapa ongasekho abekwa njengopapa ngo-Okthoba 22, 1978.
INKONZO YOPAPA JOHN PAUL II
Njengoba sasiprakthiza izikhathi eziningana phakathi nezinsuku ezimbili zomcimbi ozovezwa kumabonakude ezweni lonke ePoland ngesonto elizayo, ngaqala ukuzizwa ngingafaneleki. Ngangizungezwe abanye bamakhono amakhulu ePoland, abaculi nabaculi abamangalisayo. Ngesinye isikhathi, ngaphumela ngaphandle ukuze ngiyoshaywa umoya futhi ngihambe odongeni lwasendulo lwamaRoma. Ngaqala ukuphina, “Kungani ngilapha, Nkosi? Angingeni phakathi kwalezi zidlakela!” Angikwazi ukukutshela ukuthi ngazi kanjani, kodwa ngiyezwa John Paul II phendula enhliziyweni yami, “Yingakho kukhona lapha, ngoba wena kukhona incane kakhulu. ”
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