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Raniero Cantalamessa , O.F.M. Cap. (born July
22, 1934) is an Italian Catholic priest in the
Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and
theologian. He has served as the Preacher to
the Papal Household since 1980, under Pope
John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope
Francis.
Raniero Cantalamessa was born in Colli del
Tronto, Italy on July 22, 1934. He was
ordained as a priest in the Franciscan
Capuchin order in 1958. He holds doctoral
degrees in theology and classical literature .
He formerly served as a professor of ancient
Christian history and the director of the
Department of Religious Sciences at the
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan ,
resigning in 1979. Cantalamessa also served
as a member of the International Theological
Commission from 1975 until 1981.
Preacher to the Papal Household
In 1980, Cantalamessa was appointed the
Preacher to the Papal Household by Pope
John Paul II. He has remained in this position
under the pontificates of Pope Benedict XVI
and Pope Francis. In this capacity, he
provides meditations to the Pope and other
high-ranking officials each Friday during Lent
and Advent, and is "the only person
allowed to preach to the Pope."
Cantalamessa, a frequent speaker, is a
member of the Catholic Delegation for the
Dialogue with the Pentecostal Churches.
He currently hosts a weekly program on
Radiotelevisione Italiana .
Notable statements
In December 2006, Cantalamessa urged Pope
Benedict in an Advent sermon to declare a
day of fasting and penitence in response to
child sex crimes by clergy in the Roman
Catholic Church. There was no reported
reaction from the Pope.
In 2010, Cantalamessa caused controversy
with his sermon during Good Friday prayers
in St Peter's Basilica. According to media
outlets, he implied that the sensational
coverage of alleged child abuse and cover-
ups within the Roman Catholic Church was
evidence of anti-Catholicism, and bore
similarities to the "more shameful aspects of
anti-Semitism". Cantalamessa responded
that he was reading directly from a letter
received earlier in the week from a Jewish
friend; the unidentified letter writer was
expressing his contempt for what he
considered a blatant media assault on the
Pope. A Vatican spokesman, Father
Federico Lombardi , later gave a statement
saying that Cantalamessa was not speaking as
a Vatican official. The statement added that
Cantalamessa's comparison could "lead to
misunderstandings and is not an official
position of the Catholic Church".
On March 29, 2013, in a Good Friday homily
delivered in St Peter's Basilica , Cantalamessa
preached in favor of clearing away "the
residue of past ceremonials, laws and
disputes, now only debris." He then referred
to St Francis of Assisi as exemplifying the
creative destroyer of ecclesial traditions: "As
happens with certain old buildings, over the
centuries, to adapt to the needs of the
moment, they become filled with partitions,
staircases, rooms and closets. The time
comes when we realize that all these
adjustments no longer meet the current
needs, but rather are an obstacle, so we
must have the courage to knock them down
and return the building to the simplicity and
linearity of its origins. This was the mission
that was received one day by a man who
prayed before the Crucifix of San Damiano:
'Go, Francis, and repair my Church'." This
representation of St Francis is controversial,
given that Francis of Assisi was not a
reformer, and neither liturgical reform nor
canon law was a particular focus of his
missionary work. St Francis is
better known for founding three religious
orders, including an enclosed religious order
for women. Father Cantalamessa is the author of several books on theological and spiritual topics. A selection follows: Glorify God in Your Bodies: Our Call to Horizontal Holiness (1986) The Mystery of Christmas: A Commentary on the Magnificat (1988) Jesus Christ, the Holy One of God (1991) The Holy Spirit, Soul of Evangelization (1992) The Eucharist, our Sanctification (1993) Easter in the Early Church (1993) The Mystery of Easter (1993) The Holy Spirit in the Life of Jesus, The Mystery of Christ's Baptism (1994) The Mystery of God's Word (1994) Virginity (1995) The Power of the Cross (1996) The Ascent to Mount Sinai (1996) Poverty (1997) Life in Christ: a Spiritual Commentary on the Letter to the Romans (1997) The Mystery of Pentecost (2002) Spiritual Healing (2003) Come, Creator Spirit: Meditations on the Veni Creator (2003) Loving the Church (2005) Sober Intoxication of the Spirit (2005) This Is My Body (2005) Contemplating the Trinity (2007) Beatitudes: Eight Steps to Happiness (2009)
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