VOA标准英语2014--Pope Francis Hopes Dual Canonizations Will Reconcile Church
时间：2018-12-16 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2014年(五月)
Pope Francis Hopes Dual 1 Canonizations Will Reconcile Church
On April 27, two popes - John the XXIII and John Paul II - will be made saints in a ceremony at St. Peter’s Square. The dual canonization is part of the current pope’s program to reconcile liberals and conservatives in the Roman Catholic Church.
“Saint Now!” has been the chant of Pope John Paul II’s impatient fans since his death in 2005. Only six years later the healing of an ailing 2 Costa Rican woman was credited as his second required miracle.
According to Jesuit priest and Vatican watcher Thomas Reese, Pope Francis was then asked by the people in charge of the canonization when he wanted to schedule it.
“And Pope Francis’ response was, 'well what about John XXIII?' And they said, 'well, he’s only got one miracle, and he needs two miracles in order to become a saint, in order to be canonized'," Reese recalled. "And his response was, 'Says who? He’s the Pope!' ”
John Paul II is certainly the better known of the two. The Polish pope journeyed to the far corners of the earth and his papacy is often believed to have accelerated the fall of Communism.
John XXIII only became pope in 1958 because the cardinals 3 couldn't decide whom they wanted, says Reese.
“He was an old man," explained Reese. "They elected him as kind of a placesitter.”
But he convened 4 the Second Vatican Council to modernize 5 a seemingly anachronistic 6 institution.
“This was an extraordinary move because we hadn’t had an ecumenical council like this in a long, long time,” Reese noted 7.
The council decided 8 Mass no longer had to be in Latin and opened a dialoguewith other faiths. Some traditionalists feel John XXIII and the council went too far, while some liberals feel John Paul II was dogmatic and covered up clerical sex abuse. Francis wants to reconcile these groups, Reese explained.
“So this is a symbolic 9 way for him to say we’re all one family," he said. "We’re all united by Jesus Christ, and we can all come together to celebrate both of these men.”
The two popes are both examples for clergy 10 today, according to Rev 11. Richard de Lillio, a professor of homiletics at Catholic University of America in Washington.
“I think what they had that every preacher should have is dynamism," Lillio said, "and the second thing they had that every preacher should have is they preached what they believed and witnessed it."
Fans of Francis say that also describes the current pope.
- The people's Republic of China does not recognize dual nationality for any Chinese national.中华人民共和国不承认中国公民具有双重国籍。
- He has dual role as composer and conductor.他兼作曲家及指挥的双重身分。
- They discussed the problems ailing the steel industry. 他们讨论了困扰钢铁工业的问题。
- She looked after her ailing father. 她照顾有病的父亲。
- cardinals in scarlet robes 身披红袍的枢机主教
- A conclave of cardinals was held to elect the new Pope. 红衣主教团举行了秘密会议来选举新教皇。
- The chairman convened the committee to put the issue to a vote. 主席召集委员们开会对这个问题进行表决。
- The governor convened his troops to put down the revolt. 总督召集他的部队去镇压叛乱。
- It was their manifest failure to modernize the country's industries.他们使国家进行工业现代化，明显失败了。
- There is a pressing need to modernise our electoral system.我们的选举制度迫切需要现代化。
- In remembering historic events,the mistake you tend to make is anachronistic.在记历史事件时，你容易犯的错误是时代错误。
- English public schools are anachronistic.英国的公立学校已经落伍过时了。
- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
- The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。