Chargé d’Affaires at the Apostolic Nunciature, Msgr Pawel Obiedziński, told the Catholic News via email that the official visit of President Anthony Thomas Aquinas Carmona to the Vatican to meet Pope Francis on July 6 would be not only a meeting of two Heads of State but would also have a “religious meaning” since the President was Catholic.
Msgr Obiedziński said: “Both of them, the President and the Pope, have just started their service, President Carmona as the President of the nation of Trinidad and Tobago, and Pope Francis as Peter’s successor and Universal Shepherd of the Catholic Church. We have to remember that Church and State are really different, but both of them are called to serve the human being in their respective missions, goals and means…”
The Polish priest added that each official visit was important as it was a moment to “pause for reflection on the profound reasons for the meetings between representatives of the Church and those of the State”.
He explained that those reasons were clearly set out by the Second Vatican Council and, in particular, by Gaudium et Spes, the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the modern world:
“The Church and the political community in their own fields are autonomous and independent from each other. Yet both, under different titles, are devoted to the personal and social vocation of the same men. The more that both foster sounder cooperation between themselves with due consideration for the circumstances of time and place, the more effective will their service be exercised for the good of all.” (#76)
President Carmona, who will be accompanied by his wife Reema on the trip to Italy, assumed the presidency on March 18 during an inauguration ceremony at the Hasely Crawford Stadium; five days earlier, on March 13, then Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was elected to the papacy and took the name Pope Francis.
They assumed office within days of each other and they’re both Catholic, so it’s fitting that Trinidad and Tobago’s Head of State will be meeting the Pope.
Chargé d’Affaires at the Apostolic Nunciature, Msgr Pawel Obiedziński, told the Catholic News via email that the official visit of President Anthony Thomas Aquinas Carmona to the Vatican to meet Pope Francis on July 6 would be not only a meeting of two Heads of State but would also have a “religious meaning” since the President was Catholic.
Msgr Obiedziński said: “Both of them, the President and the Pope, have just started their service, President Carmona as the President of the nation of Trinidad and Tobago, and Pope Francis as Peter’s successor and Universal Shepherd of the Catholic Church. We have to remember that Church and State are really different, but both of them are called to serve the human being in their respective missions, goals and means…”
The Polish priest added that each official visit was important as it was a moment to “pause for reflection on the profound reasons for the meetings between representatives of the Church and those of the State”.
He explained that those reasons were clearly set out by the Second Vatican Council and, in particular, by Gaudium et Spes, the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the modern world: “The Church and the political community in their own fields are autonomous and independent from each other. Yet both, under different titles, are devoted to the personal and social vocation of the same men. The more that both foster sounder cooperation between themselves with due consideration for the circumstances of time and place, the more effective will their service be exercised for the good of all.” (#76)
President Carmona, who will be accompanied by his wife Reema on the trip to Italy, assumed the presidency on March 18 during an inauguration ceremony at the Hasely Crawford Stadium; five days earlier, on March 13, then Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was elected to the papacy and took the name Pope Francis.
The Catholic News made numerous attempts to obtain additional information from the Office of the President concerning the visit, but up to press time no information was forthcoming. Meanwhile, Papal Nuncio Archbishop Nicola Girasoli is currently abroad.
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Chargé d’Affaires at the Apostolic Nunciature, Msgr Pawel Obiedziński, told the Catholic News via email that the official visit of President Anthony Thomas Aquinas Carmona to the Vatican to meet Pope Francis on July 6 would be not only a meeting of two Heads of State but would also have a “religious meaning” since the President was Catholic.
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| FLASHBACK: President Anthony Carmona moves to inspect the nation’s security forces during his March 18 inauguration ceremony. CN FILE PHOTO – Desmond Durham. |
The Polish priest added that each official visit was important as it was a moment to “pause for reflection on the profound reasons for the meetings between representatives of the Church and those of the State”.
He explained that those reasons were clearly set out by the Second Vatican Council and, in particular, by Gaudium et Spes, the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the modern world: “The Church and the political community in their own fields are autonomous and independent from each other. Yet both, under different titles, are devoted to the personal and social vocation of the same men. The more that both foster sounder cooperation between themselves with due consideration for the circumstances of time and place, the more effective will their service be exercised for the good of all.” (#76)
President Carmona, who will be accompanied by his wife Reema on the trip to Italy, assumed the presidency on March 18 during an inauguration ceremony at the Hasely Crawford Stadium; five days earlier, on March 13, then Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was elected to the papacy and took the name Pope Francis.
The Catholic News made numerous attempts to obtain additional information from the Office of the President concerning the visit, but up to press time no information was forthcoming. Meanwhile, Papal Nuncio Archbishop Nicola Girasoli is currently abroad.
________________________________________________________________________________________ **DISCLAIMER**: User comments posted on this website are the sole views and opinions of the comment writer and are not representative of Camsel/Catholic News or its staff. Camsel/Catholic News accepts no liability and will not be held accountable for user comments. Please help us keep our site clean from inappropriate comments by using the flag option. Camsel/Catholic News reserves the right to remove, to edit or to censor any comments. Any content which is considered unsuitable, unlawful or offensive, includes personal details, advertises or promotes products, services or websites or repeats previous comments will be removed. Before posting, please refer to the Comments Policy under Resources - See more at: http://www.catholicnews-tt.net/joomla/frontpage/4727-president-to-meet-pope-jun-30#sthash.i3yUUKqo.dpuf
They assumed office within days of each other and they’re both Catholic, so it’s fitting that Trinidad and Tobago’s Head of State will be meeting the Pope.
Chargé d’Affaires at the Apostolic Nunciature, Msgr Pawel Obiedziński, told the Catholic News via email that the official visit of President Anthony Thomas Aquinas Carmona to the Vatican to meet Pope Francis on July 6 would be not only a meeting of two Heads of State but would also have a “religious meaning” since the President was Catholic.
Msgr Obiedziński said: “Both of them, the President and the Pope, have just started their service, President Carmona as the President of the nation of Trinidad and Tobago, and Pope Francis as Peter’s successor and Universal Shepherd of the Catholic Church. We have to remember that Church and State are really different, but both of them are called to serve the human being in their respective missions, goals and means…”
The Polish priest added that each official visit was important as it was a moment to “pause for reflection on the profound reasons for the meetings between representatives of the Church and those of the State”.
He explained that those reasons were clearly set out by the Second Vatican Council and, in particular, by Gaudium et Spes, the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the modern world: “The Church and the political community in their own fields are autonomous and independent from each other. Yet both, under different titles, are devoted to the personal and social vocation of the same men. The more that both foster sounder cooperation between themselves with due consideration for the circumstances of time and place, the more effective will their service be exercised for the good of all.” (#76)
President Carmona, who will be accompanied by his wife Reema on the trip to Italy, assumed the presidency on March 18 during an inauguration ceremony at the Hasely Crawford Stadium; five days earlier, on March 13, then Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was elected to the papacy and took the name Pope Francis.
The Catholic News made numerous attempts to obtain additional information from the Office of the President concerning the visit, but up to press time no information was forthcoming. Meanwhile, Papal Nuncio Archbishop Nicola Girasoli is currently abroad.
________________________________________________________________________________________ **DISCLAIMER**: User comments posted on this website are the sole views and opinions of the comment writer and are not representative of Camsel/Catholic News or its staff. Camsel/Catholic News accepts no liability and will not be held accountable for user comments. Please help us keep our site clean from inappropriate comments by using the flag option. Camsel/Catholic News reserves the right to remove, to edit or to censor any comments. Any content which is considered unsuitable, unlawful or offensive, includes personal details, advertises or promotes products, services or websites or repeats previous comments will be removed. Before posting, please refer to the Comments Policy under Resources - See more at: http://www.catholicnews-tt.net/joomla/frontpage/4727-president-to-meet-pope-jun-30#sthash.i3yUUKqo.dpuf
Chargé d’Affaires at the Apostolic Nunciature, Msgr Pawel Obiedziński, told the Catholic News via email that the official visit of President Anthony Thomas Aquinas Carmona to the Vatican to meet Pope Francis on July 6 would be not only a meeting of two Heads of State but would also have a “religious meaning” since the President was Catholic.
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| FLASHBACK: President Anthony Carmona moves to inspect the nation’s security forces during his March 18 inauguration ceremony. CN FILE PHOTO – Desmond Durham. |
The Polish priest added that each official visit was important as it was a moment to “pause for reflection on the profound reasons for the meetings between representatives of the Church and those of the State”.
He explained that those reasons were clearly set out by the Second Vatican Council and, in particular, by Gaudium et Spes, the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the modern world: “The Church and the political community in their own fields are autonomous and independent from each other. Yet both, under different titles, are devoted to the personal and social vocation of the same men. The more that both foster sounder cooperation between themselves with due consideration for the circumstances of time and place, the more effective will their service be exercised for the good of all.” (#76)
President Carmona, who will be accompanied by his wife Reema on the trip to Italy, assumed the presidency on March 18 during an inauguration ceremony at the Hasely Crawford Stadium; five days earlier, on March 13, then Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was elected to the papacy and took the name Pope Francis.
The Catholic News made numerous attempts to obtain additional information from the Office of the President concerning the visit, but up to press time no information was forthcoming. Meanwhile, Papal Nuncio Archbishop Nicola Girasoli is currently abroad.
________________________________________________________________________________________ **DISCLAIMER**: User comments posted on this website are the sole views and opinions of the comment writer and are not representative of Camsel/Catholic News or its staff. Camsel/Catholic News accepts no liability and will not be held accountable for user comments. Please help us keep our site clean from inappropriate comments by using the flag option. Camsel/Catholic News reserves the right to remove, to edit or to censor any comments. Any content which is considered unsuitable, unlawful or offensive, includes personal details, advertises or promotes products, services or websites or repeats previous comments will be removed. Before posting, please refer to the Comments Policy under Resources - See more at: http://www.catholicnews-tt.net/joomla/frontpage/4727-president-to-meet-pope-jun-30#sthash.i3yUUKqo.dpuf
They assumed office within days of each other and they’re both Catholic, so it’s fitting that Trinidad and Tobago’s Head of State will be meeting the Pope.
Chargé d’Affaires at the Apostolic Nunciature, Msgr Pawel Obiedziński, told the Catholic News via email that the official visit of President Anthony Thomas Aquinas Carmona to the Vatican to meet Pope Francis on July 6 would be not only a meeting of two Heads of State but would also have a “religious meaning” since the President was Catholic.
Msgr Obiedziński said: “Both of them, the President and the Pope, have just started their service, President Carmona as the President of the nation of Trinidad and Tobago, and Pope Francis as Peter’s successor and Universal Shepherd of the Catholic Church. We have to remember that Church and State are really different, but both of them are called to serve the human being in their respective missions, goals and means…”
The Polish priest added that each official visit was important as it was a moment to “pause for reflection on the profound reasons for the meetings between representatives of the Church and those of the State”.
He explained that those reasons were clearly set out by the Second Vatican Council and, in particular, by Gaudium et Spes, the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the modern world: “The Church and the political community in their own fields are autonomous and independent from each other. Yet both, under different titles, are devoted to the personal and social vocation of the same men. The more that both foster sounder cooperation between themselves with due consideration for the circumstances of time and place, the more effective will their service be exercised for the good of all.” (#76)
President Carmona, who will be accompanied by his wife Reema on the trip to Italy, assumed the presidency on March 18 during an inauguration ceremony at the Hasely Crawford Stadium; five days earlier, on March 13, then Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was elected to the papacy and took the name Pope Francis.
The Catholic News made numerous attempts to obtain additional information from the Office of the President concerning the visit, but up to press time no information was forthcoming. Meanwhile, Papal Nuncio Archbishop Nicola Girasoli is currently abroad.
Chargé d’Affaires at the Apostolic Nunciature, Msgr Pawel Obiedziński, told the Catholic News via email that the official visit of President Anthony Thomas Aquinas Carmona to the Vatican to meet Pope Francis on July 6 would be not only a meeting of two Heads of State but would also have a “religious meaning” since the President was Catholic.
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| FLASHBACK: President Anthony Carmona moves to inspect the nation’s security forces during his March 18 inauguration ceremony. CN FILE PHOTO – Desmond Durham. |
The Polish priest added that each official visit was important as it was a moment to “pause for reflection on the profound reasons for the meetings between representatives of the Church and those of the State”.
He explained that those reasons were clearly set out by the Second Vatican Council and, in particular, by Gaudium et Spes, the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the modern world: “The Church and the political community in their own fields are autonomous and independent from each other. Yet both, under different titles, are devoted to the personal and social vocation of the same men. The more that both foster sounder cooperation between themselves with due consideration for the circumstances of time and place, the more effective will their service be exercised for the good of all.” (#76)
President Carmona, who will be accompanied by his wife Reema on the trip to Italy, assumed the presidency on March 18 during an inauguration ceremony at the Hasely Crawford Stadium; five days earlier, on March 13, then Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was elected to the papacy and took the name Pope Francis.
The Catholic News made numerous attempts to obtain additional information from the Office of the President concerning the visit, but up to press time no information was forthcoming. Meanwhile, Papal Nuncio Archbishop Nicola Girasoli is currently abroad.
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