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Pope
Benedict XVI Visits Austria: Special Coverage
Vos autem dixi amicos.
I have called you friends.
(John 15:15)
Episcopal Motto of
Cardinal
Schönborn
Welcome to the Schonborn Site's special
coverage page of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Austria.
Carinal Schonborn, as Austria's leading prelate, will be
welcoming the Holy Father and assisting his mission to
evangelize the people of Austria.
An introduction:
"Pope Benedict XVI's
September 7-9 visit to Austria, his first to another European
country in 2007, is a likely home-game for German-born Joseph
Ratzinger.
His hosting nation, deeply steeped in
Catholic tradition for centuries, has worked for months to welcome
the Holy Father in style.
Austrian church officials hope for a renewal of faith and some words
of encouragement from him regarding their role in today's
increasingly secular society."
(source)
Resources:
Click here for a photo feed of the Pope's trip.
Scroll down for links to Catholic reporting,
Catholic blogs & Mainstream reporting.
Here is the Pope's itinerary for his Apostolic Journey.
Here is where the Pope's speeches, addresses & homilies will
eventually be posted.
Have a related link that we should include in
our coverage? Suggestions may be sent to this temporary email
address: "schonbornsite [at] gmail [dot] com".
(And for those of you who have been
wondering - yes, the Schonborn Site will soon be comprehensively
updated.)
Quotations from Cardinal Schönborn:
"Now, more than ever, our society needs
the gospel."
(source)
"Criticism, whether warranted or
unwarranted, has its place, but it should not detract from the joy
of this visit," he said. "Shouldn't celebrations be a part of life?"
he added, saying the pope was coming as a humble pilgrim on a simple
mission "to encourage the faithful."
(source)
The nation’s leading cleric, Cardinal
Christoph Schönborn, contended recently on Vatican Radio that “after
very difficult times,” he saw a “great awakening” in Austria among
those who understand that “our society needs the Gospel, prayer,
faith.”
(source)
"Countering criticism of
"event-Catholicism", Schoenborn stressed that celebrating was part
of life. Pope Benedict XVI was above any cult stardom."
(source)
Essentially, [Cardinal Schonborn] said,
Pope Benedict is coming "to demonstrate how beautiful it is to
follow Christ" and to encourage Christians to "live their faith in
daily life."
(source)
"The biggest challenge today is
mission" and taking the gospel message to others, [Cardinal
Schonborn] told Vatican Radio Aug. 18.
(source)
During an interview with Vatican Radio
later that day, Schönborn referred to the lack of respect [for life]
in Austria as "great wound." He said it "exists in many European
countries, but above all in ours, in Austria, where the 'yes' to
life whether to its beginning or its natural end is more and more up
for discussion."
(source)
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