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Pope Benedict likes verbal sp'arring, thinks God has sense of humor

By CINDY WOODEN

"Personally, I always have been day Way of the Cross service at would get smaller and smaller, but "seems to have passed over from grateful for the fact that in this way Rome's Colosseum this year, he that eventually the world would self-criticism to self-destruction" VATICAN CITY- The cardi- my life from the beginning was im- spoke much more soberly about discover the hope and joy present with a growth of dissent and more nals who elected Pope Benedict mersed in the Paschal Mystery, members of the Church who no in the small community oftrue be- people abandoning Church pracXVI and the priests who worked which could not be anything other longer believe in Christ as the true lievers and be attracted again to the tice.

The cardinal said it was not the with him at the Congregation for than a blessing," he wrote. savior, who abuse others, who do Christian faith.

"When I said that," the cardi- fault of the council, but of Cathothe Doctrine of the Faith had a The future pope's father was a not believe in the real presence of common message about the new policeman, and the family moved Jesus in the Eucharist or who have nal told Seewald, "I was re- lics who thought that renewal of pope: Do not believe everything re- frequently during his youth. Ac- abandoned the sacrament of rec- proached from all sides for pessi- the Church and dialogue with the porters have told you. cording to his memoirs, he was onciliation. mism. And nowadays nothing modern world meant embracing His words on sex abuse and seems less tolerated than what the world's agenda without any While the 78-year-old German only vaguely aware ofthe poverty theologian spent 24 years defend- and political strife building up in other clerical scandals were much people call pessimism - and sense of responsibility or limit.

Nevertheless, Pope Benedict ing Catholic doctrine and moral Germany before the outbreak of stronger than any p1,lblic,comment which is often in fact just realism."

The challenges the Church told the world's cardinals: "I want teaching, there was always a the Second World War. he had made since 2001, when the deeply spiritual, quiet, kind pastor Hejoined his brother, Georg, at doctrinal congregation began re- faces continue to change, he said, to forcefully affirm the strong desire to continue in the task of behind the pronouncements, they the minor s~ary in 1939, and quiring bishops to report abuse but God continues to be with it. said. said he found it difficult to study cases to the congregation.

As the chiefdefender ofCatho- implementing the Second Vatican In the 2005 meditation, he lic doctrine and morality, Cardinal Council."

The then-Cardinal Joseph in a room with 60 other boys, but He said Vatican II's documents Ratzinger's conclusions about spe- got used to that. ' wrote: "How much filth there is in Ratzinger had a major role in draftcific theologians and their teach"What weighed more heavily the Church, and even among those ing the 1992 "Catechism of the were especially relevant to the ing, about trends in theology and on me was that every day included who, in the priesthood, ought to Catholic Church" and, especially, modem Church and today's globalits 1997 revised passages on the ized society and that the council's about moral questions have been - in homage'to a modern idea of belong entirely to him."

In a November 2002 speech in death penalty:-judged unaccept- "authoritative" rereading of the described either as clear or as education-two hours ofsports," sharp. he wrote, He was the smallest boy Spain, Cardinal Ratzinger had said, able in most cases - and on ho- Gospel would gl,lide the Church in Some may debate whether as in the class and the games were "a ."In the Church, priests are also sin- mosexual orientation, which it said the third millennium.

Pope Benedict did not mention was "objectively disordered." ners." prefect of the congregation he al- true torture." " While he has said all people the council's liturgical reforms.

However, he said, "I am personways had to act when he did or if The book-length interviews In the early 1980s, then-Cardiadvancement in theology requires with then-Cardinal Ratzinger ally convinced that'the constant must be treated with love and retime and room for debate and cor- the 1985 "Ratzinger Report," the presence in the press ofthe sins of spect, he said no one can change nal Ratzinger repeatedly menrection by colleagues; but when 1996 "Salt of the Earth" and the Catholic priests, especially in the Christian moral teaching that hoTurn to page six - Pope United States, is a distortion ofthe mosexual acts are sinful and no Cardinal Ratzinger put on his 2002 "God and the World" scholar's hat and engaged in pub- showed a prelate with clear ideas, reality because the percentage of one can equate a gay union to marBURIAL LIFE INSURANCE lic debates with other scholars, worried about the state of the these offenses among priests is not riage between a man and woman there was no denying the twinkle Church and not the least bit hesi- higher than in other categories, and without denigrating the human, No MEDICAL ExAM moral, social and religious signifiperhaps it is even lower." in his eyes and the smile on his lips., tant to respond to question~.

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He enjoyed the sparring.

The interviews cover many of CATHOLIC FAMILY One question on many minds Last October, he and an Italiari ,the same topics the doctrinal cori':: of Cardinals, the future pope historian discussed history, politics gregation had issued statements . opened the April conclave with a since Pope Benedict's election LIFE INSURANCE and religion in a Rome debate. on: the Second Vatican Council; homily many people described as was: What will happen to the teachings of the Second Vatican The cardinal told the scholar theological dissent; liberation the- negative or pessimistic.

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"Our moral capacity has not ,< But they also attempted to delve grown at the same rate as our po- into his spirituality; prayer style tential power," especially when it ~d the events that shaped his life. ' comes to the ability to manjpulate, He told Peter Seewald, author prolong or terminate human "tife, of the 1996 and 2002 books, that he said. . 'he believes God "has agreat sense His somber assessment of the of humor." " , ' , ' '. : world's morai' c~mfusion' did'~ not "'Sometimes he gives you some- , outweigh the obvious delight he' " tliinglike a nudge~and:says, 'Don't took in an ,opportunity to engage take yourselfso,seriously!' Humor in a public debate where theologi- is in fact an essential element in cal and philosophical terms and the mirth of creation. We can see names could,be tossed into the con- how, in manyrilirters in our lives, versation With ',no need for expla- ' God wants to prod us into taking, . ~ .~ things a bit more lightly; to see-the nation. . ' The premier p~pal biography, We Have a)~,op.etBene~"t XV. Even while serving as the' funny side of it;~' get down off answers ,the many questions-and assum~ti9I'~~ap()ut~e Vatican's ,moral and doctrinal our pedestal and pot to forget our newpop~,detailingthe real man be~irdt"!,';'p~blifpetsona ''watchdog,'' a task often covered sense offUn," he said. ~ shaped by the secular media. / . j>; in silence, the·future Pope Bene-, , Seewald asked the, future pope ~ Written by Matthew F. Bunson, D. Min.,.o~f t&~ natl'n's fore' . .' dict continued to be a prolific pub- if he had ever been tempted to ,§ most papal experts and historian~ the b6d~explainst~ eve'!'ts • • lic speaker, author and subject of leave the Catholic Church; the carto'the 'Conclave, the candidates, the im! ortal'lt lssu,s" ~ leading up ' d i n a l said it would "never have interviews. , but most of all, it offers a c1dse, persorlallook at' e BenediC'l= XVI. , :,' He has published more than 60enter~d my head," because his Whatmade him the man h/is ~day, fl9w ifhe' t.'fratn t~ secyfar /!!f5ft!a portlfrygl, ;; books: scholarly theological whole life has been bolind up with' /l hI ' .

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tioned his belief that the council's liturgical refonns did not include the mandate that the priest face the congregation while celebrating Mass. He said he felt the Church should have preselVed the ancient practice of the congregation and priest facing East during the eucharistic prayer.

By the time he published "The Spirit of the Liturgy" in 2000, he acknowledged that issuing new rules to have the priest celebrate with his back to the people was no longer pastorally practical.

"Nothing is more harmful to the liturgy than a constant activism, even if it seems to be for the sake of genuine renewal," he said.

He gave a similarly pastoral reply when Seewald asked him ifthe Mass should be celebrated in Latin.

"That is no longer going to be possible as a general practice, and perhaps it is not desirable as such," he answered.

But he did call for "a new liturgical consciousness, to be rid of this spirit ofarbitrary fabrication," that might be clever or entertaining but not "the Holy One being offered to me."

The other big question looming in people's minds was: What would Pope Benedict's approach to ecumenical and interreligious dialogue be?

The question was. prompted by the doctrinal congregation's ques, tions over the years aboutjoint ecumenical agreements, but mostly because ofthe congregation's 2000 document, "Dominus Jesus, " on salvation in Christ alone, its 2000 document on "sister churches" and its 2001 criticisms ofJesuit Father Jacques Dupuis, author of a book on religious pluralism.

Speaking to seminary rectors two months after "Dominus Jesus" was released, the cardinal said it "expresses with great clarity the central point. of our faith, that is that the Son ofGod was made man and that a bridge exists between God and man."

The document was the focal point of ecumenical and interreligious controversy because of its finn statement that Christ and the Church are necessary for salvation, leaving those who do not believe in Christ or are not part of the Church feeling like the congregation was denying that their faith offered the possibility of salvation.

The cardinal said at the time he was most disappointed in the negative reaction ofJewish leaders and groups to the document.

"I did not expect it at all because for me it is evident that we come from the roots ofIsrael and that their Bible is our Bible and that Judaism is not just one of many religions, but is the foundation, the root ofour faith. We share the faith of Abraham," he told Vatican Radio.

The other 2000 document insisted the tenn "sister churches;' frequently used among Christians, was to be used by Catholics only in reference to Orthodox and other churches that "have preselVed a valid episcopate and Eucharist."

The document was criticized by many Anglicans and Protestants, as well as by Catholic ecumenists.

Catholics involved in interreligious dialogue also expressed concern after the congregation's 19982000 investigation of Father Dupuis' 1997 book, "Toward a Christian Theology of Religious Pluralism," an investigation focused on the issues raised in

In 1996, four years before Pope John Paul II released the so-called "third secret of Fatima.," Cardinal Ratzinger told a Portuguese Catholie radio station that the pope had shown him the message.

"I am certain," he said,''thatthe Virgin does not engage in sensationalism; she does not create fear.

She does not present apocalyptic visions, but guides people to her "Dominus Jesus. " Son. And this is what is essential."

In early 200 I, the congregation The Vatican published the compraised Father Dupuis' desire to plete text ofthe Fatima message in explain the theological signifi- 2000, interpreting it as a vision ofa cance of the presence of so many longwarwagedbyatheisticregimes religions in the world, but it said against the Church. It included a figthe book contained ambiguous . ure ofa ''bishop in white" who falls .statements and insufficient expla- in a hail ofgunfire, which was prenations that could lead readers to sumed to be a reference to the as"erroneous or harmful conclu- sassination attempt against Pope sions" about Christ's role as the John Paul in 1981.

At a press conference marking one and universal savior.

Under Cardinal Ratzinger, the the publication of the text, Cardidoctrinal congregation was increas- nal Ratzinger said, "There does not ingly sensitive to criticism about the exist an official definition or offimethods it used when investigating cial interpretation ofthis vision on theologians and their work. the part of the Church."

Like any private revelation apIn 1997, Cardinal Ratzinger . said his new "Regulations for Doc- proved by the Church, he said, the trinal Examination" would safe- Fatima message "is a help which guard the rights oftheologians'un- is offered" to Catholics for living der review. The biggest change was their faith, "but which one is not the possibility for the theologian obliged to use." to name an advocate and an adviser In a commentary on the mesto assist in his examination. sage, he said the vision described The commentary issued with the the path of the Church through the . notification on Father Dupuis went 20th century as "ajoumey through out of its way to say the ''tone'' of a time ofviolence, destruction and the Vatican statements was not persecution." meant to sound authoritarian, but it Cardinal Ratzinger said he behad to be assertive and defmitive lieved the particular period of so that the faithful know that "these struggle described by the vision are not matters of opinion or ques- had ended, making it appropriate tions for dispute, but central truths to reveal the secret's contents. of the Christian faith that certain The reality ofevil and ofthreats theological interpretations deny or against the Church are topics Pope place in serious danger."

Benedict has discussed often.

After celebrating Mass April 20 When the future pope was a in the Sistine Chapel, Pope Bene- child in Adolf Hitler's Gennany, diet, in referring to himself, told school officials enrolled him in the the cardinals who elected him that Hitler Youth movement. He said he would assume as "his primary he soon stopped going to the meetcommitment that of working tire- ings. But when he was 16 he and lessly toward the reconstitution of his classmates were conscripted the full and visible unity of all into an anti-aircraft unit that Christ's followers. This is his am- tracked Allied bombardments; albition, this is his compelling duty." though in unifonn and staying in Also referring to himself, Pope barracks with other soldiers, the Benedict said, "he is aware that to seminarians also continued their do so expressions ofgood feelings studies. Later, young Ratzinger are not enough. Concrete gestures was drafted into a worker's battalare required to penetrate souls and ion, then into the anny. move consciences, encouraging In the spring of 1945, when everyone to that interior conver- Hitler had died and it appeared the sion which is the basis for all war was almost over, he deserted progress on the road of his unit and returned home. When ecumenism." the U.S. military arrived, he was He also told the cardinals, "I ad- arrested with other members and dress myself to everyone, even to fonner members of the Gennan those who follow other religions army and placed in a prisoner-ofor who are simply seeking an an- war camp for several months. swerto the fundamental questions In "God and the World," oflife and have not yet found it." Seewald asked the then-Cardinal "The Church," he said, "wants Ratzinger about Hitler, the devil to continue to build an open and and evil.

"One certainly cannot say that sincere dialogue with them, in a search for the true good of man- Hitler was the devil; he was a man," the cardinal said. However, kind and of society."

And while not shy about talk- he added, "I believe one can see ing tough, as a cardinal Pope Bene- that he was taken into the demonic diet avoided "fire and brimstone" realm in some profound way, by phrases and cautioned others about the way in which he was able to attributing apocalyptical threats to wield power and by the terror, the God or to the Blessed Virgin Mary. hann, that his power inflicted."

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From hardliner to humble shepherd: Pope looks to transform perception

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almost unifoimIy described in post-conclave interviews as a mild, meek and caring person, someone open to ideas and suggestions.

"He's a very loving, lovely person, very unassuming, and shortly you will see this," Cardinal Edward M. Egan ofNew York said after the election.

Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles cautioned' people against judging the new pope on his reputation and said people "will have to get to know this man as we know

VATICAN CITY - For more than 23 years, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger's public image was that ofa brilliant but strict guardian ofCatholic orthodoxy, a man who did not hesitate to crack down on errant theologians or risk offending other religions ifdoctrinal clarity was at stake.

Until recently, most people in Rome discounted the idea that he could ever be elected pope. He was simply too controversial and might diVide the Church, according to the prevail- him." ingwisdom.

What happened to soften Cardinal Ratzinger's image and So when the 78-year-old German emerged from the con"' make him more appealing to the wide spectrum of cardinals clave as Pope Benedict XVI - after just four ballots - it from 52 countries? , represented a turnaround ofsorts.

Many pointed to the Cardinal's spiritual and organizational From the comments of several cardinals afterward, it be- leadership during the interregnum as the key to his election. In carne clearthat a significant change in perception had occurred particular, they were impressed by his sermon during Pope among some of the voters, and that this helped propel Cardi- John Paul's funeral- notjust his words, but also his rapport nal Ratzinger past the two-thirds majority needed for election. with the huge crowd ofmoumers. " The man known for years as a tough disciplinarian was South African Cardinal Wilfrid F. Napier of Durban said

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while Cardinal Ratzinger may have built a reputation for severity as head of the doctrinal congregation "that is certainly not the Cardinal Ratzingerwe've come to know in the last two weeks." ''He was very caring, gentle, humble and' approachable," Cardinal Napier told Catholic News Service. ''You coUld see this in the way he interacted with the crowd at Pope John Paul's funeral- for example, when he patiently allowed the crowd to keep chanting during the Mass instead of cutting it off. We could see that this was the kind ofperson who was able to read situations and respond to them," Cardinal Napier said .

Several others, including Italian Cardinal Tan:isio Bertone ofGenoa, cited the fimeral sennon as a turning point ''It was a historic moment, in which he was able to touch the sensitivity and the vision ofthe universal Church," Cardinal Bertone said Clearly, Cardinal Ratzinger's position as dean of the College ofCardinals gave him wider recognition and more expo,sure, making him a pornt ofreference for all the cardinals.

He chairedthe daily general congregations before the con. clave and on several oCcasions was able to articulate his views on the challenges the Church fuces.

Soon after Pope John Paul died, Cardinal Ratzinger already had a core of firm supporters among curial cardinals and others. Despite a news blackout, the level ofthat support- some40 electors -leaked out to Italian newspapers.

So did some revealing anecdotes, as when Italian Cardinal Giacomo Biffi, retired an:hbishop ofBologna and a backer ofCardinal Ratzinger, spoke to the assembled cardinals and ended his strong speech on the need to protect Christian identity with the words: "You already know who I'm voting for!"

The media focus on Cardinal Ratzinger during the preconclave period may have affected the cardinals' perceptions. ' Asked when the cardinals first sensed that Cardinal Ratzinger was the best candidate, Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick ofWashington said: ''Well, when we read the newspapers. It was the newspapers that were telling us how Ratzingerwas a favorite, so we knew. The Holy Spirit may even speak through newspapers."

Another factor was continuity. In the wake ofthe global outpouring ofrespect and affection for PopeJohn Paul after his death, many cardinals seemed to be looking for someone of recogniTro sta14te to pick up the mantle of Church leadership.

That mayhave made them less inclined to vote for some ofthe newer, less-known candidates.

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) - At the first istry at the service ofreconciliation and hargeneral audience of his pontificate, Pope mony among individuals and peoples, Benedict XVI sat in the full force of the deeply convinced that the great good of spring sun, expressing again his "awe and peace is, first of all, a gift of God, a fragile gratitude" that God chose him to lead the and precious gift to invoke, safeguard and build day after day with the help of everyCatholic Church.

God, he said, "~urprised me first of all." one," Pope Benedict said.

The second reason for choosing the Although leading more than one billion Catholics is a huge task, the knowledge that name, he said, was to evoke the spirit ofSt. he will have the help of God and of the Benedict, founder ofWestern monasticism.

In his prepared text, the pope had noted Blessed Virgin Mary and the spiritual support of the faithful '~gives me serenity and that St. Benedict is a co-patron of Europe joy," he said. along with SS. Cyril and Methodius. In his Pope Benedict began the audience by Italian-language talk, he went off script to touring S1. Peter's Square in an open pay homage to SS. Bridget of Sweden, popemobile for about 10 minutes. He stood Catherine of Siena and Edith Stein, who the entire time, waving and blessing the also are invoked as patrons of Europe and Italy. ' crowd.

Pope Benedict said the expansion of He told the estimated 15,000 people gathered in St. Peter's Square that in the ~om­ Benedictine monasticism had "an enormous ing weeks he would continue the series of influence on the spread of Christianity over audience talks Pope John Paul II had begun the whole continent." on the psalms and' canticles used in the "S1.. Benedict is very venerated in GerChurch's morning and evening prayers. many, particularly in Bavaria, my homeland; But first, he said, he wanted to share with he is a basic point ofreference for the unity the public his reaSons for choosing the name of Europe and a strong reminder of the unBenedict when he was elected pope. deniable Christian roots of its culture and "I wanted to call myself Benedict XVI civilization," he,said. to bind myself to the venerated Pope BenePope Benedict asked the saint "to help dict XV, who guided the Church in a us keep Christ firmly at the center of our troubled period because·ofthe First World existence. May he always have first place War. He was a courageous. and authentic in our thoughts and in all our activities." prophet of peace and worked with valiant The new pope, ably keeping to the courage first to prevent the drama of war general audience tradition, gave his main and then to limit its nefarious conse- talk in Italian, then read summaries and quences," he said. greetings in French, English, German and "In his footsteps, I want to place my miJi-' Spanish.

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THOUSANDS OF people pack S1. Peter's Square April 19 and cheer the election of a new pontiff, Pope Benedict XVI. (CNS photo by Nancy Wiechec)

ST. PETER'S Square is filled with pilgrims for the installation Mass of Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican April 24. Attending the Mass were an estimated 350,000 people, including delegations from more than 130 coun.tries and from dozens of other denominations. (CNS photo from Reuters)

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popes are like-minded philosophically, having been shaped by similar forces during their formative young adult years in Europe during World War II, Father Mulcahy said they could not be less alike in temperament.

He described Pope Benedict as a quiet man who plays the piano for relaxation, and who would be unlikely to imitate his predecessor's outgoing approach of picking up babies in the crowd and feeding off the energy of children and teens.

"Perhaps the cardinals were looking for someone who in no way would feel like he had to try to be like John Paul," Father Mulcahy said.

He added that he was completely astounded that his former boss was elected pope and that he agreed to accept his election.

Cardinal Ratzinger had actually been trying to retire for years, but remained in his position at the pope's request, the priest said.

"He is a true scholar," he said. "He would have loved to retire and to take the time to study and write some of the books that have been rattling around in his head for years."

Father Mulcahy said he would expect the new pope to focus on the liturgy and the "proper implementation" of the liturgical changes of Vatican II and to continue the type of interreligious and ecumenical dialogue pursued by Pope John Paul.

Pope Benedict also might work to rebuild the Church's fading numbers in Western Europe, a subject on which he wrote a book, "A Turning Point for Europe," said Father Mulcahy.

WASHINGTON - A Virginia priest who worked for two years with the future Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican said he knew then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as the epitome of someone with a brilliant mind.

"The breadth of his understanding and knowledge of the Church is equal to none," said Dominican Father Brian Mulcahy, pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Charlottesville, Va. From 1992 to 1994, he was one of two English speakers on the staff of the ,, .....â&#x20AC;˘ doctrinal section of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the .~ - .~ --~- ~,' Faith, which the cardinal headed for nearly 24 years under Pope POPE BENEDICT XVI stands at the altar during his April 24 inaugural Mass in St. Peter's John Paul II. Square. The main symbols of the papacy - the fisherman's ring and the pallium - are Unlike the perception many located on each side of the altar. (CNS photo from Catholic Press Photo) people had of Cardinal Ratz~ inger as unbending and authoritarian, Father Mulcahy said the new pope is very much like Pope John Paul in his ability to understand all sides of an issue.

"He's not an ideologue, in

By CAROL GLATZ any sense of the word," he said blessed two infants along the "touching" letter reminded the CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE in a telephone interview the day way. When he took to the stage pope of the theme he chose for the new pope was elected.

VATICAN CITY - The to begin his address, he asked the mid-April funeral Mass He noted that like the late thought of being elected the the enthusiastic audience mem- homily that when one is call~d leader of the universal Church bers to forgive his being late.

by God that call "cannot be re- pope, who was then a young bishop, Pope Benedict partici':We Germans are usually jected." made him lightheaded and pated in the Second Vatican doubtful, said Pope Benedict very punctual, but it looks like "So I had no other choice Council.

Then a theological conI have become Italian," he than to say 'yes, '" he said.

XVI. sultant to West German CardiDuring the "slow unfolding joked to the delight and apPope Benedict asked his aunal Joseph Frings, the new pope of the voting process" at the plause of his audience. dience to continue to pray for was at the council as 1m expert, conclave, it eventually became He explained he was delayed him and have trust in him. evident that "the guillotine was because his meeting with ecu"If I ever make an error or or "peritus. ..

"Both men were framed by coming closer and was meant menical leaders "was so cor- when the pope says something the theology of the Second Vatidial" that it lasted longer than for me," he said in an audience that is not easy to understand, can Council," Father Mulcahy with pilgrims from his native expected. because the pope has to say said.

"Both saw the last 26 these things, I ask for your Germany. years as the time to properly The thought of becomtrust from now on," he implement the ideas of Vatican ing the next pope "made said.

He said when the voting was Pope Benedict said be- II." my head spin," he said. showing him to be the clear favorite cause Though he thinks the two Pope John Paul was "I had thought that up until now my life's work he prayed to God "to spare me." He seen as an open and fawas done and that the said he told God, "You have candi- therly figure, it created a years ahead of me would dates who are younger, better, stron- Church that "was not be more restful," said the ger and have more elan than me." closed up inside itself," pope.

"Evidently God did not listen to me, " and was "open to all."

"The Church is not old But a fellow cardinaland immobile, but elector had given the fu- he said wryly. young," he said. ture pope a letter remindPope Benedict said it ing him of a phrase he had But to the surprise of many, was "not true that today's used during his homily at the funeral Mass of Pope John Paul the pope revealed some of the young people were only drawn" II: "If the Lord calls you, you details behind his election in his to a consumerist and materialmust obey," said Pope Bene- message to his fellow country- ist lifestyle.

"Young people want what is men. dict.

He said when the voting was great and good," he said.

Some 3,000 pilgrims from all He also said he was looking over Germany filed into the showing him to be the clear faPaul VI audience hall to meet vorite he prayed to God "to forward to his August trip to Cologne for World Youth Day. with the newly elected German spare me."

At the audience, when the He said he told God, "You pontiff the day after he was formally installed as pope. An II have ,candidates who are pope saw some blue and white a.m. meeting with ecumenical younger, better, stronger and Bavarian flags being waved by pilgrims in the Vatican audience and other religious leaders ran have more elan than me."

"Evidently.God did not lis- hall, he said, "Now I have someovertime and made the pope althing to say to the Bavarians." most 15 minutes late for his ap- ten to me," he said wryly.

JOSEPH RATZINGER, top right, is pictured with his famBut the pope said he gathEven though "I have spent pointment with the German pilily in a 1951 photograph. Next to the future Pope Benedict ered strength for accepting the the past 23 and a half years in grims.

When he arrived, the pope cardinals' decision from the let- Rome, I am still Bavarian, even XVI is his brother, Georg. Seated are his sister, Maria, and walked the length of the hall, ter given to him by a fellow car- if now I am bishop of Rome," his parents, Maria and Joseph. (CNS photo from Catholic Press Photo) shook hands with pilgrims and dinal-elector. He said the he said.

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"There is a long way to go," stated one pastor, "but we are seeing increases even in this early stage and we can't ask for more than that." Another pastor felt that the positive comments from parishioners after Arlene McNamee, director of Catholic Social Services, spoke at Masses two weeks ago about the inyriad ofservices funded by the Catholic Charities Appeal would bode well for the response he's hoping for in his parish.

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Prior to the papal conclave, I line to spend 30 seconds at Pope Catholic leaders ofthe future. was asked hundreds of times by John Paul II's bier had to have, I One out ofevery 1500 people A national concern parishioners, mends, guys at the thought, a profound impact on the in the world - the majority of As the president races around the country with his smoke and health club, and reporters, who I cardinal-electors. whom were young - came to pay mirrors Social Security plan, little has been said concerning the thought the next pope would be.

I anticipated that they would their respects to Pope John Paul II My staple response - and recognize that all ofthe other and the cardinals saw in this real financial difficulties that America faces each and every day. overwhelmingly young Sad to say, the Congress is not too far behind the White House in evasion - was that predicting the next Holy army the seeds ofthe .. its neglect in coming to help people in their monetary difficulties.

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In affirming "pork barrel" priorities, Capitol Hill refuses to reach picking, at the beginning of Paul II had persistently Putting Into , .. out to help the ordinary people as they struggle to make ends meet. announced, that perhaps We pursue so many undertakings in so many foreign places, and March Madness, who will . . the Deep soon be crowned NCAA would blossom only after we ignore the plight that has affected people here at home. Today's basketball champion. You he, like a grain ofwheat, economic difficulties have had little effect on the high rollers, ex- can identify pretty easily

By Father Roger had fallen to the earth and • cept for those leaders of commerce who have been hauled off to those who are the solid died.

J. Landl"Y jail. The burden, as usual, has been placed on the back of the so- contenders, those who Heading into the called little people. really have no chance, and conclave, I thought that this priority toward the One wonders if those who govern have had an opportunity of those who have little going recently to the gasoline pump. The ever-increasing cost of chance but might tum out to be the stated challenges for the next pope young would translate into the - the aggressive secularization of election ofa younger cardinalfilling up the gas tank is beginning to affect the family budget. equivalent ofVillanova 1985. But Western culture, the rise of like Christoph Schonborn of One can be sure they haven't had an opportunity of pushing a bas- the simple rule is you just never fundamentalist Islam, the lack of Austria or Angelo Scola ofVenice know who's going to win until the ket at the local supermarket, where, each day, prices creep up with unity among Christians, the - both ofwhom have dynamic madness is over. astounding regularity. Taxes are another item that have taken off demographic suicide ofthe personalities and lots ofexperience I readily diverted the questions with a determined increase, especially if you own your own home. to what I thought would be the northern hemisphere, the energizing young Catholics.

Cities and towns are ever at odds to pay for needed school ex- major criterion on the cardinal's proselytism and poverty in the When Cardinal Ratzinger was penses. The ever-ensuing battles for voter-approved tax overrides minds as they entered the Sistine southern hemisphere, the whole announced as Pope Benedict XVI, have become too much to bear. my second reaction - my first problem ofAsia - would be too Chapel: how the new Holy Father All in all, many people are beyond feeling the pinch. Their sala- would "play in Cologne" during big for a new pope to handle on his was euphoria! - was a humble recognition that my "Cologne own. These were challenges that ries have not increased in any measurable way, while their cost of World Youth Day in August. could be met only by Christ's criterion" had proven to be false.

The dramatic outpouring of living is on an ever-increasing spiral. In addition, insurance and The cardinals had elected a 78whole Mystical Body working health costs are always on the upward swing. Yet, the real horror young people, making countless together, head and members.

And year-old scholar and teacher, not physical and financial sacrifices to show that has to be faced is the massive debt that is continuously they would have to be met with the get to Rome and wait for hours in Turn to page 20 - Young expanding. There is no doubt that the Iraqi War and the War on Terror are massive factors in this problem. However one feels about these issues, one should always remember that all debts have to be paid one way or another. Guns and butter never mix. We tried this formula in Vietnam. Someday, someone in charge is going to be forced to raise taxes.

It will be today's children who will be forced to sacrifice a great deal to get the nation out of impending bankruptcy. However, in the meantime, the new baby boomer seniors can yet apply for serFeitelberg Insurance has been navigating the insurance vices that might not be available to future generations. Seniors vote and organize. They have mighty clout in the polling booths. marketplace since 1916. Let us put your business insurance They know well what they want and need. Children do not vote; program on the right course. sports are their prime organizations, and they really do not know what they need. In a recent article, Nicholas Kristoff called this "The Greediest Generation." He quoted Lawrence Kotlikoff, an economist and fiscal expert, who with Scott Burns wrote the excellent and scary book, "The Coming Generational Storm."

Kotlikoff calls this "fiscal child abuse."

This legacy and burden should not be passed on to our children.

We simply have to stop pretending that the money will not dry up and that it is a bottomless and unlimited source of finances. There is a moral responsibility here to examine the facts as they are and take charge of an open accountability. This falls not only on the shoulders of those who assumed office for the benefit of all the people, but also on each and every person who wishes to make this nation a place for just and selfless opportunity. John F. Kennedy once said, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." We should listen well to these words in these days of serious national concerns.

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press painted Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as a hardliner, an authoritarian, a scholar. Very rarely were the words kind, personable, and loving used.

Yet, from the get-go, when Benedict XVI appeared on the balcony high over St. Peter's Square, I felt at ease.

In the weeks since, most of us have learned that our new pope is indeed kind, personable and loving.

Benedict has his detractors, as did John Paul II, as did Christ for that matter.

But I feel good about having him lead our beloved Church.

I look fOIWard to establishing a friendship with him through the wire service each morning.

I feel comfortable having him as an "out" to escape from the dayto-day rumblings.

And in'the choppy seas ofthe new millenniwn, I'm confident clinging to Christ's new rock, provided by his Holy Spirit.

Working for the Catholic press, I was exposed to stories and or pictures ofthe Holy Father every working day. .For the past 10 years or so, it was like having a good mend around - reading his . words, listening to worldwide reaction, watching his interaction with Christians and nonChristians alike.

Pope John Paul II was a routine part ofmy daily

By D.8ve Jolivet existence. Maybe that's , why it hurt so much to lose him. Although I never Paul II remained steadfast in his met the man, nor saw him in person, he was a pal, a colleague, love for mankind. and a hero in a world where heroes It was a disturbing feeling the are determined by the amount of first time his name was omitted cash they make. from the prayer ofconsecration during the liturgy ofthe Eucharist, For me, sp,orts have always been an "out." An escape ofsorts for the first time in more than a from every day pressures and quarter ofa century. routines. And while the wacky The conClave subsequent to John Paul II's funeral made me world ofsports was an out, it , provided its own pressures and very neIVOUS. I knew the successor stresses, particularly the "old" would not be John Paul, nor would Boston Red Sox. he try to be. But would he become But I found my "out" really was a pal, a rock, and an "out" for me?

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Catholic faith. And young like his predecessor, has been a Their reactions helped to convince Catholics, present in great me that I wasn't as wrong as I real source ofstrength, by equipnumbers in St. Peter's Square, thought I was. ping young people with the were there enthusiastically to categories to understand the roots The first priest, ordained a cheer him on. couple ofyears ago for a diocese ofthe problems and by proposing, "The Church is alive," he said, in Ohio, said with joy and earnestwith great persuasiveness, Jesus "and the Church is young. She ness, ''This election is a validation Christ as the solution to what holds within herself the future of ofeverything I laid down my life plagues our time. For young the world and therefore shows for!"

Catholics who were hungering to each ofus the way toward the The second priest, ordained last be fed with a feast offaith, future." year in Vrrginia, asked rhetorically, Cardinal Ratzinger has,been the He's going to play great in ''Other than Pope John Paul II, is head chef Cologne. there anyone more admired among At the homily of his installaFather Landry is aparochial faithful Catholics ofour generation tion Mass, our new Holy Father vicar at St. Francis Xavier Parish, than Cardinal Ratzinger?" He continued doing what he has Hyannis. punctuated his statement by saying, ~'I can't be more elated!"

Tho~ comments got me wondering. I thought back to my FALL RIVER - St. Anne's call Bob Menard at 508-673-2997. days in college and how energized Church will host a healing Mass May I was, at 19, reading the Ratzinger 12 at 6:30 p.rn. The rosary will be reNORTH DARTMOUTH - A Report for the first time. I leamed cited at 6 p.m. Benediction and heal- retreat weekend, sponsored by the so much from the Bavarian ing prayers will follow the Mass.

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"We all felt like he was a brother with superior qualities," said Cardinal Christoph Schonbom ofVienna, Austria.

To the outside world, Pope Benedict seemed to undergo somewhat ofa transformation during the papal election. He went into the conclave sounding like an angry prophet and carne out sounding like a humble shepherd.

A few weeks before the conclave, in exceptionally strong language, he denounced the "filth" inside the Church.

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The next day, he told the cardinals who elected him that he wanted their prayers and their advice and pledged to lead the Church along the path ofdialogue and unity traced out by his predecessor.

His speech contained several passages that calmed those who feared a sharp departure from the reforms of the Second Vatican Council.

It also contained a hallmark statement of the old Cardinal Ratzinger: that the Church's dialogue and its work in the world are framed by its most basic duty, announcing the Gospel of Christ to all people.

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Meeting with future'pope-is memory cherished ·by former area deacon By

DEACON JAMES

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memories to be made.

"I was walking with Father WILDWOOD, Fla. - Permanent Deacon Dana McCarthy's Adam Domanski, a young Polish private audience with Pope Bene- priest who had been at our parish dict XVI was five years prema- on the Cape for that summer and wa~ then a graduate student in ture.

But a photograph of their Rome,'·' Dana McCarthy recalled.

"After lunch, as Father Adam chance meeting on a street in Rome in 2000 - when the new and Diane and I were walking pontiffwas still a cardinal-now back to St. Peter's, who is walking along but Cardinal Joseph assumes greater prominence.

• When the curtains parted and Ratzinger, who I recognized imPope Benedict XVI was an- mediately."

At the time, the cardinal, who nounced and presented to the world on April 19 as the Catholic was head of the Vatican's doctriChurch's 265th pontiff, it was no nal congregation since 1981, stranger that Deacon McCarthy maintained an apartment within and his wife Diane cheered in walking distance of St. Peter's.

But ."the old, calm, collected their Florida home.

"Our thoughts went immedi- me, who would never do such a ately to that February day in the thing in a milliqn years, walked Jubilee Year 2000 when we and right up to the car4inal and introother deacons were in Rome to duced myself. He asked me what' celebrate the diaconate at a Mass diocese I was from, and when I with Pope John Paul II," said told him that we served Bishop McCarthy, who formerly served Sean P. O'Malley in Fall River, the Fall River diocese at Holy Mass., the cardinal replied, 'Oh yes, I know him.'''

Trinity Parish in West Harwich.

"I asked ifhe minded having a In a recent telephone chat with The Anchor, the former Cape photo taken with me, and he reCodder recalled that he and plied, 'No, not at all.' So I handed Diane, along with six other dea- my camera to Father Adam and cons and wives from the Fall there you have it," Dana··'S.aid River diocese, had joined with ·laughing.~"': thousands ofdeacons from across . .He added, "I did have the where:." the world at the colorful jubilee withal to tell Cardinal Ratzinger that ceremonies in St. Peter's Basilica I had read most of his books. He thanked me, and we bade each other in Rome.

While they remember an inspi- farewell. He was so congenial. rational general audience with the What a marvelous man.".

Deacon McCarthy, who' re" -. late Holy Father, there were more

mains incardinated in the Fall River diocese, where his son, Father Ethan G. McCarthy, is parochial vicar at Immaculate Conception Parish in North Easton, also advised The Anchor that he and Diane had moved to Florida.

"I retired from my job up there in Massachusetts, but not the diaconate, and I arn currently ministering in the Diocese ofOrlando, Fla. While our parish is St. Francis in Bishnell, my ministry is at St. Vincent de Paul in Wildwood," he reported.

There was also another update.

Besides the memorable photo there is an historic keepsake from the man who w0!11d become pope, "a lovely letter· from then-CardinaIRatzinger."

After returriing· home following their chance meeting in Rome, Dana McCarthy clipped out the story The Anchor had done on the deacons' Rome visit and thedeacon-cardinal encounter in its March 19,2000 edition, and sent it to Cardinal Ratzinger.

"We wanted to let the cardinal know that he had received 'some ink' in the Fall River diocese," Dana laughed, "and so we sent him a clipping. Within a few weeks, we received a warm, personal, thank~you letter from him.

He said he recalled our meeting and sent us his blessings. There couldn't be better remembrances of the man who'is our new Holy Father than these'."

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Diocesan school leaders offer thoughts and prayer-s for new pope By MIKE GORDON ANCHOR STAFF

the Church and all Cath'oll¡cs. Our students had a special liturgy for the FALL RIVER - A recent look pope and learned about the process to our schools across the diocese during Father Marc Bergeron's hombrought many warm sentiments ily. Children asked questions and we about the installation ofPope Bene- created a book of prayers to send to dict XVI. Students were learning the Vatican." -Principal Felipe M. about the process of electing a new Felipe, St. Anne School, Fall River. spiritual leader and principals spoke "The cardinals made a really with The Anchor about his election. good choice. I feel very comfortable Those who shared wished the new Pope Benedict XVI will be a good pope well as he tends to his flock. leader and continue the traditions of Here's what people had to say and the Church. We pray for him and his what students were doing in our' health. Our students learned about the process of electing a new pope schools.

"I pray for Pope Benedict XVI and we made the television available and give him our best wishes. As our to them. It was a good learning proshepherd, he'll do the best he can for cess." - Principal Edmund Borges,

St. James- St. J0 hn, N ew B edfior. d "I think he's an excellent choice.

Our Mother House is in Rome so we follow what's going on very closely.

Pope Benedict XVI is spiritual and humble and as a pastoral type ofperson he should be prepared for the pa" pacy." - Sister ofSt. Dorothy Elizabeth Hayes, principal, Villa Fatima Pre-School, Taunton.

"He seems like a good choice at this time. One hundred years ago we were going through turmoil when Pope Benedict XV was'the head of the Church and we are seeing a sirnilar situation today. Hopefully he'll bring peace. It was appropriate he took the name he did. Our students talked about what qualities a pope should have and why. Teachers also taught them about the different regions ofthe world. We hung collages welcoming the new pope in our front hall." - Principal Patricia Marmen, St. Pius X School, South Yarmouth.

"I was encouraged by what I heard in his homilies and was reminded' of the encyclicals. I think Benedict XVI will be a good pope and I'm hopeful he will listen and continue th~ line ofwhat Pope John Paul was trying to do. He's highly intellectual. The conclave was an opportunity for our teachers and students to learn about the process ~r~ electing a new pope. We had many different activities in our classrooms." - Principal Donald A. Pelletier, St. Francis Xavier School,' Acushnet.

"From everything I've read and

seen, Pope B' ene'd'ICt XVI seems we II prepared and up to the task of leading the Church especially with his background. From the time of the death of Pope John Paul II we've been working with the students. We distributed prayer cards for both he and Pope Benedict XVI and students have kept a prayer vigil for the new pope."- Passionate Sister Mary Jane Holden, principal St. John the Evangelist School, Attleboro.

"We're very happy we have a new pope and I'm sure Pope Benedict XVI will be greatly respected. We pray daily for him at our school. Our students followed the process of his election very closely. We're looking forward to hanging up a portrait of the new pope." - Principal Mary Beth Moriarty, St. Joseph-St. Therese School, New Bedford.

"I'm glad we have a new pope.

We all have to be open to the gift of the Holy Spirit. Our thoughts and prayers go out to him. Our students have been learning about the process of electing a new pope and seem excited..They were talking about it on their own and explaining to one another why he is Benedict the 16th.

They've ;l1so ~een learning about his life and the struggles he endured."

- Sister of Mercy Carol Clifford, princ~pal.'~f.flolY:Tri~ty Regiol1al School, West Harwich.

"We wish him well and hope-he will do a.good job. I'm, prayIng 'he will have good health and does great things for the Church. We need good leadership. Our teachers discussed

the conclave with students. They prayed for the new pope and teachers answered many questions about the process."-;- Principal Arleen M. Booker, Our Lady of Lourdes School, Taunton.

"We're very excited about the new pope. To us his holiness is very evident and we're glad the Holy Spirit named him pope. We hope he will leave an indelible mark on the Church as Pope John Paul II did. Our students did a bulletin board with pictures ofPope Benedict and quotes from him. There has also been a lot of class discussion." - President Theresa E. Dougall, Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth.

"I'm looking forward to the leadership of Pope Benedict XVI and I think he'll do a wonderful job. I was lucky enough to be in Rome on vacation when he was elected and it was the most inspiring event of my life. I shared my photos and experience with our students. I took pictures of the pope and the smoke and we'll be doing a buIletin board for the school."

- Principal Mary Bolton, Espirito Santo School, FaIl River.

"He has a proven record and the ability and talent to lead us. There was a strong emotional tie with our young people and Pope John Paul II. I hope that continues with Pope Benedict XVI. We've been offering prayers for the intentions ofthe new pope and will plan more activities in the future." - Holy Cross Father Harold Hathaway, president ofCoyle and Cassidy High School, Taunton. ,/

We rejoice with the whole Church in the election

of our Supreme Pontiff Pope Benedict XVI The St. Elizabeth Seton Parish F'amily North Fa'imouth, M'assachusetts

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