tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276822662531299374.post5929922653789795311..comments2011-12-31T11:08:37.706-04:00Comments on Island Envoy: Beginning a New Church YearThomas Gullicksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13640680485289909046noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276822662531299374.post-82005363213325434252010-12-02T09:00:07.254-04:002010-12-02T09:00:07.254-04:00From Catholic Commentary: "Bishop Arrieta, a ...From Catholic Commentary: "Bishop Arrieta, a Spaniard and a priest of Opus Dei, said that the 1983 Code differs from the previous 1917 Code in promoting a greater subsidiarity within the Church’s disciplinary system and in affording greater rights to those accused of canonical crimes. “Subsequent experience has shown that some of the techniques used by Code to guarantee the rights were not essential and could have been replaced by other guarantees more consistent with the reality of the Church,” Bishop Arrieta wrote. “Indeed, these techniques are in many cases an objective obstacle, sometimes insurmountable because of the scarcity of resources, to the effective application of the penal system.”<br /><br />A “widespread anti-juridicism,” he added, has led to difficulties in implementing the demands of “justice and good governance.”Thomas Gullicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13640680485289909046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276822662531299374.post-3596139877701611942010-11-30T05:25:22.150-04:002010-11-30T05:25:22.150-04:00Canada? Multicultural interaction? As I say, reaso...Canada? Multicultural interaction? As I say, reasoned discourse or the appeal to reason and good will is part of the equation. St. Leo the Great did his best on one front.Thomas Gullicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13640680485289909046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276822662531299374.post-10565125490808523332010-11-29T17:43:24.113-04:002010-11-29T17:43:24.113-04:00It is in the perspective of faith that we perceive...It is in the perspective of faith that we perceive how much the Word of God - brought to fulfilment in the Gospel - contributes to the building and preservation of cultures. And we see how necessary it is to fulfil the Gospel message in order to succeed in harmonizing cultures in a pluralistic unity. In the civil order too, the Gospel is at the service of harmony. To detach culture from its link to the Gospel commandment of love would be to make impossible the multicultural interplay which is characteristic of Canada. The Church speaks to us repeatedly of the need to evangelize in depth man's culture and cultures, "always taking the person as one's starting-point and always coming back to the relationships of people among themselves and with God" (Evangelii Nuntiandi, 20). At the same time we are alerted that "the split between the Gospel and culture is without a doubt the drama of our time" (ibid.).<br /> <br />The historical experience of the two founding peoples of Canada who bound themselves to live in mutual respect for the unique cultural identity of each other has providentially created that atmosphere of respect for cultural diversity which characterizes Canada today. In her own multicultural interaction, Canada not only offers to the world a creative vision of society but she also has a splendid opportunity to show consistency between what she believes and what she does. And this is accomplished by applying Christ's commandment of love.<br /><br />John Paul II, Winnipeg, Sept 16, 1984Son of St. Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403591298284915965noreply@blogger.com