These words from the Pope answering to a boy in Poland at the big and important reunion of the youth of the world, with the assitance of many many youngsters from many countries are a lesson to us all, And I hope that some way they reach Mr. Donald Trump, and have a good influence in him.
here are the question of the boy and the Pope´s answer.

Dear Pope Francis, we are three boys and a priest, from the 350 people from Verona who departed to come here to WYD but had to interrupt their trip to Munich, last Friday, following the attack that we have all experienced first-hand, as we were there during those hours. We were told to come home, we were obliged to return home. We wanted to continue on our trip but it was not permitted. Fortunately, once we returned, we were given this possibility of returning here and we seized it with great joy and with great hope. After everything that happened, after the fear, we asked ourselves, and would like to ask you, how can we young people live and disseminate peace in this world so full of hatred?

Pope Francis:

You said two words which are the key to understanding: peace and hatred. Peace builds bridges, whereas hatred is the builder of walls. You must decide, in life: either I will make bridges or I will make walls. Walls divide and hatred grows: when there is division, hatred grows. Bridges unite, and when there is a bridge hatred can go away, because I can hear the other and speak with the other. When you shake the hand of a friend, of a person, you make a human bridge. You make a bridge. Instead, when you strike someone, when you insult another person, you build a wall. Hatred always grows with walls. At times, it may happen that you want to make a bridge and you offer your hand, but the other party does not take it; these are the humiliations that we must suffer in life in order to do good. But always make bridges. And you have come here: you were stopped and sent home, then you took a risk on the bridge to try again: this is the right attitude, always. Is there a difficulty that prevents me from doing something? Go back and then go ahead, return and move on. This is what we must do: make bridges. Do not fall to the ground, do not say, “Oh, I can’t”, no: always look for a way of building bridges. You are there, with you hands, make bridges, all of you! Take each other by the hand. I want to see lots of human bridges. Like that, raise up your hands, that’s right! This is the plan for life: make bridges, human bridges. Thank you.

D. – Holy Father, thank you, because you have given us an extraordinary gift this evening! Thank you Holy Father, thank you truly.

FIRST VESPERS ON THE SOLEMNITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD
AND TE DEUM IN THANKSGIVING FOR THE PAST YEAR

HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS

Vatican Basilica
Thursday, 31 December 2015

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I have picked among the enormous publicatons, this homily of the Popo Franciscus, and for sure you will be interested in it.

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Our gathering together to give praise to the Lord at the end of the year is full of significance!

On many occasions the Church feels the joy and the duty to raise her song to God with these words of praise, words which have accompanied her on this earthly pilgrimage since the fourth century. It is the joy of thanksgiving that emanates almost spontaneously from our prayer, by recognizing the loving presence of God throughout the course of our history. As often happens, however, we feel that, for prayer, one voice alone is not enough. It needs to be reinforced with the company of all the People of God, who in unison make their song of thanksgiving heard. This is why in the Te Deum we ask the Angels, the Prophets and all of creation for their help in giving praise to the Lord. In this hymn we trace the history of salvation where, through God’s mysterious plan, there is also a place for the summation of the various events in the our lives this past year.

In this Jubilee Year there is a special resonance in the final words of the Church’s hymn: “Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, for we have hoped in Thee”. The accompaniment of mercy is light so as to better understand what we have experienced, and the hope which accompanies us at the beginning of a new year.

Retracing the days of the past year may happen either by remembering facts and events that bring back moments of joy and sorrow, or by seeking to understand whether we have perceived the presence of God who renews and sustains all things with his help. We are called upon to ascertain whether the course of world events has been carried out according to God’s will, or whether we have primarily heeded the plans of man, often rife with private interests, an insatiable thirst for power, and gratuitous violence.

Today, however, our eyes need to be focused in a particular way on the signs that God has conveyed to us, so as to physically touch the strength of his merciful love. We cannot forget that many days have been marked by violence, death, the unspeakable suffering of many innocent people, of refugees forced to leave their homeland, by men, women and children without stable shelter, food and sustenance. Yet, many great gestures of goodness, love and solidarity have filled the days of this year, even if they did not become television news. Good things do not make headlines. These signs of love cannot and must not be obscured by the contempt of evil. Goodness always wins, even if in certain moments it seems weaker and obscure.

Our city of Rome is not unfamiliar with this worldwide condition. With al my heart I would like to invite all of its inhabitants to move beyond the difficulties of the present time. May the commitment to recover the fundamental values of service, honesty and solidarity allow the serious uncertainties that have dominated the stage this year to be overcome; such uncertainties are symptoms of a poor sense of dedication to the common good. May a positive supply of Christian witness never be lacking, so as to allow Rome, in line with its history, and with the maternal intercession of Mary, Salus Populi Romani, to be a privileged exponent of faith, welcome, fraternity and peace.

“You are God: we praise you.... In you, Lord, is our hope: And we shall never hope in vain”.

 I HAVE CONSIDERED IMPORTANT TO KNOW THIS MESSAGE FROM THE POPE FRANCIS TO ALL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD.

Pope Francisco: 'Criminal Law must respect the dignity of the human person'
The Holy Father received the International Association of Penal Law. Trafficking, death penalty, life imprisonment, torture and degrading treatment among the subjects covered
By H. Sergio Mora.

VATICAN CITY, October 23, 2014 (Zenit.org) - The Holy Father Francisco on Thursday received in audience a delegation of the International Association of Penal Law, and said a few words about:
Death penalty, prisoners without trial, finding 'a scapegoat', deplorable prison conditions in much of the world, torture, degrading treatment, human trafficking, slavery, corruption, evil are marked. Instead "respect for human dignity" is indicated by the Pope as the benchmark to set any arbitrary limit.

Among the items found resonance in the media figure "absolute condemnation of the death penalty, which is unacceptable for a Christian." In this context, he also spoke of the so-called '' extrajudicial killings '', ie deliberate killings by some States or their agents and presented as unintended consequence reasonable, necessary and proportionate use of force for law enforcement use.

Also, the Holy Father recalled that the death penalty is used in totalitarian regimes as

'' an instrument of suppression of political dissent or persecution of religious or cultural minorities. ''  He also considered that life imprisonment "is a veiled death penalty".
Another point mentioned by Pope Francis has been the need to adopt legal and political instruments that do not fall into the mythological logic of 'scapegoat', ie.  the individual accused unjustly of misfortunes affecting a community and they are sacrificed .
It also requested to reject the belief that the criminal sanction would get benefits, which in turn are achieved only with the implementation of social policy and social inclusion.

The Pope did not forget prisoners, including prisoners without trial and convicted without trial, arguing that preventive detention, when used improperly is another contemporary form of unlawful punishment hidden beyond legality.
He also referred to the deplorable prison conditions in much of the world, if sometimes due to lack of infrastructure, other is the result of '' arbitrary exercise and ruthless power over the detainees ''.

Francis also spoke of torture and other inhuman and degrading treatment, claiming that tortures today are administered not only as a means to achieve a particular purpose, such as confession or complaint, but they add to the woes pain own arrest.
He noted that the same criminal doctrine has an important responsibility for allowing in certain cases, the legitimization of torture under certain conditions, opening the way for further abuses.

Pope did not forget the application of criminal sanctions to children and elderly condemning its use in both cases, nor certain forms of crime that seriously hurt the dignity of the person and the common good, including human trafficking and slavery, '' recognized as a crime against humanity and a war crime in both international law and in many national laws. ''
Among these forms of crime also he cited the absolute poverty in which more than a billion people live and corruption. '' The scandalous concentration of global wealth is possible because of the connivance of those responsible for public affairs with strong powers. Corruption, is itself a process of death, "he said and added that" a greater evil than sin. A more forgiving evil be cured. ''
'' The caution in applying the  punishment should be the overarching principle of penal systems, "adding that" respect for human dignity must not only act as limit arbitrariness and excesses of State agents, but as targeting criteria for prosecuting and punishing behaviors that represent the most serious attacks on the dignity and integrity of the person. ''

H. Sergio Mora.
He allowed me to publish in this blog the entry, trying to consider it for everyone, not just for lawyers. Prepared by H. Sergio Mora.

Sincerely
Jorge Casas y Sánchez.

ECOLOGICAL ENCICLICAL,  LAUDATO SI.

This small article has the intention of awekening the interest of Reading the complete document that we know as the ECOLOGICAL ENCICLICAL, that recently was published by the Pope Francisco

THE ENCYCLICAL NAMED “Laudato Sì” “ Deals with the CLEANNING  of our Common House it is of great interest to “everyone us inhabitants  on this planet, focusing attention on  a new way of deling with contamination.. We are faceing an urgent global demand, due to the earth beguining  to look more and more like, a  pile of filth”. Our hope in the human kind is that the reaction specially from the enormous companies that créate this contamination and the piles of dirth are being remindedm that if we putt he effort  of our part  God will be allwais with us, we all can do something to change course. We can move towards an “ecological conversion” in which we can react to the, now apparent in many forms. cry of the earth and the cry of the poo meanning persons and countries.,  what the Pope is calling for is conversion. This is document that will take time to be understood because some  instances do not want to see or hear as it will cost them money and they do not want to spend it. As is their moral obligation and because its content is not  simply to face up to the institutional and moral issues of climate change and environmental degradation, but deals with a deeper tragedy afecting more the south of the planet,

The enciclical  Laudato Sì.  is an overview of the environmental crisis from a Deep human point of view. Until now, the dialogue about the environment has been rather soft, depending in technological and  scientific points of view being also  economic issues, but not seeing the dangerous situation to wich at this time has allready become intolerable.. Now, the sapience of the catholic church and its milenary experience in human matters has irrupted strongly in the ecology discussion  decisively and systematically.after very serious consultatios with the upmost cientific and technological minds. So it has real authority, Pope Francis explicitly states that the enciclical Laudato Sí is part of  the body of the Church’s social centenary enciclicals that have infuenced so possitivly the life of the world, the church’s reflection on actual  problems have been examined and solutios have been applied for the well being of millions of citicens in different parts of the world they began  with the famous  encyclical Rerum Novarum,of Leo XIII, published in 1891.

More than any other encyclical, Laudato Si  draws from the experiences reunited around all the world, by the bishops conferences, and top reunions, that draw a picture very clear picture of  the environmental world problems.

So every inetigent person has to welcome the Pope´s iniciative and become a part that subsidiates with view of the commun well being and become a powerful ally and supporter.The human rigths, in this case the rigths to live in a clean world dismisses him as a disingenuous radical, socialist or a communist, these are very important points to mention, due to the enemies of the catholic church do not miss these  essential points of view. Instead of confrontation in the  environmental action, so badly needed we all must listen to the  prophetic voice of the Church and so many other instances that are in the same side of this so important issue that affects all human kind present end future. Therefore the  individual response from usa ll rich and por north or south has to start changing things forever.

“Laudato Sì” Signore for Pope Francis who reminds us that we simply cannot save the world from the consequences of climate change if we continue to consume at a rate which is possible because it is only available to the few. We need to hear “both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor”

 It is hardly recomended to Deep into the document , it is very easy to get it absolutely free in the Internet.

Jorge Casas y Sánchez. 

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Vatican Diary / Pope Benedict's Parting Shot

It concerns the rite of baptism. He wanted "Church of God" to be said instead of "Christian community." The order to change was issued a few days before his resignation. And it went into effect after the election of Francis 

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VATICAN CITY, August 22, 2013 – The Sunday after the Epiphany is the Sunday of the baptism of Jesus. And on each of these Sundays, year after year, Benedict XVI administered the first sacrament of Christian initiation to a certain number of children, in the Sistine Chapel.

Each time, therefore, he had occasion to pronounce the formulas supplied by the rite of baptism in effect since 1969. But two of the words in this rite never entirely convinced him.

And so, before renouncing the chair of Peter, he ordered that they should be changed in the original Latin, and as a result in the modern languages as well.

The provision, which was worked up by the congregation for divine worship and the discipline of the sacraments, was published in the official bulletin of the dicastery, “Notitiae." Its existence was pointed out, amid the silence of the Vatican media, by the newspaper of the Italian episcopal conference, “Avvenire."

The decree that introduces the innovation, published in Latin, begins as follows:

"The gate of life and of the kingdom, baptism is a sacrament of faith, by which men are incorporated into the one Church of Christ, which subsists in the Catholic Church, governed by the successor of Peter and by the bishops in communion with him.”

It is precisely on the basis of this consideration that the congregation for divine worship and discipline of the sacraments justified the variation in the second Latin “editio typica" of the 1973 rite for the baptism of children (which in the formula in question is identical to the first “editio typica" of 1969):

"So that in this same rite more light may be shed on the doctrinal teaching of the task and duty of Mother Church in the sacraments to be celebrated.”

The variation introduced is the following.

From now on, at the end of the rite of reception, before signing with the cross the forehead of the child or of the children, the priest will no longer say: "Magno gaudio communitas christiana te (vos) excipit," but instead: "Magno gaudio Ecclesia Dei te (vos) excipit". 

In practice pope Joseph Ratzinger, as a sophisticated theologian, wanted that in the baptismal rite it should be clearly said that it is the Church of God - which subsists fully in the Catholic Church - that receives those who are being baptized, and not generically the “Christian community,” a term that also signifies the individual local communities or non-Catholic confessions, like the Protestants.

The decree published in “Notitiae" specifies that Benedict XVI “benevolently established” the aforementioned variation in the course of an audience granted to the prefect of the congregation, Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera, on January 28, 2013, just two weeks before the announcement of his resignation as pope.

The decree bears the date of February 22, 2013, the feast of the chair of St. Peter, and is signed by the cardinal prefect and by the secretary, Archbishop Arthur Roche. And it is said there that it went into effect on March 31, 2013, already under the reign of Pope was Francis, who evidently had nothing to object with regard to the decision of his predecessor.

The introduction of the variation in the modern languages will be overseen by the respective episcopal conferences.

Currently in English the phrase in which the two words “Christian community” must be changed to “Church of God” is: "The Christian community welcomes you with great joy".

In French: "La communauté chrétienne t’accueille avec une grande joie."

In Spanish: "La comunidad cristiana te recibe con gran allegria."

In Portuguese: "È com muita allegria que la comunidade cristã te recebe."

Departing slightly from the original Latin are the German version: “Mit großer Freude empfängt dich die Gemeinschaft der Glaubenden [The community of believers welcomes you with great joy]" and the one in effect in Italy: “Con grande gioia la nostra comunità cristiana ti accoglie [With great joy our Christian community welcomes you],” where there is the addition of an “our” not present in the original Latin.

The Italian version is the one that Benedict XVI used each time he administered the sacrament on the Sunday of the Baptism of Jesus. And perhaps it is precisely that excessively self-referential “our” that induced the pope theologian to decide on the change.

Until 2012, in fact, Benedict XVI omitted the “our,” and although he was celebrating in Italian, he told the little baptizands: "With great joy the Christian community welcomes you.”

But in the end he must have considered the original Latin ambiguous as well. So that on last January 13, in celebrating baptism for the last time as supreme pontiff, he said: "Dear children, with great joy the Church of God welcomes you.”

And shortly afterward, among the last measures of his pontificate, he prescribed this formula for the whole Church.

BENEFFITS OF THE YEAR OF THE FAITH.

It has been some months that the “YEAR OF THE FAITH that Benedicto XVI was declared ended (12 October 2012 to 24 november 2013) at the day of the festivity of Jesuschrist King of the Universe, and without doubt the beneficts that it had are of the greatest importance, much was written and much was gained by us all catholics due to the wonderfull information about faith that we received trough different channels. Its opening day was at the 50 years anniversary of the opening of the Ecumenic Concilium and the 20 years of the launching of the Cathesism of our Doctrine.

As it was signaled by Benedicto XVI, Jesus is the center of the Cristian Faith, catholics beleive in God trough Jesus that revealed himself as son of God., being also a perfect man, and that was written in the scriptures centuries before it happened, He is the interpreter and complimentary of what was written, as well as what the profets said about his mother, the way He was conceived, what he came to do, the announcement of the “Kingdom of God” here, among us. He was the protagonist of the Divine Revelation, that explains and gives plennitud to the Old Testament, gives us the true doctrine from his father trough the Gospels, He founded his Church (“Ecclessia”) and its hierarchy, with Perer as the first Pope and the apostols as the Magistry of the “Ecclessia”, and it has since been the institution responsable for the keeping of the true doctrine that exists trough the time, and will continue until the end of the times under the inspiration of the holy spirit, that is the greatness of our Ecclessia. He left us the Holy Sacraments that are the chanels trough by wich we receive the God´s Grace that saves us to heaven, and it is most indispensable since without God´s Grace there is not salvation.

The Year of the Faith renewed in us the purpuse of announcing God to the others as did with the first catholics in the ancient Ecclessia. The contemporary human kind has more necessity than ever in history of being cathequesied due to the great amount of distractors that technology has brougth to our way of life, our spirit is occupied in so many new and atractive and realy surprising issues that technology ofers us, that mankind seems to be in no need of God any more, and that is our greatest mistake. New efforts have to be done by the catholics that have kept its faith to help others that have been distracted and are loosing it. Christ is calling us to confess our faith and be testimonials of it, with conviction, confidence and hope, and doing what in every bodie´s capacity is possible that is living an operative faith, we are being sent to chistianice in our place, where ever we live, work or socialise, not only by our example, but also by calling others to live accordingly, Pope Francius is telling us in “LUMEN FIDEI”, that is his “Enciclica” that it is urgent to recuperate the luminous caracter belonging to faith, since when its flame dimishes, other flames do alike, faith (he says) teaches that every person is a benediction to him because the ligth in Gods face iluminates trough the face of the brother, and this allouds also to identify respect to nature and the just forms of goverment and obliges to practice patience and compromise.

1.-Advices given for the aftermath of the year of faith As Sait Paul says “with our heart we believe and with our mouth we give public testimony” and as such we have to be congruent.

2.-The Cathesism of our Ecclessia is at reach, make it your bed time book. So as to read and meditate it.

3.- Read and live the the Creed, meditate it frecuently.

4.-Be concious of the enormous value of faith, get profit of invitation of the Lord made trough his Ecclessia to know better our faith, and communicate with other persons to influence them in such. This generation seems to have forgotten its origin and destiny.

5.-Get closer to your church, there is the testimony of faith.

6.-Remember we must start with the closer ones, our family.

7.-Lets not forget to pray to God that he increases our own faith.

8.-Do consultation on:

www.vatican.org

www.catholicnet.com

www.zenit.org

Jorge Casas y Sanchez.