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Pilgrim of Peace

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by Father Owen Kearns, LC, Register Correspondent Friday, May 15, 2009 7:47 PM Comments (1)

We had a phrase in Ireland: "It's all over, bar the shouting." Pope Benedict XVI's true words in the Holy Land will long outlast the shouting over them.

The Register has been reporting those words, especially on our website, honoring what he said, not comparing and contrasting every word to what he said elsewhere or with what Pope John Paul II, in very different circumstances, said.

Our approach is to allow him to be who he is and what he is: a pilgrim of peace. Once the initial reactions of varied people with passionate and partisan agendas calm down, the Holy Father's words will, as they so often do, have their true effect. After the shouting, his words will bear fruit in peace and serenity. The rereading will begin, and their true worth will emerge. He doesn't speak for the moment, but for the long term. He speaks for the Church.

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Posted by Sandra Currie on Monday, Apr 9, 2012 6:16 PM (EDT):

For those of you who seek the truth, rather than reinforce your personal beliefs, I urge you to read “Vows of Silence”, by Jason Berry and Gerald Renner.  In this book, you will see the real John Paul II and the real Fr. Owen Kearns, and the truth about the Legionaires of Christ cult.  I challenge those of you brave enough to face these realities.  As followers of Christ, one must always be aware of the charletans and rogues who use his name for their own ends.

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