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" "Cardinal Sandri: At one point, John Paul II was unable to speak because he had undergone a tracheotomy. A speech therapist was called in to help the Pontiff practise, as he had to learn how to use his voice and articulate words again. Journalist: The image of John Paul II trying to speak at the Angelus on 30 March 2005 and not being able to do so remains etched in the collective memory... Cardinal Sandri: He had done his exercises, rehearsed the text, and when he appeared at the window, perhaps due to emotion, his voice failed him, and this caused him great suffering. But all this was ultimately the result of Parkinson's, a degenerative disease that had made it increasingly difficult for him to speak and could only get worse.
Leonardo Sandri (18 November 1943) is an Argentine prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches.
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Interviewer: What is involved in assisting the local realities of the Churches outside of the places in which they originated? Cardinal Sandri: It is a feature of the care for the Oriental Churches expressed by the Popes who, however, no longer exercized the role as Prefect of the Congregation, continue to exercise their special care for the Eastern faithful through the Dicastery. The very fact that in predominantly Latin territories - as for example in Europe and the United States - Popes have chosen to institute eparchies or exarchates for the care of the Eastern Catholic faithful speaks of the importance and profound respect for their identity and tradition. Where they go in the world creating structured communities of a certain size, the Apostolic See recognizes the possibility of continuing to govern themselves according to their own tradition, their liturgical, disciplinary, spiritual distinctiveness, providing for the appointment of Bishops and the foundation of eparchies and provinces so that they can continue to live their belonging to the Lord in the Catholic Church through that unique expression of their Church of origin.
Giornalista: I cristiani in Terra Santa si impegnano per la giustizia e la pace con i mezzi della non violenza evangelica. Quali sono gli ostacoli principali che incontrano in questo processo? Cardinale Sandri: Forse sono tentati di perdere la virtù della pazienza. Le certezze della fede, infatti, sono messe a dura prova dai tempi di adempimento delle divine promesse. C’è poi la tentazione di dimenticare quanto il Signore chiaramente ha detto: «Le mie vie non sono le vostre vie!». I fratelli e le sorelle di Terra Santa attendono di essere confortati dalla mano paterna di Dio nelle loro prove e forse l’attesa può sembrare infruttuosa. Il Venerdì santo è il loro giorno perché in esso la pazienza di Cristo tocca il suo culmine e si fonde con l’infinito amore che lava le colpe e raccoglie tutte le lacrime innocenti nel riscatto della Croce. Forse essi faticano a credere che sia vincente la via di Dio, quella della mite fermezza, che mai e poi mai si arroga il diritto di versare il sangue, nemmeno quello del nemico. La Croce che adoriamo il Venerdì santo ci assicura che il Vangelo è la via più feconda alla vita e alla giustizia. Anche sotto il profilo umano dobbiamo, peraltro, riconoscere che solo infrangendo il vortice della violenza si inaugura finalmente la pace sicura.
We have no words. We don't have missiles, we don't have guns, we don't have tanks, we don't have the force of violence that wants to impose itself at any price. We have the strength of humility of those who receive the contempt of the world and of the powerful of the earth. Our only weapon - in the face of so much shame for humanity and so much suffering is what we have done today: to pray.