See Judge Act with Pope Francis

Before he became Pope Francis, Cardinal Bergoglio followed the three-step 'See-Judge-Act' method of the Belgian worker priest Joseph Cardijn," writes Matthias Drobinski at Sueddeutsche.de.

"He thus followed one of the basic concepts of Latin American liberation theology, without the human, social and historical model of Marxism, as some liberation theologians did.

"Bergoglio did not lead a scholastic life, he is an initiator in the church. As a maker, he tried to bring himself and the Jesuit order by the time of the military dictatorship, so that after him many accused, he should have been more prophet and less at home in the network of the powerful.

"As a cardinal, he went to the slums and was close to the people," Drobinski writes.

"And in 2007, in Aparecida, Brazil has Bergoglio, practitioners and church leaders helped that these people care about the program was the Latin American church - also in conflict with the Curia, whose chief he is now.

"He has changed, many who know him say - change through action, practice, experience. When Francis follows the theory of practice, the shape of the function. That's one of the big differences to Benedict, which is one of the great struggles of the Pope with the followers of the primacy of form and dogma in the Catholic Church," Drobinski concludes.

Translation by Google Translate (subject to correction)

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http://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/einfluesse-auf-jorge-mario-bergoglio-wie-papst-franziskus-denkt-1.1636580

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Claudio Celli (Intermirifica)

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Houtart remembers martyred Guatemala YCW leaders

The Belgian sociologist François Houtart has recalled the sacrifice of YCW leaders in Guatemala during the 1960s:



In Guatemala, there were a series of revolts by the indigenous people and they were particularly bloody. There were hundreds of thousands of indigenous victims there, massacred in battles over land and for autonomy with the political and military regimes, which were all supported by the United States, which at that time, saw those struggles as a prelue to the sovietisation of Central America.

A movement like the YCW, which was organised among the young workers of the city and the country from the 1960s, paid a heavy price for the social struggle, with several of its leaders whom I knew very well being assassinated.

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http://danactu-resistance.over-blog.com/article-chiapas-les-zapatistes-existent-toujours-retour-sur-l-histoire-et-le-present-du-mouvement-par-fr-116324377.html

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Pope Francis warned Argentine YCW leader of 'infiltrators'

Aged 54, Gustavo Jorge Buonomo is a former YCW leader from Argentina, who has known Pope Francis for many years.

Buonomo, who is now director of catechesis at the St Pius X diocesan seminary in the Diocese of Morón, also lectures in biblical studies and has written a book "Encuentros entre Mates y Caminos".
He is also academic coordinator of the Christian Education Open Studies Centre of the Buenos Aires Salesians.

"I met Fr Bergoglio in 1979 when I wanted to study in the Jesuit Philosophy and Theology Course in the City of San Miguel in Greater Buenos Aires," Buonomo told El Municipio.

"At that time, the course was only open to seminarians and religious congregations of men. I had an interview with Fr Jorge Bergoglio who then superior of the Jesuits in the province. In consultation with the YCW, I decided to complete my training.

"At that time, the YCW was organised in clandestinity. The movement had been very active in that decade until the beginning of the dictatorship, but persecution of activists and leaders of the movement began by the end of 1975.

"There was a raid in the YCW movement of Buenos Aires and other provinces, which led to the kidnapping and disappearance of the National YCW Advisor, Jose (Pepe) Palacios.

"It was the first time that the movement had a lay chaplain and it was not welcomed by the church. The bishops replaced him with a set of three ecclesiastical advisors, who were active in various provinces.

"The circumstances were difficult. I remember in that interview that he knew about my participation in the YCW and he warned me that I should not disclose my membership in the movement because the intelligence services closely monitored the faculty and he also suspected that there were some infiltrators.

"After I studied that year, the Jesuits were forced to close opportunities for the laity," Buonomo said.

José 'Pepe' Palacios was international collaborator for the IYCW when he "disappeared" in December 1975. University YCS (JUC) leader Daniel Bombara "disappeared" the same month.

Also killed by the military in 1976was Bishop Enrique Angelelli, who founded the YCW in the Cordoba diocese and later became bishop. He took part in Vatican II. Fr Bergoglio also worked in the Cordoba diocese for several years after returning from studies in Germany.

YCS chaplain Fr Carlos Mugica was also killed in 1970.

NB: Translation by Google Translate (subject to correction)

Article updated and translation improved 1 April 2013.

SOURCES

http://elmunicipiodigital.com/cultura/yo-conoci-al-cardenal-bergoglio/

http://www.desaparecidos.org/arg/iglesia/complice/8.html

Google Translation

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Me3H4wHU5BBZgg8CJTeMkB_MzqQmzUL5ZEm9wmlc0dI/edit


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José 'Pepé' Palacios

Bishop Enrique Angelelli

Fr Carlos Mugica



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Au revoir to IMCS-IYCS chaplain Nicolas Desboeuf

Nicolas (front 2nd from left) with IMCS-IYCS team members 1994, Syros, Greece. Photo Javier Martos

Former IYCS and IMCS chaplain Nicolas Desboeuf died this week in Switzerland.

Fr Nicolas was IYCS-IMCS chaplain from 1991-96.

"Nicolas was a good friend of all those who came to Geneva for Pax Romana, always smiling, open, welcoming everybod," said Fr Antoine Sonday, who was Nicolas' predecessor.

"CCI remembers him as a great Cardijn priest," added CCI convenor Stefan Gigacz.

 

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CCI Pakistan appeal for solidarity

CCI Pakistan has appealed for prayers, solidarity and support after militants attacked a Christian neighbourhood following an attack on a Christian neighbourhood in Lahore after allegations of blasphemy by a local resident.

The leadership of Pakistan's National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP) also condemned the incident in strong terms, including the registration of a false blasphemy charge against Sawan Masih and the incidents of burning, arson nearly 178 houses of Christians in Joseph Colony Lahore.

Fr Emmanuel Yousaf Mani the National Director, Peter Jacob the Executive Director, NCJP said in a press statement that the police and administration was mainly responsible who allowed the situation to develop for 24 hours into a tragedy in the heart of Provincial Capital. However the political leadership in the country also did not find courage to address the sufferings of religious minorities especially those related to abuse of blasphemy laws.
According to media report (The News, March 9, 2013) about two to three hundred people gathered around Joseph Colony in search of the accused to kill him. Not finding him at home, the mob attacked the house Savan, burnt it partially, pelting bricks at other houses where around 170 -175 Christian families were residing. They found his 65 year old father and beat him. The locality is inhabited by low income families/workers mostly earning daily wages.

As a result of incident, the inhabitants (Christian community) fled their homes/ locality for safety reasons.

The incident started at 1 pm and continued till evening. The police reached the scene to control the situation but it was too late.

The mob of 3000 people again attacked the Joseph colony, pelted stone and set 175 houses on fire. Majority of the houses have been completely damaged while the others have been badly damaged.
According to the news paper, The News of March 9, 2013, Savan is currently under arrest and has been moved to the undisclosed location.

"Affected Christian families need your prayers, solidarity, support and love in this time of trouble and persecution," a CCI Pakistan statement said. "I kindly ask you and your friends to pray for the affected Christians families. They are in need of food items, cloths, crockery, shelter, medicines, bedding etc."

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http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-21477-Over-2000-Muslims-raid%20Christian-colony 

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No baloney on unemployment insurance for this bishop

Archbishop Pierre-André Fournier of Rimouski, who is president of the Catholic Bishops Assembly of Quebec, spent a day last week protesting against a cut in unemployment benefits.

He told reporters:

"I spent last Sunday in the Valley of the Matapédia where I shared a meal of soup and bread with 175 people, not even a bit of baloney (sausage)!



"The people unanimously launched a cry of concern concerning the future of their region. On Tuesday, by express delivery letter to Minister Diane Finely with a petition signed by a group of persons on the shared leadership of our diocese expressing a cry for help... and saying that I could not in all justice stay silent about the reform of employment insurance.

"The petition says that this reform is an indisputable danger for the diocese of Rimouski," Archbishop Fournier declared before a crowd of 1500 people who were demonstrating in front of the Center for Employment Insurance in Rimouski.

 Archbishop Fournier was also the president of the fundraising campaign of the Fondation JOC (YCW Foundation) in 2011-12.

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RIP Tibor Sulik

Former Brazilian YCW leader, Tibor Sulik, who later became a founding member of the Commission for Justice and Peace of the Brazilian Catholics, has died at the age of 85.

Tibor who was born on April 27, 1927 in Trnovec nad Váhom in what is now the Slovak Republic, died on Tuesday, Jan. 15, at his home in Rio de Janeiro.

"A tireless defender of democratic freedoms, he was arrested by the military regime in 1964," says the website of the Archdiocese of Victoria do Espiritu Santo, " but he continued his deep connection to the working world and in building a fair and caring society, always inspired by the social teaching of the Church."

Another former YCW leader, Jose Gomez Cerda writes:

"His modesty and simplicity did not subtract from his dimension as an international leader, or his commitment to raise awareness and Christian hope in the minds and hearts of thousands of young workers.

"With the death of Tibor Sulik, we lose a militant Christian worker model, eg for different generations, of whom I am glad to have had as a friend and international leader model, and who had a fruitful life, consistent in thought and action."

"CCI also remembers Tibor, particularly from his participation at the YCW History Colloquy in Brussels in May 2000," said convenor Stefan Gigacz.

"We send our condolences to his wife Lydia and family."

SOURCES

http://www.aves.org.br/noticias,1,5136,tibor_sulik.html

http://clatjupamdominicana.bligoo.es/tibor-sulik-un-militante-cristiano-jose-gomez-cerda

http://poesiasdedonsevero.blogspot.com/2009/04/tibor-sulik-um-militante-cristao.html

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