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PerryScope: Habemus Papam Filipini |
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 By Perry Diaz
After 92 days in conclave, the cardinals were almost certain that the next round of voting would produce a pope. After all, Cardinal Giovanni Antonini, the leading papal candidate was just three votes short of the two-third majority requirement (one of the last Pope's legacy was to restore the 2/3 requirement to elect a pope). The cardinals retired early that day to give everybody a chance to sleep over their choice for the following day's crucial vote.
That night, Cardinal Antonini, 79 years of age, and not of the best of health
meditated in his room. He knew that he would be elected pope the following day,
most probably by a unanimous vote. He prayed for divine guidance and went to bed
by midnight.
The following morning, the cardinals assembled again in the Sistine Chapel. By
10:00 AM, everybody was present except Cardinal Antonini. The head of the
conclave, Cardinal Sean McEnroe, called the hotel where Cardinal Antonini was
billeted and requested the manager to check the cardinal's room. Thirty minutes
later, the Vatican Chief of Protocol entered the Sistine Chapel and announced
that Cardinal Antonini had an apparent heart attack and did not survive it. The
announcement was followed by complete silence. Sensing that his task was done,
the Chief of Protocol bowed and turned around to leave the assemblage.
As he opened the door on his way out, a white dove fluttered into the chapel.
The dove hovered above seemingly looking for a place to land. It crisscrossed
the lofty ceiling of the chapel as the awestruck cardinals watched. Suddenly,
something attracted the dove's attention and it swooped down and landed on the
head of Cardinal Alfonso Baclig. Cardinal Baclig's legs buckled and he fell on
his knees. After a few seconds, the dove took off and headed towards the door
which was held ajar by the Chief of Protocol who was in a petrified state.
For several minutes, all the cardinals gazed at Cardinal Baclig who was trying
to get up. Embarrassed at the humiliating incident, all he could say was, "mea
culpa, mea culpa." Suddenly, the cardinals converged around him, murmuring, "habemus
papam, habemus papam…"
One hour later, the vote for a new pope was announced: It was a unanimous vote
for Cardinal Alfonso Baclig, the archbishop of Baguio, Philippines. "Habemus
papam, habemus papam," the cardinals chorused. A few minutes later they lit the
fireplace with the material that produced a white smoke in the chimney, the
signal that indicated a new pope had been elected. The more than 500,000 people
converged in St. Peter's Square screamed joyously "Habemus papam, habemus papam…"
Cardinal Baclig deliberated on which papal name to assume. He considered many
names of great popes before him. But he reasoned that since he was the first
Filipino pope, it was appropriate to use "Philip." Yes, "Pope Philip I," the
first pope with that name and the first Filipino pope. When he emerged on the
balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, his papal name was announced, "Pope Philip I,
the 268th pontiff of Rome." Spontaneously, the crowd cheered, "Habemus Papam
Filipini. Habemus Papam Filipini…"
The first night of his papacy in the year 2024, Pope Philip I spent most of the
evening alone in his private chapel -- meditating, contemplating and praying. He
prayed for divine guidance. Becoming a pope was not on his wish list. He was a
hands-on archbishop in the Archdiocese of Baguio. He was an unyielding activist
for the rights of cultural minorities including his own people, the Igorots. He
was a street fighter who championed for the poor and neglected people. At the
stroke of midnight, he saw a silhouette on the wall opposite the lighted window.
He looked at the window where the image of the silhouette came from. A dove was
fluttering outside the window. The dove tapped the glass pane three times and
then flew away. He wondered, "wasn't that the same dove that landed on my head
at the conclave this morning?" He went to sleep hoping that what he saw outside
the window was the Holy Spirit, the same Holy Spirit that anointed him pope
earlier in the day.
The first order of his papacy was to prepare for the forthcoming Third Vatican
Ecumenical Council. The ecumenical council was scheduled to convene two years
ago. He thought of postponing it; however, he was advised to proceed with the
original schedule to keep the momentum going. The Second Vatican Ecumenical
Council was held in 1962-1965, fifty-nine years ago. Yes, the Church remained
unchanged for some time.
There is a clamor for change from a small liberal faction of the Church. The
conservatives has the numerical strength but the liberals are more aggressive
and vocal. Pope Philip I was pretty sure that there were certain issues that
could turn Vatican III into a battle for supremacy that would crack the "Rock"
of Christendom. A slew of issues -- such as celibacy, ordination of female
priests, same-sex marriage, stem cell research, abortion, population control --
could create an atmosphere for schism to grow.
Pope Philip I trembles at the thought of schism. But what really bothered him to
no end was the "Last Pope" prophecy of Saint Malachy. In 1139, then Archbishop
Malachy O'More of Ireland went to Rome to give an account of his diocese to Pope
Innocent II. While in Rome, he received the strange vision of the future wherein
was unfolded before his mind the long list of illustrious pontiffs who were to
rule the Church until the end of time. The last on that list was the 268th Pope.
Habemus Papam Filipini -- a dream or a vision?
(PerryDiaz@aol.com)
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Posted on Friday, April 29 @ 17:18:12 CDT by don |
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