
The USihlalo “ongenalutho” kaPeter, Basilica yaseSt. Peter, eRoma, e-Italy
THE emasontweni amabili edlule, amazwi ayaqhubeka nokukhuphuka enhliziyweni yami, “Ufake izinsuku eziyingozi…”Futhi ngesizathu esihle.
Izitha zeBandla ziningi ezivela ngaphakathi nangaphandle. Vele, lokhu akuyona into entsha. Kepha okusha okwamanje i-zeitgeist, imimoya evame ukubandlulula ubuKatolika emhlabeni wonke. Ngenkathi ukungakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu nokuziphendulela ekuziphatheni kuqhubeka kugadla esikhungweni seBarque of Peter, iSonto alihlukaniswanga ngaphakathi.
Kokunye, kunentuthu yokwakha ezindaweni ezithile zeSonto ukuthi uMmeli olandelayo kaKristu uzoba ngumphikisi. Ngabhala ngalokhu ku Kungenzeka… noma cha? Ukuphendula, inqwaba yezincwadi engizitholile ziyabonga ngokususa umoya kulokho iSonto elikufundisayo nangokuqeda ukudideka okukhulu. Ngasikhathi sinye, omunye umbhali wangisola ngokuhlambalaza nokubeka umphefumulo wami engcupheni; enye yokweqa imingcele yami; futhi futhi esinye isisho sokuthi ukubhala kwami kulokhu bekuyingozi kakhulu eSontweni kunesiprofetho uqobo lwaso. Ngenkathi lokhu kuqhubeka, nganginamaKristu evangeli angikhumbuza ukuthi iSonto LamaKatolika lingobuSathane, futhi amaKatolika amasiko athi ngangilahlwa ngokulandela noma yimuphi upapa ngemuva kukaPius X.
Cha, akumangazi ukuthi upapa uyekile. Okumangazayo ukuthi kwathatha iminyaka engama-600 kusukela kowokugcina.
Ngikhunjuzwa futhi ngamazwi kaKhadinali Newman abusisiwe manje aseqhumisa okwecilongo ngaphezu komhlaba:
USathane angasebenzisa izikhali zenkohliso ezethusayo kakhulu — angazifihla — angazama ukusikhohlisa ezintweni ezincane, futhi ukuze asuse iSonto, hhayi konke ngasikhathi sinye, kodwa kancane kancane esikhundleni salo sangempela… Kungokwakhe inqubomgomo yokusihlukanisa nokusihlukanisa, ukusikhipha kancane kancane edwaleni lethu lamandla. Futhi uma kuzoba noshushiso, mhlawumbe kuzoba khona ngaleso sikhathi; khona-ke, mhlawumbe, lapho sonke ezindaweni zonke zeLobukholwa sihlukene phakathi, futhi sinciphe kangaka, sigcwele uqhekeko, sisondele kakhulu ekuhlubukeni… bese uMphikukristu ebonakala njengomshushisi, nezizwe ezinonya ezizungezile zingena. —UJohn Henry Newman onamandla Intshumayelo IV: Ukushushiswa Komphik'ukristu
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