However, the historical event is not the merit of the Hungarian Catholic Church.
For the first time, the laity, that is, unordinary people, including women, can participate in the Vatican Council in the fall – and they have the right to vote: Clara Cesare A Hungarian-speaking theologian was also invited among the 363 participants, of whom 54 were women, but only 29 were civilians, the rest were nuns – He writes in his article on Monday the views.net.
However, as they wrote, Klára Csiszár’s post was not a success for the Hungarian Catholic Church, because the theologian had never lived in Hungary. He comes from Transylvania, and “Romania” will appear next to his name in the Synod. He is currently a university professor in Linz, but has also actively contributed to the implementation of the diocesan synod of Nagypiskrek in Vojvodina as a senior participant. The reason he did not live and serve Hungary, Szemlélek wrote, was that he had no opportunities or perspectives here—in his own words, some “simple steps” missing for this.
Among the participants, the portal also states that “ex officio” there will be a representative of the Eastern Sub-Rite Churches Philip Kocsis A Greek Catholic Archbishop who publicly campaigned for one of the parties during the recent parliamentary elections, as well as a Hungarian speaker representing Serbia Laszlo German The Archbishop of Belgrade, who has “solid mental reading skills,” reminded Volop Kocice of this inappropriateness on Szemlélek’s website. The former secretary of the Hungarian Catholic Bishops’ Conference (MKPK) also raised his voice in the continental phase of the synodal process, drawing attention to church abuses and cover-ups. He will still be there Gergely KovacsArchbishop of Gyulafehervar and “Central Guest” Ksaba Joseph Pal Bishop of Timișoara Province – both also representing Romania.
“It follows from this that the Roman Catholic Church will be represented by three Hungarians at the Vatican Council, while the community of the Hungarian Roman Catholic Church will be represented by one person, Gabor Mohos An auxiliary bishop,” writes the portal, which states that sending an auxiliary bishop for such an important event is a special message: on a level lower than this, the possibility of participation can only be dealt with if no one is representing our country. At the same time, Simlick admits, that Sending auxiliary bishops is unprecedented: in Europe, Belgium, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Czech Republic, Croatia, the Netherlands, Slovakia and Ukraine are doing the same.
Featured image: Mass of Pope Francis on the 15th. As the close of the Ordinary Synod at St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City on October 28, 2018. MTI / EPA / ANSA / Claudio Peri
