ISt. John Lateran Basilica yaseRoma
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NGAPHAMBILI ngikubhalela izolo ebusuku, ngikwazile ukuphumula amahora amathathu kuphela. Ngisho nobusuku obumnyama baseRoma abukwazanga ukukhohlisa umzimba wami. I-jet lag iyanqoba futhi.
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Isiqephu sokuqala sezindaba engizifunde ekuseni sashiya imihlathi yami phansi ngenxa yesikhathi saso. Ngesonto eledlule, ngibhale mayelana UbuKhomanisi ngokumelene ne-Capitalism,[1]qhathanisa Ukuvuka kwesilo esisha nokuthi injani imfundiso yeBandla yezokuhlalisana kwabantu the impendulo kumbono ofanele wezomnotho wezizwe obeka abantu ngaphambi kwenzuzo. Ngakho ngajabula kakhulu ukuzwa ukuthi, njengoba ngifika eRoma izolo, uPapa wayeshumayela ngaso kanye lesi sihloko, ebeka imfundiso yeBandla yezenhlalo ngendlela efinyeleleka kalula. Nansi i-tidbit eyodwa (lonke ikheli lingafundwa lapha futhi lapha):
Uma kunendlala emhlabeni, akubangelwa ukuntuleka kokudla! Kunalokho, ngenxa yezidingo zemakethe, ngezinye izikhathi iyabhujiswa; ilahliwe. Okushodayo ukuhweba kwamahhala nokubheke kude, okuqinisekisa ukukhiqizwa okwanele, nokuhlela okuhlangene, okuqinisekisa ukusatshalaliswa ngokulinganayo. IKhathekizimu ithi futhi: “Ekusebenziseni kwakhe izinto umuntu kufanele abheke izinto zangaphandle anazo ngokusemthethweni hhayi nje kuphela kuye kuphela kodwa ezivamile nakwabanye futhi, ngomqondo wokuthi zingazuzisa abanye kanye naye ngokwakhe” (n. 2404) . Yonke ingcebo, ukuze ibe muhle, kufanele ibe nesimo senhlalo… incazelo yeqiniso nenjongo yayo yonke ingcebo: ime enkonzweni yothando, inkululeko nesithunzi somuntu. -Izethameli Ezivamile, Novemba 7, I-Zenit.org
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Ngemva kokudla kwasekuseni, ngaya eSt. Peter's Square nginethemba lokuhambela iMisa futhi ngivume izono. I-lineups e-basilica yayinkulu nokho-ikhasa. Kwadingeka ngidonse ipulaki njengoba sasinohambo lwaseSt. John Lateran (“isonto likaPapa”) oluqala emahoreni ambalwa, futhi ngangingeke ngikwenze lokho uma ngihlala.
Ngakho ngahamba ngezinyawo eduze kwendawo yezitolo eduze neVatican. Izinkulungwane zezivakashi zazulazula zidlula ezitolo zamagama abaklami njengoba ithrafikhi ehlokomayo idlula emigwaqweni ephithizelayo. Ubani othi uMbuso WaseRoma ufile? Ine-facelift kuphela. Esikhundleni samabutho, sinqotshwe ukuthengwa kwabathengi.
Ukufundwa kweMisa kokuqala kwanamuhla: “Ngikubheka konke njengokulahlekelwa ngenxa yenzuzo enkulu yokwazi uKristu Jesu iNkosi yami.” IBandla lidinga ukuphila kanjani lamazwi kaSt.
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Iqeqebana lethu ebelihambele ingqungquthela yamabandla enkolo kule mpelasonto linqwabelene ematekisini lalibangisa eSt.
John Lateran. Namuhla ebusuku kuwumlindelo woMkhosi wokunikezelwa kwalelo bandla. Kuqhele ngamayadi angamakhulu ambalwa kuphela udonga lwasendulo kanye nekhothamo elikhulu uSt. Paul adlula kukho ngezinyawo eminyakeni engu-2000 edlule. Ngiyamthanda uPaul, umbhali wami weBhayibheli engimthandayo. Ukuma endaweni ahamba kuyo kunzima ukukucubungula.
Ngaphakathi esontweni, sidlule ngasezindlini zaseSt's Peter and Paul lapho bekugcinwe khona izingcezwana zogebhezi lwekhanda labo.
ukuhlonishwa. Sabe sesifika “esihlalweni sikaPetru”, isihlalo segunya likaMbhishobhi waseRoma obuye abe ngumalusi omkhulu weBandla Lendawo Yonke, uPapa. Lapha, ngiphinde ngikhunjuzwe ukuthi Ubupapa abuyena uPapa Oyedwa. Isikhundla sikaPetru, esadalwa nguKristu, sihlala siyidwala leBandla. Kuyoba njalo kuze kube sekupheleni kwesikhathi.
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Sichithe ubusuku bonke nomxolisi ongumKatolika, u-Tim Staples. Ngesikhathi sigcina ukubonana, izinwele zethu zazisemnyama. Saxoxa ngokuguga nokuthi kufanele sihlale sizilungiselele kanjani ukuhlangana neNkosi, ikakhulukazi manje njengoba siseminyakeni yethu engamashumi amahlanu. Yeka ukuthi amazwi kaSt. Peter abe yiqiniso kanjani omdala uthola:
Yonke inyama injengotshani, futhi yonke inkazimulo yayo njengembali yotshani. Utshani buyabuna, nembali iyawa, kepha izwi leNkosi limi kuze kube phakade. (Funda eyoku-1 Petru 1:24-25.)
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Sangena eBasilica di Santa Croce eGerusalemme. Lapha kulapho umama woMbusi uConstantine I, uSt. Helena, 
waletha izinsalela zePassion of Lord zivela eZweni Elingcwele. Ameva amabili avela emqhele kaKristu, isipikili esamhlabayo, ukhuni lweSiphambano ngisho noqwembe uPilatu aluphanyeka kuso, kugcinwe lapha. Njengoba sisondela ezinsalela, safikelwa umuzwa wokubonga okukhulu. “Ngenxa yezono zethu,” kuhleba uThim. “Jesu yiba nesihawu,” Ngaphendula. Isidingo sokuguqa sasinqoba. Ngemva kwamamitha ambalwa ngemva kwami, kwakhala isalukazi.
Manje ekuseni nje, ngizizwe ngiholelwa ukuthi ngifunde incwadi ka-St. John:
Uthando lukulokhu, kungesikho ukuthi thina samthanda uNkulunkulu, kodwa ukuthi yena wasithanda, wathuma iNdodana yakhe ibe yinhlawulo yezono zethu. ( 1 Johane 4:10 )
Siyabonga Jesu ngokusithanda njalo.
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Ngesikhathi sokudla kwakusihlwa, mina noTim saxoxa kakhulu ngoPapa uFrancis. Sabelana ngezibazi thina sobabili esinazo zokuvikela ubupapa ekuhlaselweni komphakathi futhi ngokuvamile okungafanelekile kuMmeli kaKristu, kanjalo, phezu kobunye beBandla ngokwalo. Akukhona ukuthi uPapa akenzanga amaphutha—yihhovisi lakhe elinobuNkulunkulu, hhayi indoda uqobo. Kodwa kungenxa yalokhu ukuthi izahlulelo ezivame ukuxhamazela nezingenasisekelo ezibhekiswe kuFrancis zisuke zingayindawo, njengoba kungaba njalo nokukhumula uyise esigcawini. UTim ubhekise kuPapa Boniface VIII, owabhala ngekhulu leshumi nane:
Ngakho-ke, uma amandla asemhlabeni enza iphutha, ayokwahlulelwa ngamandla omoya; kepha uma amandla amancane omoya ephambuka, ayokwahlulelwa ngamandla omoya aphakeme; kodwa uma amandla amakhulu kunawo wonke ephambuka, angahlulelwa nguNkulunkulu kuphela, hhayi umuntu… Ngakho-ke omelana nalamandla amiswe kanjalo nguNkulunkulu, umelana nesimiso sikaNkulunkulu [KwabaseRoma 13:2]. -Unam Sanctam, www
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Emuva ehhotela lami kusihlwa, ngifunde i-homily yanamuhla e-Santa Casta Marta. Kumelwe ukuba uPapa wayeyilindele ingxoxo yami noTim:
Ukunikeza ubufakazi akukaze kube intofontofo emlandweni… kofakazi — bavame ukukhokha ngokufela ukholo… Ukufakaza kuwukugqashula umkhuba, indlela yokuba… ukugqashula, ukuguqula… okuheha ubufakazi, hhayi amagama kuphela…
UFrancis uthi:
Esikhundleni sokuthi “sizame ukuxazulula isimo sokungqubuzana, sibubula ngasese, njalo ngezwi eliphansi, ngoba asinaso isibindi sokukhuluma ngokucacile…” Lokhu kukhononda “kuyithuba lokungabheki iqiniso.” —Izethameli Ezivamile, Novemba 8, 2018, I-Zenit.org
Ngosuku lokwahlulela, uKristu ngeke angibuze ukuthi uPapa wayethembekile yini—kodwa uma ngangithembekile.
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