IVatican enqamula iTiber
A okusemqoka engqungqutheleni yamasonto lapha kwakuyizinkambo esazithatha njengeqembu kulo lonke elaseRoma. Kwabonakala ngokushesha ezakhiweni, ezakhiweni nakubuciko obungcwele lokho izimpande zobuKristu azinakwehlukaniswa neSonto LamaKatolika. Kusuka ohambweni lukaSt. Paul lapha kuya kubafel 'ukholo bokuqala kuye uSt. Jerome, umhumushi omkhulu wemiBhalo owabizelwa eSontweni LaseSt. Laurence nguPapa uDamasus… ukuqhakaza kweSonto lokuqala kucace ngokusobala emthini UbuKatolika. Umqondo wokuthi i-Catholic Faith yasungulwa emakhulwini eminyaka kamuva uyinkohliso njengo-Easter Bunny.
Ngijabulele izingxoxo eziningi nomongameli wenyuvesi yaseMelika yamaProthestani. Ungumphefumulo ogqamile, oqondayo nothembekile. Wamangazwa ukwakheka okwabonwa kubuciko obabuhlobisa amasonto ababhishobhi bokuqala eRoma nendlela imisebenzi engcwele eyayilichaza ngayo iBhayibheli — ngisho nangaphambi kokuba liqoqwe likhona manje. Ngoba kwakulemidwebo namafasitela anengilazi lapho abantu abavamile babefundiswa khona ngesikhathi lapho imiBhalo yayiyindlala, ngokungafani nanamuhla. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngenkathi mina nabanye lapho simchazela ngokholo lwethu, wamangala ukuthi thina maKatolika “siseBhayibhelini” kanjani. “Konke lokhu okushoyo kugcwele imiBhalo,” emangala. Wathi, "Ngokudabukisayo, abavangeli abasekho eBhayibhelini namuhla."
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Ngihlatshwe umxhwele yimiphefumulo emingaki engiyidlulisile ebibukeka ingajabule futhi ikhathele, icishe yavaleleka ezinkambisweni zayo zansuku zonke. Ngiphinde ngabona futhi ukuthi ukumamatheka kungaba namandla kangakanani. Yizindlela ezincane esibathanda ngazo abanye, lapho bekhona khona, ezigcina izinhliziyo zabo zibalungiselele imbewu yeVangeli (noma ngabe siyabatshala)
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UPapa wenze ukuzindla e-Angelus ngeSonto eSt. Peter's Square. Yayibhalwe ngesiNtaliyane, ngakho angizange ngiyiqonde. Kepha akubanga ndaba. Kwakukhona okunye okushiwoyo, ngaphandle kwamagama…. Ngaphambi nje kwemini, isikwele saqala ukugcwala izinkulungwane zabantu abavela kuwo wonke amagumbi omhlaba. I-universal, okungukuthi, iSonto “lamaKhatholika” lalibuthana. Ngesikhathi uPapa Francis ekhuluma esefasiteleni lakhe, ngashaywa 
ngomqondo we umhlambi olambile baqoqelwa ukuzondla ezinyaweni zikaMalusi Omuhle, uJesu Kristu, ngommeleli Wakhe emhlabeni:
Simoni, Simoni, bheka, uSathane unifunile ukuba anihluze njengokolweni, kepha ngithandazile ukuba ukukholwa kwenu kungapheli; futhi lapho usubuyile, kufanele uqinise abafowenu. (Luka 22: 31-32)
USimon, indodana kaJohane… Yondla amawundlu ami… Yondla izimvu zami… Yondla izimvu zami. (Johane 21: 16-17)
Kwakunomuzwa omkhulu wokuthula nobukhona bukaNkulunkulu obachichima izinyembezi. Ngangingakaze ngikuzwe lokho eRoma njengoba ngangikhona eminyakeni eminingana ngaphambili ethuneni likaSt. John Paul II. Yebo, naphezu kokuhluleka kwezimvu namaphutha abelusi, uJesu usalusa, anakekele futhi athande amawundlu Akhe. Okungenani, labo abazomvumela.
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Ngibuyele egumbini lami lehhotela ngalobo busuku, ngathatha ibhentshi lami futhi “odongeni lomlindi” futhi ngabheka izihloko zezindaba ngafunda i-imeyili ethile. “Upapa usekuyona futhi,” kububula omunye umfundi. “Upapa uyisidididi,” kusho omunye. “Uma lokho kukukhathaza,” kusho yena, “makube njalo.” Ngaphendula ngathi, “Kuyayikhathaza i- Nkosi. "
Kepha yebo, kuyangihlupha nami. Impela, uPapa usishiyile cishe sonke, nami ngifaka, enwaya amakhanda ethu kwesinye isikhathi ezibuza ukuthi kungani enza lokhu noma lokho, noma kungani ezinye izinto zishiywa zingashiwongo kanti ezinye izinto bekungafanele ngabe zikhona (iqiniso lihlala lincane kakhulu uma kukhona omunye wethu owazi wonke amaqiniso noma izinhloso zenhliziyo yakhe). Kepha lokhu akuwaniki amaKatolika ilungelo lokukhuluma ngabelusi bawo ngamagama alulazayo.
Kukhona umoya wamavukelambuso ukukhuphuka ngaphakathi kweSonto okuyingozi, uma kungenjalo kuyingozi ukudideka kwamanje. Ifaka isifihla-buso senkambiso yamasiko kepha igcwele ukuziqhenya okucashile nokuzenza abalungile, imvamisa engenakho ukuthobeka nesisa okwakuwuphawu lwabaNgcwele abangathi kwesinye isikhathi babhekane nababhishobhi nopapa abonakele kakhulu 
kunalokho esake sabona. Yebo, sonke kufanele sibe nosizi olukhulu ngokufundela ubufundisi kanye nehlazo lezocansi elingacekisanga ubupristi kuphela kepha neSonto lonke. Kepha impendulo yethu eMzimbeni kaKristu nasolimini lwethu kufanele yehluke kakhulu kunohlobo lokucabanga esikubona njalo ezinkundleni zokuxhumana nakuthelevishini; kufanele sigqame njengezinkanyezi esibhakabhakeni sasebusuku lapho ukudelela, ukwahlukana, futhi i-ad hominem ukuhlaselwa sekuyinsakavukela.
Yebo, kuyangikhathaza ngoba kugadla ebunyeni beSonto futhi kubalwa ubufakazi okufanele abunikeze, ikakhulukazi ezitheni zakhe.
Intukuthelo nokukhungatheka okukhulayo kuyaqondakala. I- isimo sezwe samanje ayisamukeleki, futhi iNkosi iyakuqinisekisa lokho. Kepha intukuthelo yethu nayo kufanele ilinganiswe. Kumele futhi kuncishiswe ubuhle. Kumele ngaso sonke isikhathi sibuyele emuva emseni uKrestu awukhombisile kithi sonke esiyizoni. Esikhundleni sokubamba imfoloko namathoshi, uMama wethu usikhuthaza njalo ukuthi sithathe amarosari ethu futhi, kithi, sibe ilangabi lothando ukuze kususwe ubusuku besono. Thatha isibonelo lo mlayezo okusolwa ukuthi usanda kuvela ku-Our Lady of Zaro:
Bantwana abathandekayo, kanye ainzuzo ngiza kuwe ukuzokucela umkhuleko, umkhuleko weSonto lami engilithandayo, umkhuleko we-f yamiamadodana avored ahlukanisa izikhathi eziningi nabanye neqiniso nase magisterium eqiniso kweSonto ngokuziphatha kwabo. Zingane zami, ukwahlulela kungokwalabo kuNkulunkulu kuphela, kepha ngiyaqonda kahle, njengomama, ukuthi lapho ubona lokhu kuziphatha ngizizwe ngilahlekile futhi ngilahlekelwe indlela efanele. Ngicela ulalele kimi: bathandazele futhi ungahluleli, thandazela ubucayi babo nakho konke okwenza uhlupheke, thandazela ukuthi bathole indlela yokubuyela emuva futhi benze ubuso bukaJesu wami bukhanye futhi ebusweni babo. Zingane zami, futhi thandazela kakhulu isonto lakho, thandazela uMbhishobhi wakho nabefundisi bakho, uthandaze uthule. Gobisa amadolo akho ulalele izwi likaNkulunkulu. Shiya ukwahlulela kwabanye: ungathathi imisebenzi okungeyona eyakho. -ku-Angela, Novemba 8, 2018
Yebo, lokhu kunanela okushiwo yiNkosikazi Yethu yaseMedjugorje muva nje: Thandaza kakhulu… khuluma kancane. UJesu uzokwehlulela kakhulu ngalokho esikushoyo njengokwehluleka kombhishobhi wethu…
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IBandla liyadlula iSphepho ebengilokhu ngixwayisa abafundi ngayo isikhathi esingaphezu kweminyaka eyishumi. Yinhle njengeRoma, uNkulunkulu uzothatha izakhiwo zethu ezinhle nengcebo yethu engcwele uma ngabe yilokho okudingekayo ukuhlanza uMlobokazi Wakhe. Ngempela, elinye lamasonto athandekayo esasivakashela lake langcoliswa uNapoleon owaliguqula laba isitebele samahhashi ebutho lakhe. Amanye amasonto asenezibazi zenguquko yaseFrance.
Silapho futhi, onqenqemeni, kulokhu, a Ukuvukelwa Komhlaba.
Kodwa ikhambi liyefana: hlala usesimweni somusa; hlala ugxilile emthandazweni wansuku zonke; unayo 
ukubuyela njalo kuJesu kuMthendeleko kanye nesihe saKhe kuVuma; bambelela eqinisweni elifundiswe iminyaka eyi-2000; hlala edwaleni likaPeter, yize kukhona amaphutha endoda ephethe leso sikhundla; hlala eduze noMama Obusisiwe, “umkhumbi” esiwunikwe ngalezi zikhathi; futhi okokugcina, kalula nje, thandanani — kubandakanya nombhishobhi wenu.
Kepha manje… anginibuze ukuthi bengibhala umyalo omusha kepha lowo ebesinawo kwasekuqaleni: masithandane… lokhu kungumyalo, njengoba nezwa kwasekuqaleni, okufanele nihambe kuwo. (Ukufundwa kweMisa kokuqala namuhla)
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