LAPHO is a Isivunguvungu Esikhulu ukuza, futhi sekulapha, lapho lezo zinto ezakhiwe esihlabathini ziyabhidlika. (Ishicilelwe okokuqala ngo-Okthoba, 12, 2006.)
Wonke umuntu olalela lawa mazwi ami kodwa angawenzi kuwo uyofana nesiwula esakha indlu yaso phezu kwesihlabathi. Imvula ina, kwafika izikhukhula, kwavunguza imimoya yashaya indlu. Yabhidlika yonakala ngokuphelele. (UMathewu 7: 26-27)
Kakade, umoya oshayayo wenkolo yezwe usuzamazamise amahlelo amaningi ajwayelekile. I-United Church, iSonto LaseSheshi laseNgilandi, iSonto LamaLuthela, i-Episcopalian, kanye nezinkulungwane zamanye amahlelo amancane aseqalile ukuhoxa njengoba amanzi agcwele izikhukhula yesikhubekiso sokokuziphatha esikhungweni sabo. Ukuvunyelwa kwesehlukaniso, ukuvimbela inzalo, ukukhipha isisu, nokuganwa kwezitabane kuqede ukholo kakhulu kangangoba imvula isiqale ukukhukhula inqwaba yamakholwa ngamabhande abo.
ESontweni LamaKatolika, kukhona nomonakalo omkhulu. Njengoba ngibhale ku Ushushiso (Morun Tsunami), izazi eziningi zemfundiso yenkolo, izifundiswa, abantu abavamile, izindelakazi, ngisho nabefundisi abasezikhundleni eziphakeme baye banqotshwa amagagasi alesi Siphepho. Kepha lokho okwakhiwe edwaleni likaPeter kumi. Ngoba uKristu wathembisa ukuthi amasango esihogo ngeke anqobe iBandla azokwakha yena uqobo.
Kunephutha ngezinye izikhathi elitholakala phakathi kwamaKatolika elibizwa ngokuthi “i-triumphalism,” uhlobo lokwethaba ngokweqile ngenxa yeqiniso, noma amaqiniso Okholo LwamaKatolika. Kuyisifiso sami ukugwema leli phutha ngesikhathi esifanayo ngimemeza phezu kophahla lokho uKristu ngokwakhe asiyala ukuba sikwenze: shumayela iVangeli! Hhayi nje ingxenye yeVangeli, kepha Konke IVangeli elibandakanya ingcebo emangalisayo yengokomoya, imfundiso yenkolo yokuziphatha, futhi ngaphezu kwawo wonke amaSakramente, esidluliselwe kithi eminyakeni edlule. UKristu uzothini kithina ngoSuku Lokwahlulela uma sigcine umgcinimafa ekhiyiwe ngoba besingafuni ukulimaza imizwa yomuntu? Ukuthi sifihle amaSakramente ngaphansi kobhasikidi obusayo ngenxa yokwesaba ukubonakala kungewona owenkolo? Ukuthi siyeke ukumemela abanye edilini le-Ekaristi ngenxa yokuthi kube nokuvuza okukhulu ophahleni?
Asikwazi yini ukubona ngamehlo ethu ukuthi kwenzekani kulezo zindlu ezakhiwe esihlabathini, noma kunjalo yizindlu ebezikade zimelwe amakhulu eminyaka? Ukungaguquguquki kobupapa, ikakhulukazi kuleli khulu leminyaka elidlule lempi, isiyaluyalu, nokuhlubuka kungubufakazi beqiniso likaMathewu 16:18!
Futhi ngiyakutshela, unguPetru, futhi phezu kwaleli dwala ngizokwakha ibandla lami, futhi amandla okufa ngeke alinqobe.
Futhi-ke, ngiyazi ukuthi ngizama ukuphakamisa izwi lami elincane ngenhla kwesitimela esibhongayo semithombo yezindaba ekhethwayo, inkulumo-ze emelene nobuKhatholika, futhi yebo, nezethu izono, ezethelevishini ngombala ukuze zibonwe yibo bonke. Maye, belingakaze yini iSonto libe yimpikiswano kusukela ekuqaleni? UPeter, uPapa wokuqala, wamphika uKristu. Abanye abaphostoli babaleka uKrestu ensimini. UPawulu noBarnaba baba nokungaboni ngaso linye okujulile. UPetru wajeziswa uPawulu ngokuzenzisa. AbaseKorinte babehlukanisa… njalo njalo. Ngempela, ngezinye izikhathi siyisitha sethu esibi kunazo zonke.
Noma kunjalo, uKristu wayazi ukuthi lokhu kuzoba njalo. Ekhuluma ngokuprofetha, waphendukela kuSimoni Peter ngaphambi kokungena ekuthakazeleni kwakhe wathi,
Simoni, Simoni, bheka, uSathane unifunile ukuba anihluze njengokolweni, kepha ngithandazile ukuba ukukholwa kwenu kungapheli; futhi lapho usubuyile, kufanele uqinise abafowenu. (ULuka 22: 31-32)
Futhi namhlanje, uSathane uyaqhubeka nokusihlunga sonke njengokolweni. Noma kunjalo, ngizwa uKristu ephinda futhi kuPetru, kulowo owalandela uPapa Benedict XVI “Kumelwe uqinise abafowenu.” Uyabona, sizothola amandla kulo Pope, sizothola ukuphepha nendawo yokukhosela evela ku- isiphepho Sokudideka, ngoba uKristu ngokwakhe owayala uPetru ukuba “ondle izimvu zami”. Ukusiphakela nge iqiniso okusikhululayo.
Akuyona inhloso yami ukukhomba iminwe, kodwa kunalokho ngelula isandla, ukumema noma ngubani ozolalela ukuthi eze etafuleni lomndeni lapho uKristu ezosondla khona. ISonto LamaKatolika akulona elami. Akuyona ekaPapa. NgekaKristu. YiBandla He eyakhiwe edwaleni.
Futhi lelo dwala, wathi, lalikhona Peter.
Ngaphansi kwabasebenzi balo malusi, uPapa Benedict, indawo ephephe kunazo zonke ukuba phakathi kwalokhu ukuvuka kwesiphepho. UKristu wakwenza kwaba njalo.
Ngoba lokho okwakhiwe esihlabathini kuyabhidlika.
Abaholi beSonto LaseSheshi baxwayise izolo ukuthi ukubiza uNkulunkulu ngokuthi “Yena” kukhuthaza amadoda ukuthi ashaye omkawo… Lesi sincomo—esigunyazwe ngokugcwele uMbhishobhi Omkhulu waseCanterbury uDkt. Rowan Williams, sibeka uphawu lwemibuzo ezinhlobonhlobo zezimfundiso nemisebenzi yobuKristu… ukuthi umthandazo wobuKristu oyinhloko kufanele yini uqhubeke waziwa ngokuthi uMthandazo WeNkosi futhi uqale “uBaba Wethu”. Imithetho futhi iphonsa imibuzo indima yeBhayibheli ngokubiza ukuhunyushwa kabusha kwezindaba lapho uNkulunkulu esebenzisa khona udlame. -I-Daily Mail, UK, Okthoba 3, 2006
Kusuka ku-Catholic Online:
Umongameli omusha we-Episcopal Divinity School uyisitabane ngokusobala futhi ungummeli ongaguquki wokuhushula izisu kanye namalungelo e-“LGBT” (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transexual)… [Kusuka entshumayelweni kubhulogi yakhe]: “Uma owesifazane efuna ingane kodwa engakwazi ukuyikhokhela… noma ukufinyelela ekunakekelweni kwezempilo, noma ukunakekelwa kwasemini, noma ukudla okwanele.… Ukukhipha isisu kuyisibusiso." -I-Catholic Online, April 2, 2009
Kusuka ezindabeni ze-Telegraph zaseNgilandi:
ICanterbury Cathedral iyawohloka phakathi, izingxenyana zamatshe ziwisa izindonga zayo kanye nensika yayo yesihlanu yezinsika zemabula igcinwe ndawonye nge-tape tape. -Ngo-Ephreli 10th, i-2006
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