Earlier this month we reported to you on the homily by Cardinal Franc Rode, prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life at the opening Mass of the Jesuits’ 35th General Congregation. As you may recall, the Homily was a pretty stinging indictment of many of the Jesuits’ modern tendencies, particularly regarding theological and moral relativism.
This morning John Allen brings to our attention an interview in L’Avvenire with Cardinal Rode published today. In it, the Cardinal was asked about his homily. His reply:
“As you know, the Jesuits are the lone order that, for the most delicate questions, historically have a direct rapport with the pope which is not mediated by the office I lead. In any event, I was asked to preside at the Eucharistic celebration for the opening of the General Congregation. I based my homily on information I received above all from Western Europe, North America and also from India. I asked advice from eminent representatives of the Society, and I did not fail to submit my text in advance to the superior authority. It was important to underscore the fidelity of the Society of Jesus to the church, and concretely to the pope. St. Ignatius desired that the Jesuits go into combat under the standards of the Cross and the Roman Pontiff: this is their identity. If, in particular situations, it has not received sufficient emphasis, I believe it’s opportune to recall it.”
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