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| Pope Benedict Commemorates Fiftieth Anniversary of Pius XII’s Death |
| Vatican City, Oct 9, 2008 (CNA).- Pope Benedict XVI
commemorated the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Servant of
God Pope Pius XII on Thursday at a Mass concelebrated with
several cardinals. He described his predecessor as one who,
during a time of totalitarian ideologies, proposed the ideal of
sanctity to "everybody." The Mass reading from Sirach, Pope Benedict said in his homily, reminds those who follow the Lord that they must be prepared to face “difficult trials and sufferings.” The reading also provides a way to examine the earthly life of Pope Pius XII. According to the Vatican Information Service, the Pope noted how Pius XII’s service to the Church began under Leo XIII in 1901 and continued under St. Pius X, Benedict XV, and Pius XI. Pope Benedict XVI said Pius XII’s service as apostolic nuncio in Germany until 1929 left “grateful memories,” especially his collaboration with Benedict XV’s attempts to stop the “useless massacre” of World War I. Pius XII also “understood from the start the danger of the monstrous national socialist ideology with its pernicious anti-Semite and anti-Catholic roots.” Pope Benedict XVI called him the “faithful collaborator” with Pius XI in a period of “various forms of totalitarianism.” The most difficult part of Pius XII’s papacy, Pope Benedict said, came when, aware that “all forms of human security were giving way,” he felt the “powerful need” to remain with Christ. The Word of God “illuminated his journey,” during which “he had to console the displaced and the persecuted ... and weep the countless victims of the war.” Pope Benedict quoted Pius XII’s radio message of August 24, 1939, in which he said “The danger is imminent, yet there is still time. Nothing is lost with peace. Everything may be lost with war.” Read More |
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