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VATICA NCITY (NC) Pope John Paul II cautioned against eucharistic sharing with non-Catholics, saying the Eucharist can be shored only after full Christian unity is achieved. The Pope also strongly urged attendance at Sunday Mass on May 4 when he received in audienoe the 15 bishops of the Antilles. They were making the visit to the Pope that bishops arc required to make every five years.
"Fidelity to Jesus Christ requires that we should pursue with vigor the cause of Christian unity," said the Pope. The Pope noted the ecumenical suggestions made by the Second Vatican Council. "Of particular importance is the question of examining our own fidelity to Christ: We are constantly called to conversion or change of heart." he said,
"God has set an hour for meaning in Christian living, the realisation of his sal- but rather in the sense that vific design for Christian Sunday Mass sustains, enunity. nobles and sanctifies all that they do throughout the 'GIFT OF GOD'S week," he said. LOVE . . . The Pope said that the "As we yearn for this unity of the Church was hour, in common prayer shown in communion of and dialogue, and endeavour love. to offer an ever more puriHe quoted St Augustine: fied heart to the Lord, we must also wait for the "Loving God comes first as a commandment, but loving Lord's action. "It must be said again our neighbour comes first that the restoration of as an activity." Christian unity is above all a gift of God's love. "Meanwhile, on the basis
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of our common baptism and the patrimony of faith that we already share, we must intensify our common
POPE ON THE "PRINCIPA WORK" OF better
witness to the Gospel and our common service to VATICAN REMOVING DIVISIONS humanity," he added. The principal (NC) "We must continue to The Pope called the celework humbly and resolutely bration of the Eucharist work of bishops is to to remove the real divisions, "the basis and centre of moke Jesus Christ, the to restore that full unity in every Christian commun- Redeemer, faith which is the condi- ity." known and loved, Pope tion for sharing in the EuJohn Paul II s"id to the 'REAL PRIVILEGE' charist," he added. bishops of Sri Lanka. The bishops were asked The Pope said that the "We find our identity as Eucharist manifested and to remind Catholics "of the he said, in realised the communion of real privilege that is theirs bishops," the church in all its dim- to assemble for Sunday preaching Christ's salvific message. Mass, to be united with ensions. The Pope received 10 Sri "Sharing in the Euchar- Christ in his worship of the Lankan bishops on April 28. ist, therefore, presupposes Father. unity in faith," he said. "Sunday Mass is indeed They were making the of"Intercom ni n ion het wee n of primary value in the life ficial visit to the Pope that divided Christians is not the of the faithful, not in the bishops are required to answer to Christ's appeal sense that their other ac- make every five years. Bishops had a special for perfect unity. tivities lack importance and responsibility for guarding and teaching the truth revealed by Christ, the Pope said. speaking in English. "For this reason," he went on, "we are intent on maintaining the purity of
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context of evangelisation corresponds to the message preached by Christ, transmitted by the apostles and authenticated by the church's magisterium (teaching authority) over the centuries." In speaking about the life, teaching and mystery of Jesus of Nazareth, "we clearly and explicitly proc laim before the entire wflrld that salvation is a gift of God's grace and mercy, and that it is offered
lose with which they have been loved: a personal' love manifested in understand- @Pictured making the] ing, compassion, sensitivity presentation is Fiona to need, and a desire to ROBERTSON, herself communicate the love of Christ's heart. the daughter of an Iona "We see that there is impast pupil. At left is Mr mense room in the world Kevin SULLIVAN. for the charity of Christ. chairman of the opening "The service of our Pave ceremony. to all in Jesus Christ, the the pretext of adapting it, is without limits. "We are constantly called Son of God, who died and is to dissipate its power." (SEE ALSO PAGE 3) to do more, to serve more, rose from the dead," the to love more." 'PROOF OF Pope said. "We preach a transcend- DISCIPLESHIP' ent and eschatological salJesus came also to bring vation begun in time but about unity, the Pope said. to be fulfilled only in eter"This unity among out -
THE BISHOPS
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selves and among our people is the proof of our discipleship, the gauge of our DUTIES fidelity, to Jesus," he said. But evangelisation, the "The unity to which we Pope added, also contained are summoned is a unity of a message about human faith and love, which superrights and duties. among alienation sedes "The Gospel message is brethren and overcomes hunecessarily linked to human man divisions. 'The unity enjoined by advancement under the aspects of both development Jesus also guarantees the and liberation, since it is effectiveness of our witness not possible- to proclaim to the' world," he added.' Jesus also called his Christ's new commandment of love, withOut promoting Church to the service of in justice and peace the man, the Pope said. well-being of man," he CHURCH REQUIRES said, The Pope urged that ef"She freely commits herforts to bring his message self in all her members to into the life of each church exercise the charity of community "be made in Christ," he said. core harmony with the "Anti one of the most whole Church, for we know portant services that Christhat to adulterate the con- ti", can render is to love tent of the Gospel, under their brethren with the
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