SUMMARY:
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WITNESSES IN THE TRIAL AGAINST GABRIELE AND SCIARPELLETTI
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MATERIAL WEALTH MUST BE USED FOR THE COMMON GOOD
- APPEAL
FOR PEACE IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
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BENEDICT XVI TAKES HIS LEAVE OF CASTELGANDOLFO
- SOCIAL
NETWORKS: PORTALS OF TRUTH AND FAITH; NEW SPACES FOR EVANGELISATION
- FIRST
HEARING IN THE "VATILEAKS" TRIAL
- OTHER
PONTIFICAL ACTS
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WITNESSES
IN THE TRIAL AGAINST GABRIELE AND SCIARPELLETTI
Vatican
City, 1 October 2012 (VIS) - Made public this morning was the list of
witnesses to be called in the trials against Paolo Gabriele and
Claudio Sciarpelletti who are accused, respectively, of aggravated
theft and complicity.
The
witnesses in the criminal trial against Claudio Sciarpelletti are:
Msgr. Carlo Maria Polvani, William Kloter, Gianluca Gauzzi
Broccoletti and Domenico Giani.
The
witnesses in the criminal trial against Paolo Gabriele are: Cristina
Cernetti, Giuseppe Pesce, Msgr. Georg Gaenswein, Costanzo
Alessandrini, Luca Cinitia, Stefano De Santis, Silvano Carli and Luca
Bassetti.
Also made
public today was the response to a question raised during a briefing
with journalists on 27 September, to the effect that the trial will
take place without a "reporting magistrate". In a criminal
trial, unlike a civil trial, normally there is no report into the
circumstances of the case. The documents published on 13 August when
the accused were sent for trial, and the earlier indictment of the
promoter of justice, already describe the case in detail.
MATERIAL
WEALTH MUST BE USED FOR THE COMMON GOOD
Vatican
City, 30 September 2012 (VIS) - At midday today the Holy Father
appeared at the balcony overlooking the inner courtyard of the
Apostolic Palace at Castelgandolfo to pray the Angelus with faithful
gathered there.
The Pope
focused his comments on today’s reading from the Gospel of St. Mark
which narrates how a man who was not one of Jesus' disciples expelled
demons in His name, The Apostle John wanted to stop him but Christ
would not allow it, taking "the opportunity to teach His
disciples that God can bring about good and even miraculous things,
even outside of their circle, and that one can cooperate with the
Kingdom of God in various ways".
"Therefore,
members of the Church must not feel jealous, but rejoice if someone
from outside the community does good in the name of Christ, provided
it is done with right intention and with respect. Even within the
Church, it can sometimes happen that people find it difficult to
appreciate and recognise, in a spirit of profound communion, the good
done by different ecclesial elements. And yet, all of us should
always be able to appreciate and respect one another, praising the
Lord for the infinite 'imagination' with which He acts in the Church
and the world".
Benedict
XVI then turned his attention to the Letter of St. James, which
inveighs "against the dishonest rich, who put their trust in
riches accumulated by deceit. ... The words of the Apostle James,
while they warn against the vain desire for material wealth, are also
a powerful call to use it in the perspective of solidarity and the
common good, always acting with fairness and morality, at all
levels".
APPEAL
FOR PEACE IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Vatican
City, 30 September 2012 (VIS) - "I follow with affection and
concern the affairs of the people in the east of the Democratic
Republic of Congo, who are currently the subject of a high-level
meeting at the United Nations. I remain especially close to the
refugees, the women and the children who suffer violence and profound
hardship because of the persistent armed clashes. I pray to God that
peaceful means may be found to open dialogue and protect the
innocent, that peace based on justice may return as swiftly as
possible; and that the fraternal coexistence of those sorely-tried
peoples may be restored, there and throughout the region".
Subsequently,
speaking in French, he spoke of the reopening of universities after
the summer break, encouraging professors and educators "in their
exalted mission to serve young people". He expressed the hope
that they would transmit to their students "the pleasure of
learning in order to find a job and occupy a place in society.
Universities can be places where people experience fraternity. They
are places in which God must not be absent. I invite adults always to
educate the young in mutual respect, concern for others and the
search for God".
BENEDICT
XVI TAKES HIS LEAVE OF CASTELGANDOLFO
Vatican
City, 29 September 2012 (VIS) - Yesterday afternoon Benedict XVI bid
farewell to the staff of the Apostolic Palace of Castelgandolfo
where, as he does every year, he has spent the summer months.
"Everything
in this world is transitory", said the Pope. "All things
that begin, even the most positive and beautiful things, inevitably
encapsulate their own conclusion. So it is for the serene and
peaceful time I have spent with you in the beautiful setting of
Castelgandolfo where, once again, I have been able to breathe a
cordial family atmosphere. ... My affectionate greetings go to all
the staff and their families".
The Holy
Father went on: "The month of September, which is now behind us,
is always a time for restarting after the summer holidays. For your
children school has opened, for all of you more intense and assiduous
work has begun again. In the Church too, for many Christian
communities throughout the world, what God the Father gives us is the
time of a new pastoral year which begins. Certain significant events
are now upon us: I am thinking of my imminent visit to Loreto by
which I wish to recall the fiftieth anniversary of Blessed John
XXIII's pilgrimage there during which he entrusted Vatican Council II
to the Virgin; I am thinking of the Synod of Bishops which will
reflect on new evangelisation in the world and finally of the opening
- on the fiftieth anniversary of Vatican Council II - of the Year of
Faith which I have called in order to help all men and women open
their hearts and lives to the Lord Jesus and the Word of salvation.
"Thus
to your prayers, dear friends, do I entrust these important ecclesial
events we are called to experience", the Pope added. "May
the Virgin Mary, the Church's Mother and ours, whom we trustingly
invoke during the month of October with the daily recitation of the
Rosary, protect you always", he concluded.
This
morning the Holy Father likewise bid farewell to representatives of
the civil and religious authorities of Castelgandolfo. The time spent
there, he told them "has allowed me to enjoy a period of study,
prayer and rest. ... During the summer Castelgandolfo is transformed
into a 'second see' of the Bishop of Rome, which competes with the
'first' in its capacity to welcome the visitors and pilgrims who come
to pray the Angelus or to attend the Wednesday general audiences".
SOCIAL
NETWORKS: PORTALS OF TRUTH AND FAITH; NEW SPACES FOR EVANGELISATION
Vatican
City, 29 September 2012 (VIS) - "One of the most important
challenges facing the task of evangelisation today is that which is
emerging from the digital environment. Pope Benedict XVI calls
attention to this particular topic, in the context of the Year of
Faith, in his choice of theme for the forty-seventh World
Communications Day: 'Social Networks: portals of truth and faith; new
spaces for evangelisation'", reads a communique released today
by the Pontifical Council for Social Communications.
"The
theme suggests a series of important points for reflection. During a
time in which technology has emerged as part of the fabric of
connectivity of human experiences, such as relationships and
knowledge, we need to ask: can it help men and women meet Christ in
faith? It is not enough to find an adequate language, but rather, it
is necessary to learn how to present the Gospel as the answer to that
basic human yearning for meaning and faith, which has already found
expression online", the English-language communique says.
"Such
an approach, which will serve to create a more dynamic and humane
digital world, requires a new way of thinking. It is not simply a
question of how to use the internet as a means of evangelisation, but
instead of how to evangelise in a context where the lives of people
find expression also in the digital arena.
"In
particular, we need to be attentive to the emergence and enormous
popularity of social networks, which privilege dialogical and
interactive forms of communication and relationships.
"World
Communications Day, the only worldwide celebration called for by
Vatican Council II (Inter Mirifica, 1963), is celebrated in most
countries, on the recommendation of the bishops of the world, on the
Sunday before Pentecost (12 May in 2013).
"The
Holy Father’s message for World Communications Day is traditionally
published in conjunction with the Memorial of St. Francis de Sales,
patron of writers (January 24)".
FIRST
HEARING IN THE "VATILEAKS" TRIAL
Vatican
City, 29 September 2012 (VIS) - At 9.30 a.m. today the Tribunal of
Vatican City State began its first hearing in the trial of Paolo
Gabriele and Claudio Sciarpelletti who are accused, respectively, of
aggravated theft and complicity.
The
judicial bench is composed of Giuseppe Dalla Torre, president; Paolo
Papanti-Pelletier, judge, and Venerando Marano, judge.
The
promoter of justice of the Tribunal is Nicola Picardi.
The
defence lawyers are Cristina Arru for Paolo Gabriele, and Gianluca
Benedetti for Claudio Sciarpelletti.
The
accused Gabriele was present at the hearing, the accused
Sciarpelletti was represented by his counsel.
The trial
is public and is being followed by a pool of journalists: one from
the "Osservatore Romano" and one from Vatican Radio, as
well as eight others from Italian and foreign media outlets who will
take turns in attending the court hearings. According to Vatican
Radio, at the end of today's sitting Holy See Press Office Director
Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J. held a brief meeting with the press during
which he summarised the morning's events.
"One
important aspect of the first phase", he said, "was the
request made by counsel for Claudio Sciarpelletti to separate the
trial against his client from that against Paolo Gabriele, on the
grounds that it was not necessary for the two cases to be heard
together. The judges accepted his request and therefore the trial
against Sciarpelletti will be dealt with after that against Gabriele.
"Counsel
for Paolo Gabriele, Cristina Arru raised a series of objections
before the proceedings began, regarding the jurisdiction of the
Tribunal, the documentation and the evidence thus far presented.
Having listened to her requests, the three judges retired for
approximately one hour and twenty minutes, then emerged to announce
their decision. As I said earlier, they accepted the separation of
Sciarpelletti's trial, decreeing that it should take place after
Gabriele's. They rejected a number of objections raised by Cristina
Arru regarding the jurisdiction of the Tribunal, the validity of the
indictment and other elements, while they accepted a series of
objections relative to the acquisition of statements, for example
those relative to conversations which that took place in the absence
of the defence lawyers, and other more specific matters".
"In
concluding, the president of the Tribunal announced that the trial
would continue with the next hearing, or rather the continuation of
this hearing, at 9 a.m. on 2 October. The first item on the agenda
will be the deposition and cross examination of Paolo Gabriele,
because the accused is the first to speak in the proceedings. The
other witnesses who have been called will then come up to depose. The
president made it known that other sittings may also be held next
week. He spoke of the possibility of four sittings during the course
of the week, the desire being to expedite the proceedings. Precise
forecasts as to the duration and the conclusion are completely
inappropriate because everything obviously depends on the course of
the debate".
OTHER
PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican
City, 1 October 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father:
-
Accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of
Erfurt, Germany, presented by Bishop Joachim Wanke, in accordance
with canon 401 para. 2 of the Code of Canon Law.
-
Accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of
Passau, Germany, presented by Bishop Wilhelm Schraml, upon having
reached the age limit.
-
Appointed Msgr. Giampaolo Rizzotti, official of the Congregation for
the Causes of Saints, as bureau chief of the same congregation.
On
Saturday 29 September it was made public that he:
-
Appointed as members of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace:
His Beatitude Fouad Twal, patriarch of Jerusalem of the Latins;
Archbishop Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno S.J. of Huancayo, Peru;
Bishop Yves Boivineau of Annecy, France; Bishop Michele Pennisi of
Piazza Armerina, Italy; Bishop Stephan Ackermann of Trier, Germany;
Fr. Bonnie Mendes (Pakistan), regional coordinator of Caritas for
Asia and executive director of the Society for Human Development;
Rodrigo Guerra Lopez (Mexico), director of the Centre for Advanced
Social Research; Fayez Georges Nahal (Egypt), accounting and budget
director of the Confederation of African Football; Juan Somavia
(Chile), director general of the International Labour Organisation;
Hania M. Fedorowicz (Austria), director of formation at the Community
Based Conflict Resolution Institute; Marie-Madeleine Kalala
(Democratic Republic of Congo), lawyer and member of the Panel of the
Wise of the African Union; Roza Pati (U.S.A.), professor of law and
executive director of degree courses in inter-cultural human rights
at the St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami, and Elizabeth
Joyce Villars (Ghana), founder of Camelot Ghana Ltd.
-
Appointed as consultors of the Pontifical Council for Justice and
Peace: Msgr. Peter Klasvogt (Germany), director of the "Kommende"
Institute for Social Studies; Msgr. Martin Schlag (U.S.A.), professor
of moral theology at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross;
Msgr. Giovanni Manzone (Italy), professor of Church Social Doctrine
and moral theology at the Pontifical Lateran University; Fr. Paolo
Carlotti S.D.B. (Italy), professor of moral theology at the
Pontifical Salesian University; Lawrence Archibald Honny, president
of the justice and peace commission of the archdiocese of Cape Coast,
Ghana; Paul Murray, director of the Catholic Studies Centre and
professor of systematic theology at Durham University, England;
Nicolas Michel, professor of international law at the Faculty of
Jurisprudence of the University of Geneva, Switzerland; Manfred
Spieker, professor of Christian social sciences at the Institute of
Catholic Tehology of the University of Osnabruck, Germany, and
Takaaki Pio Yasuoka, president of the International Life Commission
(International Catholics Organisation of the Media - ICOM), Japan.
-
Appointed as members of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and
Itinerant Peoples, Bishop Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni C.S. of Caxias
do Sul, Brazil, and Bishop Vjekoslav Huzjak of Varazdin, Croatia.
-
Appointed as consultors of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and
Itinerant Peoples, Msgr. Giancarlo Perego, director general of the
"Migrantes" foundation of the Italian Episcopal Conference,
and Msgr. Giacomo Martini, coordinator of the "Migrantes"
office of the archdiocese of Genoa, Italy.
-
Appointed Bishop Franco Agostinelli of Grosseto, Italy, as bishop of
Prato (area 290, population 206,800, Catholics 191,000, priests 144,
permanent deacons 19, religious 284), Italy. He succeeds Bishop
Gastone Simoni, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same
diocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
-
Appointed Msgr. Massimo Camisasca F.S.C.B., superior general of the
Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo, as bishop of Reggio Emilia -
Guastalla (area 2,394, population 576,283, Catholics 508,364, priests
308, permanent deacons 88, religious 378), Italy. The bishop-elect
was born in Milan, Italy in 1946 and ordained a priest in 1975. Among
other roles, he works as a consultor of the Congregation for the
Clergy and of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and
Societies of Apostolic Life. He succeeds Bishop Adriano Caprioli,
whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy
Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
-
Appointed Msgr. Joseph E. Strickland of the clergy of the diocese of
Tyler, U.S.A., delegate of the apostolic administrator of Tyler and
chaplain of the Bishop Gorman Middle and High School, as bishop of
Tyler (area 59,472, population 1,464,000, Catholics 68,600, priests
97, permanent deacons 88, religious 67). The bishop-elect was born in
Fredericksburg, U.S.A. in 1958 and ordained a priest in 1985. Among
other things, he has served as pastor in various parishes and worked
as defender of the bond and judicial vicar.
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