Francis the ‘humble’ with his broken cross
and heresiarch Martin Luther pose for a selfie.
Showing posts with label revolt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label revolt. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Vatican to issue stamp commemorating Luther’s Revolt
An image found on twitter posted by Antonio Carrabino
of what he feels the future stamp should be.
A recent article, Novità Vaticane Targate 2017, in the January 2017 issue of l’Arte del Francobollo, contains an interview with Mauro Olivieri, the director of the Holy See’s Philatelic and Numismatic Office. One question and answer stands out in the interview.
Danilo Bogoni : Through newly issued stamps, the Vatican continues to clear the pages of history previously considered, at the least embarrassing: in 2011 the centenary of the unification of Italy, in this 2017 soon the beginning of the Lutheran Reformation. [CMJ - Luther’s Revolt] The issue of which a few years ago was unthinkable with the mark of the crossed keys.
Mauro Olivieri : We have to try to understand the present time and be interpreters of the messages that the Holy Father wishes to convey; with the help and understanding of my Superiors of the Governorate, we develop the idea of a modern philately [CMJ - philately is the collection and study of postage stamps], which mark the important moments of history: no doubt the issue dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation [CMJ - Protestant Revolt] marks the rapprochement and overcoming of mutual misunderstandings between Christians, and the philately there is.
The Vatican’s website of The Philatelic and Numismatic Office confirms the statement of its director, Mauro Olivieri. First screenshot is from the English language edition of the page and the second screenshot is from the Italian language version, see entry #16 in both screenshots below.
“16. 5th Centenary of the Protestant Reformation”
“16. V Centenario della Rifroma Protestante”
The above mentioned interview with the director of the Holy See’s Philatelic and Numismatic Office, Mauro Olivieri, conducted by Danilo Bogoni
(click images to enlarge)
l’Arte del Francobollo, Gennaio 2017 (The Art of Stamps, January 2017)
page 7
page 8 (has the above translated quote)
page 9
Thursday, December 22, 2016
Scalfari writes, “Francis agrees with Lutheran theses”
Inventor of Christianity? On December 17th, the anti-Catholic Italian journalist Eugenio Scalfari, to whom Pope Francis talks regularly, revealed in La Repubblica how Francis answered the question which saint he prefers. Francis said, “The first is obviously Paul. He is the one who constructed our religion.”
Lutheran theses coincide with what happened in the first centuries: At the end of his article, Scalfari writes, "In the early centuries of Christianity, the sacraments were celebrated directly by the faithful and the priests only served.” Scalfari continues, “Francis agrees on these Lutheran theses that coincide with what happened in the first centuries." The Vatican did not deny Scalfari’s claims.
“When Pope Francis participated in the celebration of Martin Luther and his Reformation it captured the essence of the Lutheran thesis: the identification of the faithful with God with no need of intermediation of the clergy but occuring directly. [from the people] This brings us to the one God and assigns a secondary role to the priesthood. So it was in the early centuries of Christianity, when the sacraments were celebrated directly by the faithful and priests only did the service. Francis agrees on these Lutheran theses that coincide with what happened in the first centuries.”
Scalfari: “80 years of my revolutionary Pope”
Friday, September 11, 2015
Vatican in an uproar over Francis' recent decision regarding marriage annulments
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