By
UMark Mallett
FR. UGABRIEL bekungavuni ngemuva kweMisa lapho izwi elijwayelekile liphazamisa ukuthula.
“Sawubona, Fr. Gabe!”
UKevin wama emnyango weSacristy, amehlo akhe ecwebile, emamatheka kakhulu. UFr. athule isikhashana amfundisise. Kwase kuphele unyaka kuphela, kodwa ukubukeka kukaKevin kobusha kwase kukhule kwaba nombono ovuthiwe.
“Kevin! Yini—wawulapha eMiseni?”
"Cha, bengicabanga ukuthi bekungo-9:00 ekuseni, njengokujwayelekile."
"Ah, hhayi namuhla," uFr. Kusho uGabriel elenga izingubo zakhe ekhabetheni. “Nginomhlangano noMbhishobhi ekuseni, ngakho ngiwubuyisele emuva ihora.”
“Oh… kubi kakhulu lokho,” kusho uKevin.
“Ngani, kwenzenjani?”
“Benginethemba lokuthi singakwazi ukwenza isidlo sasekuseni. Nokho, ngiqonde ukuthi nami bengifuna ukuya eMiseni, kodwa benginethemba lokuthi singavakasha kancane.”
UFr. UGabriel wabuka iwashi lakhe. “Hm… Awu, angicabangi ukuthi umhlangano wami uzodlula ihora, okungenani. Kungani singenzi isidlo sasemini?”
“Yebo, lokho kulungile. Indawo efanayo?"
“Kuphi futhi!” UFr. U-Gabriel wayethanda isidlo sakusihlwa esidala, kakhulu ngenxa yokunethezeka kwengaphakathi laso elingashintshiwe nezinto zobuciko zango-1950s kunokudla kwakho okungekhona okwangempela. “Sizokubona emini, Kevin. Cha, yenza kube ngu-12:30, uma kwenzeka…”
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U-Kevin wabuka iwashi lakhe njengoba ebambelele enkomishini yekhofi efudumele. Kwakungo-12:40 futhi kungekho zimpawu zompristi.
"Kevin?"
Wabheka phezulu, wacwayiza kabili.
"Bill?"
UKevin akazange akholwe ukuthi usemdala kangakanani njengoba egcine ukumbona. Izinwele zikaBill zazimhlophe kakhulu kunesiliva futhi amehlo akhe ashone kancane. Ehlale enesizotha, ikakhulukazi kubadala bakhe, uKevin welula isandla sakhe. UBill walibamba walidlikiza kakhulu.
“Ingabe uhlezi wedwa, Kevin? Yini, bakukhiphe esikoleni sobufundisi?”
UKevin ukhiphe u-"Ha" ngenkani ezama ukufihla ukuphoxeka ebusweni bakhe. Yena ngempela wayefuna ukuba noFr. UGabriel ekhuluma yedwa. Kodwa umuntu ojabulisa abantu kuKevin, owayengasoze athi “cha,” wathatha izintambo. “Ngilinde uFr. UGabriyeli. Kufanele abe lapha noma yimuphi umzuzu. Hlala phansi.”
"Ungaba nenkinga?"
“Lutho neze,” uKevin eqamba amanga.
“Tom!” UBill wabiza umnumzane owayexoxa nethili. “Woza uhlangane nomfundisi wethu olandelayo!” UTom wasondela washelela edokodweni eliseduze kwakhe. “Tom More,” esho, elula isandla. Ngaphambi kokuthi uKevin abingelele, uTom waphosa amehlo phansi esiphambanweni entanyeni yomfundi waseseminari futhi wahlabelela, “Isiphambano samaProthestani, eh?”
“Um, yini?”
“Ngavele ngacabanga ukuthi umfundi waseseminari uzogqoka isiphambano.”
"Yebo, ngi-"
“Ngakho-ke ufunda kusiphi iseminari?” Kusobala ukuthi uTom wayelawula ingxoxo.
“NgiseNeumann,” kuphendula uKevin, ubuso bakhe bunokumamatheka. Kodwa yashabalala ngokushesha njengoba uTom eqhubeka.
"Ah, isisekelo sayo yonke into yesimanje. Hamba kahle ngane.”
UKevin wacwayiza kabili, wehlisa intukuthelo. John Neumann Western Seminary ngempela yayiwumthombo wemfundiso yenkolo ekhululekile, imibono eqinile yokulwela amalungelo abesifazane, nokuhlobana kokuziphatha. Lwalubhidlize umkhumbi ukholo lwabambalwa. Kodwa lokho kwenzeka eminyakeni engamashumi amabili edlule.
“Awu, uMbhishobhi Claude ukuhlanze okuningi kwalokho,” kuphendula uKevin. “Kunoprofesa abahle impela lapho—kahle, kungenzeka umuntu olahlekile, kodwa-"
“Yebo, nginezinkinga noMbhishobhi Claude,” kusho uTom.
“Ubuthaka njengabo bonke abanye,” kwengeza uBill. Ubuso bukaKevin busontekile, ethuswa ukuntula inhlonipho kukaBill. Wayesezovikela uMbhishobhi ngenkathi uFr. UGabriel wasondela etafuleni emamatheka kakhulu. “Hey bafo,” esho ephenya ubuso babo bobathathu. “Uxolo, Kevin. UMbhishobhi naye wayephuzile. Ngiyaphazamisa?”
“Cha, cha, hlala phansi,” kusho uBill, njengokungathi ubaqoqe bonke.
UFr. UGabriel wayazi ukuthi uTom More ungubani—owayeyilungu lesonto. Kodwa uTom wayesehambile waya endaweni yesifunda “Yomdabu” ezansi nomgwaqo—iSt. Pius—futhi ekugcineni wahamba noBill noMarg Tomey. UBill wayesaza e-St. Michael's ngezikhathi ezithile, kodwa kwakungavamile ukuya eMiseni lansuku zonke. Lapho uFr. UGabriel wambuza ngolunye usuku ukuthi unyamalelephi, uBill wamane waphendula, “Ku eyiqiniso IMisa eLandou County.” Lawo kwakungamazwi okulwa, yebo. Kwaqubuka ingxabano eshisayo kwaze kwaba uFr. bathi kungakuhle baluyeke lolu daba.
UFr. UGabriel wayazi umfundisi eSt. Pius, uFr. Albert Gainley. Bekuwukuphela kwepherishi kule diocese lapho bekushiwo khona iLatin Rite njalo ngezimpelasonto. UFr. U-Albert, umphristi we-spy ekuqaleni kweminyaka yakhe ye-XNUMX, wayengumphefumulo ohloniphayo futhi onomusa. IsiLatini sakhe sasihlanzekile futhi imikhuba yakhe, nakuba yayintengantenga manje, yayibalwa futhi inesizotha. UFr. UGabriel waya e-Tridentine Rite lapho ngesinye isikhathi eminyakeni embalwa edlule futhi wamangazwa ukuthi mingaki imikhaya emisha, emikhulu eyaba khona. Wahlala lapho, ecwile emikhubeni yasendulo nemikhuleko ecebile, ehogela ngokujulile izikhwebu zeNhlaka yempepho ezazihamba phezu kwakhe. Nentuthu yekhandlela. Wayeyithanda yonke leyontuthu yekhandlela.
Eqinisweni, uFr. UGabriel wayekuthanda futhi ekwazisa konke, nakuba azalwa ngemva kweVatican II. Ngaphezu kwalokho, wayekuthanda ukuzinikela, isizotha, kanye nenhlonipho ababenayo abazalwane kusukela lapho bengena eNave. Wabuka ngozungu njengoba kungena omunye umndeni, izandla zihlangene ama-orans,amantombazane amboze, abafana begqoke amasudi. Bonke baphendukela ngasetabernakele, futhi ngokuvumelanisa okuphelele, baguquguquka, basukuma, baqhubekela ezihlalweni zabo njengeqembu eliklanywe kahle. “Ngiyajabula ukubona abantu abasha,” ecabanga. Njengoba esesifundeni sezwe, uFr. Ibandla likaGabriel lalikhulile ngokuzenzakalelayo. Bekungasekho lutho olugcina intsha emadolobheni njengoba ibithutheleka emadolobheni ifuna imisebenzi nemfundo. Kodwa laba ababili abasebasha ababesesesifundeni sakhe babekhuthele ekwayeni nasemicimbini yentsha edolobheni.
Wayelithanda ibandla lakhe elithule. Wayelithanda iMisa lakhe. Lalilula, lisebenza kahle futhi lifinyeleleka kubo bonke. Wayazi kahle ukuthi kungani oFata boMkhandlu Wesibili WeVatican benomuzwa wokuthi iMisa lidinga ukubuyekezwa ngolimi lwendabuko nokunye. Kodwa njengoba ayetusa “idrama” yeMisa lesiLatini, kwamphatha kabi ukuthi “inguquko” yawushiya kanjalo umkhuba—unempandla. Eqinisweni, wathinteka kakhulu nguFr. Inkonzo ka-Albert, leyo Fr. UGabriel wabuyela emibhalweni yeVatican II futhi waphinde wathola ezinye izici zeMisa oFata ababengahlosile ukuzilahlekela. Waqala ukusebenzisa isiLatini futhi ezimpendulweni zeMisa, kuhlanganise nengoma encane. Wayesebenzisa impepho noma nini lapho ekwazi. Wabeka isiphambano esikhulu enkabeni ye-altare futhi wabuza ukuthi wayengathola yini izingubo ezinhle ezilenga endlini yengcwele engemuva endaweni yesifunda esingumakhelwane, iSt. “Zithatheni,” kusho uFr. UJoe, omunye wonogada bakudala “abakhululekile” endleleni yokuphuma. “Kunezithombe eziqoshiwe lapha futhi, uma uzifuna. Uzobakhipha labo ngaphandle." UFr. UGabriel wabatholela indawo ekahle emakhoneni angemuva esifunda sakhe. Namakhandlela. Wathenga amakhandlela amaningi.
Kodwa lapho ebuza uMbhishobhi ukuthi angashelela yini kancane i-ad orientem ngokubhekana ne-altare phakathi noMthandazo weSidlo, impendulo yaba “cha” oqinile.
Kodwa yayingaphelele naseSt. Pius, njengoba ingekho kunoma yisiphi isifunda. UFr. UGabriel wayethukile, njengoFr. U-Albert, endaweni encane eyayihambele iMisa lesiLatini. Yilabo abangagcini nje ngokugcina ukugxeka okushisa kakhulu kuPapa uFrancis, kodwa bakhuthaza inkolelo-mbono yozungu ngemva kwenkolelo-mbono mayelana nokuba semthethweni kokhetho lwakhe lukapapa kanye nokusula kukaBenedict XVI. Baphinde banamathisela amalebula athi “UmProfethi Wamanga”, “imbuka”, kanye “nomvikeli ohlanekezela” kuFrancis—nanoma yini enye abangayihlanganisa ku-diatribes yabo ethukuthele. Futhi konke kwafakwa ngokushesha ezinkundleni zokuxhumana. Kepha ngokuyandayo, abambalwa bakaFr. ekaGabriel siqu amakholwa ayeseqala ukulandela umkhuba omubi owawukhula. UBill wayenakho kakhulu ukuze enze lokho njengoba ayevame ukwenza, ngemva kweMisa, anikeze amakhophi anyathelisiwe anoma yikuphi ukungcola ayengakuthola kuFrancis—kwaze kwaba uFr. UGabriyeli wamcela ukuba ame.
Futhi yingakho uFr. UGabriel waphatheka kabi lapho engena endlini yokudlela futhi ebona uBill noTom behlezi edokodweni. Akekho owaqaphela ukusabela kwakhe—ngaphandle kukaweta. Waphosa amehlo eduze kwedokodo, wabe esephendukela kuFr. aphinde ahleke. Wayemazi kahle uBill kanye “nezingoma” zakhe. UFr. UGabriel wasula ubuso bakhe, enamahloni, njengoba emgqolozela. Njengoba eshibilika esihlalweni, wayazi ukuthi yini ezayo.
“Kudala ngingaboni, Padre,” kusho uBill. "Isikhathi esihle."
“Kunjani lokho?” UFr. Kubuza uGabriel. Wayeseyazi impendulo.
“Yebo, uKevin ukhona.”
UFr. wagqolozela uBill engasho lutho, kanjalo noKevin, elindele incazelo.
“Yini enye esiyixoxayo uma sindawonye? Bergoglio!”
UFr. UGabriel wamamatheka wanqekuzisa ikhanda ebonisa ukuthi uyasula kanti uKevin ehluleka ukufihla ukucasuka kwakhe.
“Ungangitsheli ukuthi uzomvikela uPapa 
Isiginesha sikaFrancis kulowo mbhalo womphikukristu nalowo Imam oyiMuslim?” UBill wabhuqa.
Ukumomotheka okuqhosha kwawela ebusweni bukaTom. U-Kevin ubesele kancane ekubuzeni ukuthi, uma bengenandaba, ubehlela ingxoxo yangasese noFr. UGabriyeli. Kodwa ngaphambi kokuthi avule umlomo wakhe, uFr. UGabriel wathatha isiyezi.
“Cha, angiyena, Bill,” ephendula.
“Hhayi-ke, usuqala ukubona ukukhanya,” kusho yena, enokubhuqa.
“O, usho ukuthi uPapa Francis unguMphik’ ukristu?” UFr. Kuphendula uGabriel omile.
“Cha, the Umprofethi wamanga,” kusho uTom.
U-Kevin wabheka inkomishi yakhe yekhofi futhi wakhuluma into engaqondakali.
“Kunjalo,” uFr. UGabriel waqhubeka ngomoya ophansi, “lapho ngifunda lowo musho eSimemezelweni—lowo othi . . .
Ubuningi kanye nokwehluka kwezinkolo, umbala, ubulili, uhlanga nolimi kufiswa uNkulunkulu ngokuhlakanipha Kwakhe... -Umbhalo othi "Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together". - UAbu Dhabi, Februwari 4, 2019; v Vatican.va
“...umcabango wami wokuqala kwaba ukuthi, ingabe uPapa ukhuluma ngentando kaNkulunkulu yokuyekelela?”
"Mina Wayazi uzokusho lokho!" UBill wakhonkotha, akhulume kakhulu.
“Kodwa, Bill, qhubeka. Lapho ngiqhubeka ngiwubheka, kwaba yilapho ngiba nomuzwa wokuthi lowo musho unikeza umbono wokuthi uNkulunkulu unjalo ngokuzimisela inqwaba yemibono ephikisanayo kanye 'namaqiniso' aphikisayo 'ekuhlakanipheni Kwakhe.' Ngicabanga nje ukuthi uPapa Francis ushiye kakhulu okungashiwongo, futhi, futhi lokho, yebo, lokhu kungase kubangele ihlazo.”
“Kungenzeka?” Kusho uTom ezijikijela esihlalweni. “Sekunjalo ine. U-Bergoglio uyimbuka, futhi lokhu kuwubufakazi. Uchitha iBandla futhi udukisa abantu ngobuningi. Yeka izaba ezidabukisayo kumalusi.”
UBill wahlala lapho, wavuma ngekhanda ngokulangazela, nakuba egwema ukuthintana noFr. UGabriyeli.
“O, yena?” UFr. kuphendula.
“O yebo, nguye—” waqala uBill, kodwa uKevin wamnqamula.
“Cha, nguye hhayi echitha iBandla. Ngisho ukuthi, yebo, ngivumelana noFr. UGabe ukuthi ubelokhu edida ngezikhathi ezithile. Kodwa ingabe nina bafana nize nifunde ngisho nezincwadi zakhe zansuku zonke? Uvame ukusho izinto eziningi ezinhle ngempela, eziyiqiniso, nezijulile. Omunye woprofesa wami—”
“Hhawu, ake uphumule,” kusho uBill. “Bengingenandaba kangako uma efunda iKhathekhizima nsuku zonke epulpiti. Ukhona elele. Ukhuluma into eyodwa aphinde enze enye.”
UFr. alungise umphimbo. “Awunandaba noma ufundisa inkolo yamaKatolika nsuku zonke? Ngabe yilokho okushilo, Bill?"
“Usho into eyodwa…” UTom waphetha umusho, “…bese eziphikisa. Cha, nami anginandaba.”
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uFr. UGabriel akakwazanga ukuphikisa ngokuphelele. Izenzo zikaPapa uFrancis eShayina, ukwesekwa kwakhe okungapheli kwesayensi yesimo sezulu engabazekayo, okunye kokuqokwa kwakhe abeluleki kanye nalabo ababenezikhundla ezingabazekayo ngokusobala ngokumelene nezimfundiso zeSonto, kanye nokuthula kwakhe, ukungafuni kwakhe ukususa umoya… kwakudida, uma kungakhungatheki. Futhi lesi Simemezelo yena 
wasayina… wayekholelwa ukuthi izinhloso zikaPapa zazizinhle futhi ziqotho, kodwa ebusweni bakhe, kwakubukeka njengokunganaki kwezenkolo. Okungenani, yayihunyushwa kanjalo yibo bonke abasakazi bomsakazo we-Evangelical kanye neningi lemithombo yezindaba yamaKhatholika. Ngokunjalo, uFr. Ngezinye izikhathi uGabriel wayezizwa ephoqelekile ukuba abe umxolisi kaFrancis kulawo malungu esonto, abangane, umndeni, ngisho nabapristi abathile abangabazalwane ababeveza uhlu olufushane “lwezinto ezimbi” zikapapa inyanga nenyanga.
“Kulungile, into yokuqala,” uFr. Kusho uGabriel encike enkabeni yetafula. “Futhi ngiqonde lokhu ngempela, bafo... kuphi ukukholwa kwakho kuKristu na? Ngiyakuthanda lokho uMaria Voce, uMongameli weFocolare Movement, akusho:
AmaKrestu kufanele akhumbule ukuthi nguKristu oqondisa umlando weSonto. Ngakho-ke, akuyona indlela kaPapa ebhubhisa iSonto. Lokhu akunakwenzeka: UKristu akavumeli ukuthi iSonto libhujiswe, ngisho noPapa. Uma uKristu ehola iSonto, uPapa wosuku lwethu uzothatha izinyathelo ezidingekayo ukuze aqhubekele phambili. Uma singamaKristu, kufanele sicabange kanjena. -I-Vatican Insider, Disemba 23, 2017
“Hhayi-ke, angeke abhubhise iBandla, kodwa ubhubhisa imiphefumulo!” Kubabaza uBill.
“Hhayi-ke, Bill, ngingakutshela futhi, njengomfundisi nofakazi, ukuthi naye usize imiphefumulo eminingi. Kodwa bhekani, sengike ngasho kini izikhathi eziningana esikhathini esidlule ukuthi ngiyavuma: indlela uBaba Ongcwele abeka ngayo izinto ngezinye izikhathi ingashiwo—futhi mhlawumbe kufanele—ishiwo ngokucace kakhudlwana. Kodwa uma uqhathanisa lezo zinkulumo—ngokuvamile ezisontelwe abezindaba ukuze zisho enye into—nezinye izinto azishilo, kuyacaca ukuthi akakholelwa, ngokwesibonelo, ukunganaki okungokwenkolo.”
“Fakazela lokho,” kuphonsela inselelo uTom.
UFr. UGabriel wakhipha ucingo lwakhe ngenkathi uKevin ecela ukuya endlini yokuwasha. “Nami ngifuna ukuzwa ukuthi uthini, Fr. Gabe,” kwengeza uKevin.
“Uyabona?” kusho uBill, “ngisho nalaba baseseminari bayayazi impisi embethe isikhumba semvu lapho beyibona.”
U-Kevin wayelokhu ehamba, kodwa waphendula, "Eh, akunjalo, Bill." Wathi engena endlini yokuphumula, amazwi aqala ukwakheka ezindebeni zakhe. “Yeka ihlazo—” kodwa wazibamba lapho amazwi kaJesu ekhanya engqondweni yakhe:
thandani izitha zenu, nenze okuhle kwabanizondayo, nibusise abaniqalekisayo, nibakhulekele abaniphatha kabi. Kulowo okushaya esihlathini esisodwa, mnike nesinye… (Luka 6:27-29)
“Awu,” kusho uKevin ehlebela iNkosi, “akasona isitha sami. Kodwa nkosiyami kumele abe yisishimane nje? Aw, Nkosi, mbusise, mbusise, ngiyambusisa.”
UKevin wabuyela etafuleni lapho nje umpristi ethola ireferensi yakhe.
“Eqinisweni,” uFr. UGabriel uthe, “UFrancis ukhulume izinto eziningi ngezingxoxo eziphathelene nenkolo. Kodwa lokhu kuqala kusukela eminyakeni embalwa edlule:
… ISonto “lifisa ukuthi bonke abantu bomhlaba bakwazi ukuhlangana noJesu, ukuzwa uthando Lwakhe olunesihe… [iSonto] lifisa ukukhombisa ngenhlonipho, kuwo wonke amadoda nabesifazane baleli zwe, Ingane eyazalelwa ukusindiswa kwabo bonke. —Angelus, Januwari 6, 2016; I-Zenit.org
“Leso isitatimende senhloso esicace kahle,” eqhubeka. Futhi yingakho uFrancis ehlangana namaBuddha, amaSulumane, njalonjalo.
“Awu,” kuphikisa uTom, “wayekhuluma kuphi ngoJesu nalowo Imam? Wambiza nini ekuphendukeni, huh?” Ukube uTom une holster, ubezofaka isibhamu sakhe esishunqayo kuso.
“Tom, ake ucabange isikhashana,” uFr. Kuphendula uGabriel, ecasukile ngezwi. Kuthe kusenjalo wafika uweta ezothatha ama-oda abo. Lapho ehamba, uFr. waqhubeka.
“Cabanga kancane. Ungacabanga ukube uPapa Francis wema kumakrofoni wathi, 'Ngibiza wonke amaSulumane ukuthi avume ukuthi uJesu Kristu unguNkulunkulu! Phendukani, noma nibhubhe emalangabini aphakade!' Kwakuzoba nezibhelu emhlabeni wonke. Imizana yamaKristu yayiyoshiswa ngomlilo, abesifazane bayo badlwengulwe, amadoda nabantwana bawo banqunywe amakhanda. Kunesiphiwo sikaMoya oNgcwele esibizwa ngokuthi ‘Ubuhlakani’.”
“Kulungile, pho buyini iphuzu ‘lobungane bobuzalwane’?” UBill unqanyuliwe. “Kukuphi eVangelini lapho uKristu esibiza khona ukuba sibe abangane namaqaba? Ngacabanga ukuthi iZwi elihle lithi:
Ningaboshelwa ejokeni nabahlukile, nabangakholwayo. Ngoba kunakuhlanganyela kuni ukulunga nokungalungi na? Kumbe kunakuhlanganyela kuni ukukhanya nobumnyama na? ...unasabelo sini okholwayo nongakholwayo na? (Funda eyesi-2 Korinte 6:14-15.)
“O, kulungile,” kusho uFr. UGabriel ngokubhuqa. “Ngakho-ke, chaza ukuthi kungani uJesu ahlala futhi adla namaqaba, izifebe, nabangakholwa?” UTom noBill bagqolozele bengasho lutho. Ngakho waphendula owakhe umbuzo. “Ukuphela kwendlela yokushumayela ivangeli ngomuntu ukwakha uhlobo oluthile lobuhlobo naye. UPawulu oNgcwele wahlanganyela namaGreki izinsuku eziningi, evame ukucaphuna iqiniso lezimbongi nezazi zefilosofi zawo. Le ‘ngxoxo yenkolo ehlukahlukene’ yavula umnyango weVangeli.” Esho ebuka phansi ucingo lwakhe, aqhubeke. “Kulungile, ngakho nasi esinye isisho. Lokhu kuvela U-Evangelii Gaudium ukuthi uPapa wabhala:
Izingxoxo eziphathelene nezinkolo ziyisimo esidingekayo ukuze kube nokuthula emhlabeni, ngakho kuwumsebenzi kumaKristu kanye neminye imiphakathi yezenkolo. Le ngxoxo ekuqaleni iyingxoxo ngobukhona bomuntu noma nje, njengoba ababhishobhi baseNdiya bekubeka, indaba "yokuvuleleka kubo, ukwabelana ngezinto ezijabulisayo nezibuhlungu". Ngale ndlela sifunda ukwamukela abanye kanye nezindlela zabo ezehlukene zokuphila, ukucabanga nokukhuluma… Okungasizi ukuvuleka kombuso othi “yebo” kukho konke ukuze kugwenywe izinkinga, ngoba lokhu kungaba indlela yokukhohlisa abanye futhi sibancisha okuhle esikuphiwe ukuba sabelane ngakho nabanye. Ukuvangela kanye nezingxoxo ezihlukene zezinkolo, kude nokuphikiswa, zisekelana futhi zondlane. -Evangelii Gaudium, n. 251, v Vatican.va
UTom wavele washaya isibhakela phezu kwetafula. “Anginandaba lokhu okushiwo yilo Bergoglio. Iyingozi lendoda. Ujoyine i-New World Order. Udala Inkolo Yezwe Elilodwa. UnguJuda, ngoNkulunkulu, futhi uma umlalela, uzophelela emgodini womlilo ofanayo naye.
Ukushuba kwenhliziyo kuqhamuke uweta esondela ephethe ibhodwe lekhofi, esamangele. “Eh, umama wakho akakutshelanga yini ukuthi ungakhulumi nabefundisi ngaleyo ndlela?” esho epheqa inkomishi kaTom. Wangamnaka. 
UFr. UGabriel washintsha iqhinga. Kuleli qophelo, wazizwa ebophekile ukuba aqondise amadoda aphambi kwakhe, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ayelalela noma cha. Walubeka eceleni ucingo lwakhe wabuka uBill noTom emehlweni imizuzwana nje ngamunye.
“Kulungile, asingabe sisacaphuna uPapa Francis. Uzwile ngoPapa Boniface VIII?” Avume ngekhanda uThobile. “Yilokhu akushilo. UFr. UGabriyeli wayekwazi ngekhanda (njengoba ayenezikhathi ezanele “zokuprakthiza” nabanye onyakeni odlule):[1]“Leli gunya, nokho, (yize linikezwe umuntu futhi lisetshenziswa ngumuntu), akulona elomuntu kodwa livela kuNkulunkulu, elinikezwe uPetru ngezwi laphezulu futhi laqinisekiswa kuye (uPetru) nabazomlandela ngalowo uPetru. wavuma, iNkosi yathi kuPetru uqobo:Noma yini eniyakukubopha emhlabeni, kobotshwa naseZulwini’ njll., [Mt 16:19]. Ngakho-ke omelana nalamandla amiswe kanjalo nguNkulunkulu umelana nesimiso sikaNkulunkulu, ngaphandle kokuthi aqambe iziqalo ezimbili njengoManicheus, ezingamanga nezihlulelwa yithi abangabahlubuki; ngokuba ekuqaleni kodwa ku isiqala ukuthi uNkulunkulu wadala izulu nomhlaba [Gen 1:1].” — UPOPE BONIFACE VIII, Unun Sanctum, Inkunzi kaPapa Boniface VIII yamenyezelwa ngoNovemba 18, 1302
“Angihambisani nokumelene nopapa uma kuyilokho ongitshela khona,” kuhonqa uTom.
“Um, sorry, Tom,” kusho uKevin, eziqinisa. “Omelene nopapa,’ ngokwencazelo, ngumuntu othathe isihlalo sobukhosi sikaPetru ngenkani noma ngokhetho olungavumelekile.”
UFr. UGabriel wagxumela phakathi, azi izinkolelo-mbono zozungu ezalandelwa uTom noBill—kusuka engqungqutheleni “yeSt. Gallen Mafia,” kuBenedict eboshiwe eVatican, kuPapa Osafufusa hhayi ngempela ukwesula.
“Kunjalo, Kevin, futhi ngaphambi kokuthi siphikisane ngalokho esesikuxoxile, Umthethosivivinywa, ngizophinda ngithi akekho noyedwa ukhadinali, okuhlanganisa noRaymond Burke nanoma yimuphi omunye umfundisi 'olandela imithetho eqinile', onokuningi kuqanjiwe ukuthi ukhetho lukaFrancis aluvumelekile. Futhi noma kunjalo kwaba, kwakuzodingeka omunye upapa kanye nenqubo engokomthetho ukuyiketula—hhayi incwadi ye-Facebook esho kanjalo.” Waphosa amehlo kuTom; bekuhloswe ukuthi kube ukusola. UFr. UGabriel wayengavamisile ukufunda uFacebook, kodwa wezwa ngamanye amakholwa ukuthi uTom akagodlanga lutho ekuphawuleni kwakhe okubalulekile lapho ebhekise kuPapa.
“Ngakho,” uFr. esho esonga izandla, “Madoda ninenkinga. UKristu wathi kubafundi bakhe:
Onilalelayo uyangilalela nami. Lowo onilahlayo uyangilahla. Futhi lowo ongilahlayo wenqaba lowo ongithumileyo. (Luka 10:16)
“Uma wenqaba ukulalela uMmeli kaKristu kanye ngenkuthalo ululaza igunya lakhe, usekwehlukanani ngokwezinto ezibonakalayo.”
“Thina? Siyizigebengu? Unjani wena." UTom wabuka uFr. UGabriyeli.
U-Kevin waphindela phakathi. “Kulungile, Fr. Gabe, ngakho ngivumele ngibe ummeli kasathane. Usanda kuvuma ngaphambili ukuthi iSimemezelo esasayinwa nguPhapha siyadida. Ngiyavuma. Ngakho, kufanele simlalele kanjani lapho ebonakala ephikisana nezwi likaKristu?”
“Impela!” Kusho uBill eshaya esakhe isibhakela phezu kwetafula.
UFr. UGabriel wabeka izandla zakhe onqenqemeni lwetafula wazidudula. Washesha wathandaza buthule: “Nkosi, ngiphe Ukuhlakanipha—Ukuhlakanipha Nokuqonda.” Kwakungesikho lokho uFr. wayengenayo impendulo—kodwa wayeseqala ukubamba ukujula kokuthi iSitha sasihlwanyela isiphithiphithi sinamandla kangakanani, ayekhula ngamandla amademoni okwesaba, ukwahlukana, nokungabaza. I-Disorientation ye-Disorientation. Wayibiza kanjalo uSr. Lucia waseFatima. Waphosa amehlo efasiteleni waphinda wathandaza. “Ngisize, Mama. Phihliza inyoka ngaphansi kwesithende sakho.”
Lapho ephendukela emadodeni amabili aye ngaphesheya kwakhe, ebusweni bawo begcwele injabulo yokunqoba, wezwa uthando olujulile nolungayilindele lugcwala ngaphakathi kuye. Wezwa isihawu uJesu ake waba nawo...
Lapho ebona izixuku, inhliziyo yakhe yaba nesihawu ngazo, ngoba zazikhathazekile futhi zilahliwe njengezimvu ezingenamalusi. ( Mathewu 9:36 )
Emangazwe yimizwa yakhe, uFr. UGabriel wazithola elwa nezinyembezi njengoba eqala ukuphendula uKevin, ubuso bakhe obabubonisa ukudideka.
“Lapho uJesu ethi uPetru ‘uyidwala’ leBandla, wayengasho ukuthi lo mdobi wayengeke enze iphutha kuwo wonke amazwi nangezenzo. Eqinisweni, izahluko ezimbili kamuva, uJesu wamthethisa, ethi, ‘Suka emva kwami, Sathane!' 'Idwala' lase liphenduke a itshe lesikhubekiso, ngisho nakuJesu! Kodwa ingabe lokho kwakusho ukuthi konke uPetru akusho kusukela lapho wayengathembekile? Vele akunjalo. Eqinisweni, lapho izixuku zihamba ngemva kwenkulumo yeSinkwa SikaKristu Sokuphila, uPetru wathi:
Nkosi, siyakuya kubani na? Nguwe onamazwi okuphila okuphakade. Sikholiwe futhi siyaqiniseka ukuthi wena ungoNgcwele kaNkulunkulu. ( Johane 6:69 )
“Lawo mazwi aphindwaphindwa futhi akhulekelwa futhi enanela emapulpiti omhlaba iminyaka eyizi-2000. UPetru wayekhuluma ngezwi likaMelusi Omuhle.”
Kwangena izwi lakhe lokudlala. “Kodwa ngabe sekwenzenjani? UPetru waphika uKristu kathathu! Ngokuqinisekile, kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke, uPetru wayengakufanelekeli naphakade ukhulume elinye igama esikhundleni sikaKristu, akunjalo? Cha?”
“Ngokuphambene, uJesu wamhlangabeza ogwini lwaseTiberiya futhi wamema uPetru izikhathi ezintathu 'pha izimvu zami.' NoPetru wenza kanjalo. Ngemva kokuba uMoya oNgcwele ehle ngePhentekoste, lo Petru, yena kanye owaphika uKristu obala, wabe esememezela obala:
Phendukani, yilowo nalowo abhapathizwe egameni likaJesu Kristu kukho ukuthethelelwa kwezono zenu; njalo lizakwemukela isipho sikaMoya oNgcwele. ( IzEnzo 2:38 )
“Ngaleso sikhathi uPetru wayekhuluma ngezwi likaMelusi Omuhle. Ngakho, konke kuhle, akunjalo? Sekungemva kwePhentekoste manje, ngakho uPetru, eholwa uMoya weqiniso, ngeke aphinde enze iphutha, akunjalo? Ngokuphambene, indoda empofu yaqala ukuhlehla eKholweni, kulokhu ngokobufundisi. UPawulu kwadingeka amqondise ubuso nobuso e-Antiyokiya. Waxwayisa uPetru ukuthi...
…hhayi endleleni efanele ngokuhambisana neqiniso levangeli. ( Gal 2:9 )
“Yeka ukukhumula!” Kusho uKevin ehleka kakhulu.
“Impela,” kusho uFr. UGabriyeli. “Yingoba uPeter kwakungekho ukukhuluma noma ukwenza egameni likaMelusi Omuhle ngaleso sikhathi. Kodwa kunokuba asole igunya likaPetru, embiza ngamagama, futhi ehudulela idumela lakhe odakeni eSigodlweni SaseJerusalema, uPawulu walivuma futhi walihlonipha igunya likaPetru—futhi wamtshela ukuba aphile ngokuvumelana nalo.”
UKevin wavuma ngekhanda ngesikhathi uTom egqolozele umfundisi ngomoya opholile. UBill wadweba imibuthano ngomunwe engcosana kashukela owawuchithekele etafuleni.
“Manje, nansi into,” uFr. Kuqhuba uGabriel, izwi lakhe liya ngokushuba. “UPetru waqhubeka ebhala izincwadi eziya emabandleni, izincwadi ezinhle namuhla ezihlanganisa imiBhalo Engcwele engenaphutha. Yebo, yona kanye le ndoda eyaqhubeka ikhubeka nayo yayisetshenziswa uKristu ngokuqhubekayo—nakuba. Yilokho kuphela ukusho lokho UKristu angakwazi futhi uyakhuluma ngabaSebenzi Bakhe, noma sebephambukile. Kuyindima yethu, njengoMzimba kaKristu wonke, ukuthatha isibonelo sikaSt. Paul sakho kokubili inhlonipho kanye nokulungiswa kwengane uma kudingeka. Kungumsebenzi wethu ukulalela izwi likaKristu kuye, nabo bonke ababhishobhi bethu, noma nini lapho sizwa iNkosi Yethu ikhuluma ngabo.”
“Futhi, Padre othandekayo, sizolazi kanjani izwi layo likaKristu hhayi elomkhohlisi?” Kubuza uThobile.
“Lapho uPapa ekhuluma eSikhumbuzweni izwi leSiko Elingcwele. Ubupapa akuyena upapa oyedwa, uTom. Ngicabanga ukuthi kwakunguBenedict owathi….
Upapa akayena umbusi ophelele, onemicabango nezifiso ezingokomthetho. Ngokuphambene nalokho, inkonzo kapapa iyisiqinisekiso sokulalela uKristu nezwi laKhe. —UPOPE BENEDICT XVI, oHomily kaMeyi 8, 2005; ISan Diego Union-Tribune
Uweta wabuya nokudla kwabo okushisayo. Bahlala bathula isikhashana. UFr. UGabriel wathatha ummese wakhe waqala ukusika inyama yakhe, kuyilapho uBill egqolozele enkomishini yakhe yekhofi. UTom waqoqa imicabango yakhe kancane wabe esephendula:
“Ngakho-ke, ungitshela ukuthi kufanele ngilalele uBergoglio? Hhayi-ke akumele ngimlalele lomlisa. NgineKhathekizimu, futhi iyangitshela—”
"Yebo, yebo, uyavuma.” UFr. kuphazamisekile. “Kodwa Nginguye ngingakutsheli. Umphathi wepherishi yakho uyakutshela:
Ngakho-ke, bahamba endleleni yamaphutha ayingozi abakholelwa ukuthi bangemukela uKristu njengeNhloko yeSonto, babe benganamatheli ngokuthembeka kuMmeli Wakhe emhlabeni. -UPAPA PIUS XII, UMystici Corporis Christi (On the Mystical Body of Christ), ngoJuni 29, 1943; n. 41; v Vatican.va
“O, ngakho kufanele ngilalele uPapa lapho engitshela ukuthi zonke izinkolo ziyafana? Kuyahlekisa lokho,” kukhafula uTom.
“Yebo, akunjalo,” kusho uFr. UGabriyeli. “Njengoba ngishilo—futhi ikuCatechism—uPapa akakhulumi ngokungenaphutha ngaso sonke isikhathi—futhi lesoSimemezelo sasingewona umbhalo ongenaphutha. 
Impela, ngifisa sengathi izinto bezingadideki kangako. Angiphiki ukuthi ilimaza. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, uKristu uyakuvumela. Futhi njengoba ushilo, uneKhathekhizima. Akekho umKatolika okufanele ‘adideke’, ngoba ukholo lwethu lukhona lapho okumnyama nokumhlophe.”
Ephendukela kuBill, waqhubeka. “Nginitshelile, uma uJesu engacabangi ukuthi Angakhipha okuhle kulokhu, Wayengabiza uFrancis ekhaya namuhla noma abonakale kuye ngombono kusasa futhi aguqule yonke into. Kodwa Akakwenzi. Ngakho... Jesu, ngithembele kuwe.”
Waphendukela esitsheni sakhe wadla izibibithwane ngesikhathi uBill encoma uweta ukuze athole ikhofi elengeziwe. UTom, ebonakala ukuthi uyacasuka, wavula inabukeni wayibeka emathangeni akhe. UKevin waqala ukudla njengokungathi abakaze bamdlise esikoleni sokufundela ubufundisi.
“Madoda,” uFr. wabubula, “kufanele sithembele kuMoya oNgcwele ukuthi uzosisiza kulolu vivinyo lwamanje. UJesu usalakha iBandla Lakhe—ngisho noma simnikeza udaka esikhundleni sezitini. Kodwa noma ngabe besinongcwele ophelele esiHlalweni sikaPetru, ukhona Lutho lokho kuzovimba iNkanyamba edlula emhlabeni. Ukwahlulela kwaqala isikhathi eside ngaphambi kukaPapa Francis.” Aphinde alunguze efasiteleni. "Sidinga ukuzila ukudla futhi sithandaze ngendlela esingakaze siyenze ngaphambili, hhayi nje ngoPapa, kodwa nokuhlanzwa kweBandla."
Kusenjalo, ahleke. Ngandlela thize, ngiyajabula ukuthi uFrancis wenza le siphithiphithi.
UKevin wavala umlomo. “Kungani, uFr. Gabe?”
“Ngoba kwehlisa opapa endaweni engenampilo. Sibe nopapa abamsulwa kuleli khulu leminyaka elidlule kangangokuthi sesiqale ukubheka kubo ukuze basitshele ukuthi yini esingaba nayo ngesidlo sasekuseni. Lokho akunempilo. IBandla selikhohliwe ukuthi upapa can futhi enza wenza amaphutha, kuze kube yilapho abafowabo nodadewabo kudingeka bamlungise. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngibona amaKhatholika ehlezi ezandleni zawo, elinde uPapa ukuba ahole sengathi nguyena ophethe ivangeli lomakhelwane bawo. Okwamanje, i-Our Lady ibheke ngamunye wethu futhi ithi, 'Ulindeni? Yibani abaphostoli bami bothando!' Ngendlela, amasoseji mahle."
“Ngingavumelana nalokho,” kusho uBill, ekulungele ukuyeka inkulumo-mpikiswano—okwamanje.
UTom wadonsa umoya ukuze aqhubeke nokuphikisana, kodwa uFr. UGabriel wayishintsha kungazelelwe indaba. “Ngakho-ke, Kevin, ngitshele, kuhamba kanjani lapho e-St. John’s?”
“Kuyamangalisa,” kusho yena. “Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi lolu wubizo lwami. Manje, Baba,” emamatheka, “Ngingathanda ukudla ukudla okubusisiwe uma uzothi umusa.”
UFr. UGabriel wahleka kancane ebona ukuthi ukhohliwe. Futhi ngalokho, wonke amadoda amane enza isibonakaliso sesiphambano.
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| ↑1 | “Leli gunya, nokho, (yize linikezwe umuntu futhi lisetshenziswa ngumuntu), akulona elomuntu kodwa livela kuNkulunkulu, elinikezwe uPetru ngezwi laphezulu futhi laqinisekiswa kuye (uPetru) nabazomlandela ngalowo uPetru. wavuma, iNkosi yathi kuPetru uqobo:Noma yini eniyakukubopha emhlabeni, kobotshwa naseZulwini’ njll., [Mt 16:19]. Ngakho-ke omelana nalamandla amiswe kanjalo nguNkulunkulu umelana nesimiso sikaNkulunkulu, ngaphandle kokuthi aqambe iziqalo ezimbili njengoManicheus, ezingamanga nezihlulelwa yithi abangabahlubuki; ngokuba ekuqaleni kodwa ku isiqala ukuthi uNkulunkulu wadala izulu nomhlaba [Gen 1:1].” — UPOPE BONIFACE VIII, Unun Sanctum, Inkunzi kaPapa Boniface VIII yamenyezelwa ngoNovemba 18, 1302 |
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