Knights leader will promote family, laity at New Evangelization synod
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Carl Anderson, the head of the Knights of Columbus, will focus his participation at the upcoming Synod of Bishops on the role of families and the laity in the New Evangelization.
“I would hope to make a contribution in both those aspects, the importance of family and the importance of the laity,” Anderson told CNA in a Sept. 27 interview.
Both John Paul II and Benedict XVI have said “the role of the laity can be decisive in the new evangelization,” he recalled.
As for the family, Anderson explained, it is both an “evangelizing subject and object”: families can both proclaim the good news, and the gospel is proclaimed to and within the family.
The gathering of 200 bishops, experts and observers from around the globe will take place at the Vatican Oct. 7-28 under the title of “The New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Christian Faith.”
Anderson was invited to participate in the synod as an auditor by Pope Benedict, which means his primary task is to offer counsel and contribute to the discussions of the synod.
He said the forthcoming gathering is “tremendously important” in the Church’s life because “the new evangelization is the way for the Church to move forward … in Europe and in the Western Hemisphere especially.”
Anderson, who has already participated in three synods, described the day to day structure of a Vatican synod as “pretty filled with work.” He said the day begins usually with a general session, “in which there are interventions by various members of the hierarchy and experts,” with “discussion of various drafts and papers that are presented.”
There are then working groups, to which individuals are assigned based on their language abilities. These groups, he explained, offer the opportunity for discussion and “really in-depth analysis of various questions that are presented to the synod.”
After the synod wraps-up, the recommendations and ideas that come out of it are sent to a committee that drafts a working document which is presented to the Pope. [More]
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A big reason why the hierarchy now depends on the laity to spread the hierarchy’s message about family is that the credibility of the bishops is in shreds. However, in ignoring (or rejecting) the papal directive on contraception as “intrinsically evil,” the laity have sent a message that the hierarchy still doesn’t get. Supreme Knight Anderson is not likely to bridge that chasm.
I wonder if they don’t throw the term “intrisiclyevil” around too much. It would sem that almost any normal sexual activity is “ie” except the properly performed marriage act between spouses.
…and Joseph Francis…many THanks to you too!
If each of us truly tries to “live” the gifts of Vatican II as we have all been called to do, what a Church we would present to the world!!! Elinor – Yes, we are PRIESTLY People, people of Today, not Yesterday! Tony, you have expressed well for so many who do believe what we are to be about. I am sure this may be to the dismay of those who would like to return to a lost and now gone time. But, let us continue to hope and live for the continuation of the Gifts given to each of us and to us as Church from Vatican II! Blessings & Peace this day!
A true story.. When I would vist and stay with my gradparents as a young boy of 7 to 10 yrs old in New York city on 25st and 8th ave in the 1946-56 three times a week an Evangelist would show up on the corner, set up a stand and platform, put up an American flag, play a little organ start singing songs to Jesus. When he got a crowd to assemble aroud him, he then would start reading out load the gospel then start preaching to the crowd. I was 8yrs old and would set on the curb and was magnitized to the preacher. I then ran into my grand-parents house and told my grandmother, Don’t send my to the store for milk or anthing on wednesday at 1 o’clock. She asked me why not? I said because on wednesday at 1 o’clock I got an appointment with Jesus Christ. We have lost 70% of catholic who need evangelization. They are not in church on sunday mornings, they are walking on the streets of everday life.
Tony is right on saying that “No longer can holiness and sanctity be seen as a special statues of the priests and religious. Priests, religious were put on pedestals by the laity in the 1940, 50 ,60 as the laity had no staues in the church before Vatican 11. The church finally gave them a document of dignity and respect. It high lighting Baptism as the one denominatorleading ALL to sanctity and holiness. Before Vatican 11, so many men and woen entered the priesthood and religious life to achieve santity and holiness not realizing they had it already. The theology in the olds days was “to wash away Original Sin,” not that we were adopted into the very life of God ad that we we brought into the first priesthood call the “Priesthood of the faithful.” Once the document on the role and dignity of the laity was red, we all know of so,so many priests, religious who were outstanding priests and religious left that state for the laity. Priests ahe religious for 10.15 25 years. A complet paradigm-shift. The vase majority of young people who understand their baptisms accept that to be Holy and pleasing to God, I just have to be myself and grow throught the sacraments, especially the Eucharist and my prayer life.
Vatican II has called the laity to assume their rights and live out their obligations as Baptized disciples of Jesus Christ.
No longer can holiness ad sanctity be seen as a special duty of the ordained or Religious but rather as a call to all in the church.
Clericalism must end, setting priests and clergy and Religious on a pedestal should be over, all the baptized are called to live out their baptismal vows to a heroic degree. All share in the dignity of Baptized children of God.
Amen, Tony. We are all priestly people. You’ve got that right.