Pope John Paul Celebrating Mass in Hospital 
Tuesday, March 8, 2005
Monday, March 7, 2005
Pope Receiving Email from Around the World
From the Vatican Information Service:
E-mail has been pouring in from around the world for Pope John Paul since the Vatican's web site posted an address in each of its six language versions (john_paul_ii@vatican.va). Letters in English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and German have been arriving daily for the Holy Father, wishing him well, a speedy recovery and a prompt return to his ministry as Pope and Bishop of Rome.
From March 1 to noon of March 3, according to statistics and sample letters released today, over 20,000 e-mail messages have arrived for the Pope: about 10,000 in English, 6,077 in Spanish, 2,012 in Portuguese, 1,134 in Italian, 850 in German and 800 in French. Many messages in the Pope's native Polish also arrive daily. While these numbers are only for a two-day period, they represent just a portion of mail arriving for the Holy Father: the additional e-mails since March 3 as well as letters and faxes that arrive at the Secretariat of State and other offices of the Roman Curia.
This is not the first time the Vatican has posted the e-mail address for the Holy Father: it was on the web page on the occasion of his 25th anniversary as Pontiff in October 2003.
E-mail has been pouring in from around the world for Pope John Paul since the Vatican's web site posted an address in each of its six language versions (john_paul_ii@vatican.va). Letters in English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and German have been arriving daily for the Holy Father, wishing him well, a speedy recovery and a prompt return to his ministry as Pope and Bishop of Rome.
From March 1 to noon of March 3, according to statistics and sample letters released today, over 20,000 e-mail messages have arrived for the Pope: about 10,000 in English, 6,077 in Spanish, 2,012 in Portuguese, 1,134 in Italian, 850 in German and 800 in French. Many messages in the Pope's native Polish also arrive daily. While these numbers are only for a two-day period, they represent just a portion of mail arriving for the Holy Father: the additional e-mails since March 3 as well as letters and faxes that arrive at the Secretariat of State and other offices of the Roman Curia.
This is not the first time the Vatican has posted the e-mail address for the Holy Father: it was on the web page on the occasion of his 25th anniversary as Pontiff in October 2003.
Pope's who have Resigned
An illuminating view of Church history...
From thefirstparish:
"Popes Who Resigned (reprinted from America Magazine, February 28, 2005)
Historical evidence for papal resignations is limited, especially if one eliminates resignations that may have been forced.
1. Clement I (92?-101). Epiphanius asserted that Clement gave up the pontificate to Linus for the sake of peace and became pope again after the death of Cletus.
2. Pontian (230-235). Allegedly resigned after being exiled to the mines of Sardinia during persecution of Maximinus Thrax.
3. Marcellinus (296-304). Abdicated or was deposed after complying with Diocletian?s order to offer sacrifice to pagan gods.
4. Martin I (649-655). Exiled by Emperor Constans II to the Crimea. Before he died, the clergy of Rome elected a successor, whom he appears to have approved.
5. Benedict V (964). After one month in office, he accepted deposition by Emperor Otto I.
6. Benedict IX (1032-45). Benedict resigned after selling the papacy to his godfather Gregory VI.
7. Gregory VI (1045-46). Deposed for simony by Henry III.
8. Celestine V (1294). A hermit, elected at age of 80 and overwhelmed by the office, resigned. He was imprisoned by his successor.
9. Gregory XII (1406-15). Resigned at request of Council of Constance to help end the Great Western Schism.
Source: Patrick Granfield, ?Papal Resignation? (The Jurist, winter and spring 1978) and J. N. D. Kelly, The Oxford Dictionary of Popes (1986). "
From thefirstparish:
"Popes Who Resigned (reprinted from America Magazine, February 28, 2005)
Historical evidence for papal resignations is limited, especially if one eliminates resignations that may have been forced.
1. Clement I (92?-101). Epiphanius asserted that Clement gave up the pontificate to Linus for the sake of peace and became pope again after the death of Cletus.
2. Pontian (230-235). Allegedly resigned after being exiled to the mines of Sardinia during persecution of Maximinus Thrax.
3. Marcellinus (296-304). Abdicated or was deposed after complying with Diocletian?s order to offer sacrifice to pagan gods.
4. Martin I (649-655). Exiled by Emperor Constans II to the Crimea. Before he died, the clergy of Rome elected a successor, whom he appears to have approved.
5. Benedict V (964). After one month in office, he accepted deposition by Emperor Otto I.
6. Benedict IX (1032-45). Benedict resigned after selling the papacy to his godfather Gregory VI.
7. Gregory VI (1045-46). Deposed for simony by Henry III.
8. Celestine V (1294). A hermit, elected at age of 80 and overwhelmed by the office, resigned. He was imprisoned by his successor.
9. Gregory XII (1406-15). Resigned at request of Council of Constance to help end the Great Western Schism.
Source: Patrick Granfield, ?Papal Resignation? (The Jurist, winter and spring 1978) and J. N. D. Kelly, The Oxford Dictionary of Popes (1986). "
Sunday, March 6, 2005
Parish News
If you are in the Palm Beach Area on March 17th...
Come pray and visit with Amy and I at St. Patrick's parish in Palm Beach Gardens...
Parish News:
"To celebrate the feast day of our Patron Saint on March 17, St. Patrick's Day,
St Patrick Church is offering a unique and spiritual experience.
After the usual Mass at 8:30 AM in the Main Church, there will be a Holy Hour with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament,
with a talk by author Michael Dubriel on:
'How to Get the Most Out of the Eucharist' followed by Benediction.
Afterwards, we will move to the Parish Center to have coffee, donuts & fellowship.
Afterwards, Amy Welborn will give a talk on:
'De-Coding the Da Vinci Code'. The event will end by 11:00 AM.
Child care will be provided. Call 561-626-8626 for more information."
Come pray and visit with Amy and I at St. Patrick's parish in Palm Beach Gardens...
Parish News:
"To celebrate the feast day of our Patron Saint on March 17, St. Patrick's Day,
St Patrick Church is offering a unique and spiritual experience.
After the usual Mass at 8:30 AM in the Main Church, there will be a Holy Hour with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament,
with a talk by author Michael Dubriel on:
'How to Get the Most Out of the Eucharist' followed by Benediction.
Afterwards, we will move to the Parish Center to have coffee, donuts & fellowship.
Afterwards, Amy Welborn will give a talk on:
'De-Coding the Da Vinci Code'. The event will end by 11:00 AM.
Child care will be provided. Call 561-626-8626 for more information."
Saturday, March 5, 2005
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Excommunications in Lincoln Upheld by Vatican
From Sioux City Journal: Diocese: Vatican rejects appeal of blanket excommunications:
"Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz ordered Lincoln Catholics in March 1996 to sever their ties to 12 groups or face excommunication two months later. The bishop said the groups -- including Call to Action, several Masonic organizations, and abortion-rights groups Planned Parenthood and Catholics for a Free Choice -- contradict and imperil Catholic faith.
The order was put on hold while it was appealed.
Under excommunication, Catholics cannot receive Holy Communion. They cannot be married or buried in the church. Excommunicated Catholics may be forgiven through the sacrament of confession or may be absolved in their dying hour by a priest.
The Vatican notified Bruskewitz 'some time ago' that the appeal was rejected, said Rev. Mark Huber, a spokesman for the diocese.
He declined to say why the decision had not been made public and deferred questions to Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, head of the Congregation of Bishops in Rome.
Re did not immediately respond to a fax seeking comment sent to the Vatican on Friday.
Huber said the appeal was rejected because it challenged a church law -- specifically, legislation from the 1996 Synod of the Diocese of Lincoln -- which prohibited membership in the organizations.
'They can't appeal a particular law,' he said. 'They can appeal a judicial sentence or an administrative decree. Excommunication is part of the law.'"
"Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz ordered Lincoln Catholics in March 1996 to sever their ties to 12 groups or face excommunication two months later. The bishop said the groups -- including Call to Action, several Masonic organizations, and abortion-rights groups Planned Parenthood and Catholics for a Free Choice -- contradict and imperil Catholic faith.
The order was put on hold while it was appealed.
Under excommunication, Catholics cannot receive Holy Communion. They cannot be married or buried in the church. Excommunicated Catholics may be forgiven through the sacrament of confession or may be absolved in their dying hour by a priest.
The Vatican notified Bruskewitz 'some time ago' that the appeal was rejected, said Rev. Mark Huber, a spokesman for the diocese.
He declined to say why the decision had not been made public and deferred questions to Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, head of the Congregation of Bishops in Rome.
Re did not immediately respond to a fax seeking comment sent to the Vatican on Friday.
Huber said the appeal was rejected because it challenged a church law -- specifically, legislation from the 1996 Synod of the Diocese of Lincoln -- which prohibited membership in the organizations.
'They can't appeal a particular law,' he said. 'They can appeal a judicial sentence or an administrative decree. Excommunication is part of the law.'"
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