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 … - Leonardo Sandri
" "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.
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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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Journalist: First of all, Your Eminence, which Saints do you have a devotion to? Cardinal Sandri: Obviously, my first devotion after Jesus Christ is His Mother, the Virgin Mary but I would like to answer this question because I was born in Argentina, and in Argentina we celebrate the birthday more than the name day, and my name of baptism is Leonardo.
Journalist: Christians in the Holy Land are committed to justice and peace through evangelical non-violence. What are the main obstacles they encounter in this process? Cardinal Sandri: Perhaps they are tempted to lose the virtue of patience. The certainties of faith are severely tested by the time it takes for divine promises to be fulfilled. Then there is the temptation to forget what the Lord clearly said: ‘My ways are not your ways!’. Our brothers and sisters in the Holy Land are waiting to be comforted by God's fatherly hand in their trials, and perhaps the wait may seem fruitless. Good Friday is their day because on that day Christ's patience reaches its peak and merges with the infinite love that washes away sins and gathers all innocent tears in the redemption of the Cross. Perhaps they find it hard to believe that God's way is victorious, the way of meek steadfastness, which never, ever claims the right to shed blood, not even that of the enemy. The Cross we adore on Good Friday assures us that the Gospel is the most fruitful path to life and justice. Even from a human point of view, we must recognise that only by breaking the cycle of violence can we finally usher in lasting peace.
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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.
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