{"id":3651,"date":"2023-01-07T04:03:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T04:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nuntiatura.ca\/fr\/?p=3651"},"modified":"2023-01-07T04:04:36","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T04:04:36","slug":"deces-du-pape-emerite-benoit-xvi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nuntiatura.ca\/fr\/deces-du-pape-emerite-benoit-xvi\/","title":{"rendered":"D\u00e9c\u00e8s du pape \u00e9m\u00e9rite Beno\u00eet XVI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Homily of the Apostolic Nuncio
Mass in Thanksgiving for the Life and Ministry of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Notre Dame Cathedral-Basilica, Ottawa
January 5, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear Archbishop Damphousse and brother Bishops,
Distinguished Representatives of the Public Authorities,
Members of the Diplomatic Corps,
Leaders and Members of Faith Communities,
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the inauguration of his ministry as Supreme Pastor of the Church in April of 2005, Pope Benedict XVI preached about the Gospel that we have just heard, saying: \u201cOne of the basic characteristics of a shepherd must be to love the people entrusted to him, even as he loves Christ whom he serves.  \u201cFeed my sheep\u201d, says Christ to Peter, and now, at this moment, he says it to me as well.  Feeding means loving and loving also means being ready to suffer.\u201d (cf. Homily at Inaugural Mass – April 25, 2005<\/em>). Throughout his Pontificate, Benedict XVI returned often to this intimate and necessary connection between love and service, both in his words and in his example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

       As a scholar well-acquainted with the life and writing of St. Augustine, Pope Benedict would have been familiar with Augustine\u2019s words about the primordial power of love:  Pondus meum, amor meus<\/em> \u2013 my love is my weight; where it goes, I go.  Love is an affirmation of the intrinsic value of life itself and it is love that motivates a person to make progress, to find value and significance in giving of oneself, both for the benefits that come from such giving, as well as for the benefits that such loving confers upon others.  Only from such a love can our lives grow and flourish.  For disciples, because Christ has shown us how to love by giving his life, we can say as St. Paul says:  Caritas Christi urget nos<\/em> – the love of Christ urges us on! (cf. 2 Cor 5:14<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dans sa premi\u00e8re encyclique <\/em>Deus Caritas Est, le pape Beno\u00eet XVI rappelle la parole de saint Jean, \u00e0 savoir que Dieu est amour, et affirme que cet amour, ancr\u00e9 dans notre nature humaine, peut nous rapprocher de Dieu et les uns des autres.  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nous avons vu cet amour \u00e0 l\u2019\u0153uvre aux diff\u00e9rentes \u00e9tapes de la vie du pape \u00e9m\u00e9rite. Cet amour s\u2019est manifest\u00e9 tout d\u2019abord dans sa vie familiale, en Bavi\u00e8re, marqu\u00e9e par une profonde pi\u00e9t\u00e9 liturgique, puis dans sa r\u00e9ponse \u00e0 un appel au sacerdoce minist\u00e9riel et, apr\u00e8s son ordination, dans sa poursuite d\u2019une vie consacr\u00e9e \u00e0 la recherche et \u00e0 l\u2019enseignement.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

En tant que pr\u00eatre, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 conseiller th\u00e9ologique lors du Concile Vatican II. Dans les ann\u00e9es qui ont suivi ce Concile, il en a \u00e9t\u00e9 un des interpr\u00e8tes les plus autoris\u00e9s, soulignant sans cesse qu\u2019il fallait le concevoir non comme une rupture avec la tradition, mais comme un prolongement naturel de celle-ci. Il a toujours insist\u00e9 sur le fait que l\u2019\u00e2me du Concile r\u00e9sidait dans le d\u00e9sir d\u2019une communion eccl\u00e9siale plus profonde et, pour chaque fid\u00e8le, dans un appel \u00e0 la saintet\u00e9 de vie, cette saintet\u00e9 \u00e9tant le pr\u00e9lude n\u00e9cessaire \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9vang\u00e9lisation d\u2019un milieu social et culturel en constante \u00e9volution. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In another expression of love and obedience, he gave up his academic career and accepted the appointment as Archbishop of Munich, and then to Rome to carry out his service as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.  In this latter capacity, he assisted Pope St. John Paul II in the carrying out of his teaching office. When he turned 75 in 2002, Benedict expressed his desire to retire to Bavaria and to a life of study and writing, but once again, love constrained him to remain in service to the Church universal, a task he carried out until the momentous days of April 2005, when his brother Cardinals elected him Roman Pontiff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many wondered how the shy and retiring professor and curial Prefect would fare in his new office as Successor of Peter.  He had no misgivings about himself on the day of his election, introducing himself as \u201ca humble worker in the vineyard of the Lord\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what a great gift was this humble worker to the Church!  He was welcomed enthusiastically by young people at the World Youth Days in Cologne, Sydney and Madrid.  Who can forget the poignant images of Benedict visiting Auschwitz, the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, and Ground Zero in New York.  Here in Canada, we recall Benedict\u2019s encounter with leaders and representatives of First Nations communities, who recalled how moved he was to sorrow at their testimony.  During the Year of St. Paul, the Year of Priests and the Year of Faith, during these, he provided a wealth of theological and spiritual teaching and commentary.  And there were the three encyclical letters of his Pontificate, Deus Caritas Est<\/em>, Spe Salvi<\/em>, and Caritas in Veritate<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

       Finally, it was love \u2013 love of God and love for the Church \u2013 that compelled Pope Benedict to do something that had not been done in six hundred years: to renounce the Office of Successor of Peter!  He showed great humility in this decision which echoed the words of John the Baptist \u2013 \u201cHe must increase and I must decrease<\/em>.\u201d (cf. John 3:30<\/em>).    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the legacy of Pope Benedict?  Yesterday morning at his Wednesday General Audience, Pope Francis said: \u201cI would like us to join with those [in St. Peter\u2019s] who are paying tribute to Benedict XVI and address my thoughts to him, who was a great master of catechesis. His sharp and graceful thinking was not self-referential, but ecclesial, because he always wanted to accompany us to the encounter with Jesus. Jesus, the risen Crucified One, the Living One and the Lord, was the goal to which Pope Benedict led us, taking us by the hand. May he help us to rediscover in Christ the joy of believing and the hope of living.\u201d (cf. General Audience, January 4, 2023<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pope Benedict reaffirmed the relationship between faith and reason, always proclaiming the unchanging truth of the Gospel to the today\u2019s world, whether to lands of great affluence, or of material or spiritual poverty, or those suffering great social injustices; he was aware of the great modern scientific and technological achievements, but also of the threats to human welfare and dignity: religious, social, or otherwise. Throughout his pontificate, he offered deep insights in the worlds of culture, governance, international relations as well as to the ecumenical and interreligious dialogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dans son testament spirituel, Beno\u00eet XVI affirme ce qui suit: \u00ab <\/em>J’ai vu et je vois comment [\u2026] le caract\u00e8re raisonnable de la foi a \u00e9merg\u00e9 et \u00e9merge encore. J\u00e9sus-Christ est vraiment le chemin, la v\u00e9rit\u00e9 et la vie – et l’\u00c9glise, avec toutes ses insuffisances, est vraiment son corps \u00bb.<\/em> Lors de l\u2019Ann\u00e9e de saint Paul, il a rappel\u00e9 que la conversion de ce dernier s\u2019est traduite, non par un r\u00e9tr\u00e9cissement de sa vie, mais par son expansion. De la m\u00eame mani\u00e8re, nous pouvons dire que la confession de foi au Christ de Beno\u00eet XVI ne l\u2019a jamais coup\u00e9 du monde. Au contraire, elle lui aura permis d\u2019aller \u00e0 la rencontre de gens appartenant \u00e0 d\u2019autres traditions religieuses et des personnes de bonne foi sur tous les continents. Ici encore, sa d\u00e9marche \u00e9tait tout empreinte de respect et d\u2019amour. <\/em>     <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oui, comme ce fut le cas pour Pierre, le poids de l\u2019amour a \u00e9t\u00e9 tel chez le pape Beno\u00eet qu\u2019il a \u00e9t\u00e9 appel\u00e9 \u00e0 fr\u00e9quenter de nombreux endroits qu\u2019il n\u2019aurait jamais autrement fr\u00e9quent\u00e9s. Mais c\u2019est par cet amour qu\u2019il a voulu rendre gloire \u00e0 Dieu. En union avec le pape Fran\u00e7ois qui, ce matin, a pr\u00e9sid\u00e9 la messe de fun\u00e9railles du pape Beno\u00eet XVI, nous prions : \u00ab \u2018P\u00e8re, entre tes mains nous remettons son esprit\u2019. Beno\u00eet, ami fid\u00e8le de l\u2019\u00e9poux, puisses-tu \u00eatre combl\u00e9 de joie en entendant sa voix, maintenant et \u00e0 jamais! \u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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