Langrfredag holdt Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa (som er ‘pavens predikant’ og har holdt preken i Peterskirken på denne dagen flere år) en preken, der han etter en lang, teologisk diksusjon om Kristus som yppersteprest og messen som offer, avsluttet på denne måten (nokså uheldig og lite gjennomtenkt, og 10 av disse ordene er i dag over hele verden):
By a rare coincidence, this year our Easter falls on the same week of the Jewish Passover which is the ancestor and matrix within which it was formed. This pushes us to direct a thought to our Jewish brothers. They know from experience what it means to be victims of collective violence and also because of this they are quick to recognize the recurring symptoms. I received in this week the letter of a Jewish friend and, with his permission, I share here a part of it.
He said: «I am following with indignation the violent and concentric attacks against the Church, the Pope and all the faithful by the whole world. The use of stereotypes, the passing from personal responsibility and guilt to a collective guilt remind me of the more shameful aspects of anti-Semitism. Therefore I desire to express to you personally, to the Pope and to the whole Church my solidarity as Jew of dialogue and of all those that in the Jewish world (and there are many) share these sentiments of brotherhood. Our Passover and yours are undoubtedly different, but we both live with Messianic hope that surely will reunite us in the love of our common Father. I wish you and all Catholics a Good Easter.»
And also we Catholics wish our Jewish brothers a Good Passover. We do so with the words of their ancient teacher Gamaliel, entered in the Jewish Passover Seder and from there passed into the most ancient Christian liturgy:
«He made us pass / From slavery to liberty,
From sadness to joy, / From mourning to celebration,
From darkness to light, / From servitude to redemption
Because of this before him we say: Alleluia.»
Les hele prekenen her.
OPPDATERING 5/4:
P. Cantalamesa har beklaget det han sa – og det ser ut til at akkurat den stormen la seg nokså snart. Aftenposten tar med en NTB-melding slik:
«I dag beklaget også Cantalamessa utsagnet:
– Hvis jeg mot min vilje såret følelsene til jøder og ofre for pedofili, så er jeg oppriktig lei meg, og jeg ber om forlatelse, sier han til avisen Corriere della Sera, ifølge NTB.»
Jeg er glad for at Kirkens ledere og 400 000 prester stötter opp om vår pave Benedict i denne vanskelige tid. Er det er kirkeleder som har gjordt alt i hans makt for å få bukt med pedofili, så er det vår nåvärende pave
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/05/world/europe/05pope.html?hp