Roman documents- Suggestions rather than strict commands
A Capuchin provincial has recently openly expressed what meaning Roman decrees and provisions have for the whole Church in deed and truth.
Kreuz.net entitles the picture -Even Roman bishops treat documents as a product for the waste.
On 1st February, the Swiss Capuchin provincial, Father Ephrem Bucher (63) granted the 'New Luzerner Zeitung' an interview.
The "Neue Luzerner Zeitung belongs to the Ringier publishing house which is very hostile to the Church.
Father Bucher was also for some time in the headquarters of the Order in Rome.
The very elderly Swiss Capuchin Province - once with over 700 members the largest in the world – still has around 230 members, of whom one-third are brothers.
In the interview, the Capuchin said that his religious order is growing worldwide, but virtually has migrated to the Third World: "The focus is no longer in Europe, but in South America, Africa, India, East Asia and Eastern Europe."
He also explains that the Capuchins are fairly democratically organized and the provinces enjoy great autonomy.
This statement was used by the Interviewing journalist, Andre Stocker, to construct an alleged contrast to the "centralism of the Roman Curia".Rather junior Curial officials believe that the whole church marches to the beat of their statements" - the Capuchin maintained, and with his statement played directly to the insinuation of the journalist.
Then Father Bucher goes further: "I interpret many Roman decrees that they provide the scale, but not as a strict command, but as a suggestion."
The Roman decrees were "ideals in the mind that reality regards differently."
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