Ratzinger no puede callar al futuro

A pesar de que durante el Sínodo que acaba de terminar en Roma se quiso poner un punto final sobre cuestiones como el celibato opcional y la comunión para divorciados (y gays que afirmen serlo), los debates siguen abiertos como informa John Allen en el National Catholic Reporter:

"Just to make the point that church debates often continue long after meetings try to settle them, two cardinals have joined Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta, Georgia, in suggesting that questions given clear answers in the recently concluded Synod of Bishops may in fact still be open.

In an Oct. 19 interview with NCR, Gregory said that in the synod "the status quo held" on the ordination of viri probati, or tested married men, because the group could not find consensus, but Gregory left open the possibility that individual bishops or bishops' conferences could still raise the issue.

NCR previously reported Oct. 17 that at least four of the 12 small language groups -- two of the English groups, a French group, and the German group -- in the synod called for further study on the viri probati.

Confirmation of that report has now come from the Dutch media, where Cardinal Adrianus Simonis told the TV outlet RKK that he was among those in the German group pushing for more study.

"I can see that it is not a solution [to the priest shortage], but you could say that in times of need, when the sacramentality of the church is at risk, it would be a possibility," Simonis said. Simonis said he remains committed to mandatory celibacy, but is happy that the viri probati were discussed.

"It is good to see that it is possible to talk about it, but the question remains very complicated," he said."...."

Y es que aunque Ratzinger desee lo contrario, la voluntad de Dios existe, y la voluntad de Dios se expresa a través de su pueblo. Podrá callar al pasado, al presente, pero no al futuro. Y cuando el pueblo habla con voz profetica, los poderosos tiemblan... y los poderosos no sólo viven en Roma. Toda la jerarquía, desde el Papa hasta el último sacerdote, está llena de la culpa, de la verguenza, del pecado de abusar del poder... o de callar ante la presencia de ese abuso. Y no sé que es peor...