Kameruns biskoper uttaler seg om pave Benedikts besøk
Hos Zenit leser jeg i dag en uttalelse fra Kameruns katolske biskoper, som er sjokkerte over medias dekning av pave Benedikts besøk i landet. Jeg gjengir deres uttalelse i motsatt rekkefølge:
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Sammen med paven minner biskpene alle katolikker og andre innbyggere i Kamerun om:
1) That sexual relations have as their first end the procreation desired by God himself at the beginning of creation. Marriage between a man and a woman is the ideal framework willed by God for this procreation.
2) That the Catholic Church does not reject AIDS patients and in no way encourages the spread of the sickness as certain media lead one to believe. She is and will always be active in the multifaceted fight against the sickness.
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Biskopene kan ikke forstå at pavens balanserte og grundige svar skulle få slike oppslag i vestlig media, og gi det inntrykket at menneskene i Kamerun opplevde pavens besøk negativt på noen som helst måte. Og videre:
The Cameroonian episcopate underlines very strongly that Cameroonians welcomed Pope Benedict XVI with joy and enthusiasm, thus confirming their legendary hospitality. But by this, it does not deny the reality of AIDS, or its devastating effect on families in Cameroon.
The Holy Father has put man at the center of his concern and has reminded us of the teachings of Christ and of the Church. The Catholic Church’s commitment to persons living with the AIDS virus, the support of infected and affected persons, are priorities for the Catholic Church. The support of persons and families as well as the teaching of the Church allow each one to appreciate himself in his dignity as adoptive child of God. This dignity obliges one to look at others and at the world in another way. Instead of seeking his own interest, the Church proposes to man everlasting values.
The Catholic Church everywhere is committed daily in the fight against AIDS. In this connection, she has created structures adapted for the reception, control and treatment of HIV infected persons. This assistance is at the same time moral, psychological, nutritional, medical and spiritual. Herein lies the Holy Father’s first message on AIDS.
Together with this multifaceted and constant action, the Church, as moral force, has the imperative duty to remind Christians that all disordered sexual practice outside of marriage is dangerous and favors the spread of AIDS. This is why she preaches abstinence for single people and fidelity within the couple. It is her duty. She cannot subtract herself from it. Herein lies the Holy Father’s second message.
Consequently, the bishops of Cameroon lament that the Western media have clearly forgotten other essential aspects of the Holy Father’s African message on poverty, reconciliation, justice and peace. This is very serious, knowing the number of dead that other sickness cause in Africa, and on which there is no true publicity; knowing the number of dead that fratricidal fights cause in Africa due to injustice and poverty.
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De gjengir hele pave Benedikts svar på flyet på vei til Kamerun (så folk selv kan vurdere hvor grundig paven svarte), der det femte av seks spørsmål ble stilt av den franske journalisten Philippe Visseyrias: …
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