2008 April Issue of the Catholic World Report

There were several important and interesting articles in the new Catholic World Report, including:

"A Warning on Baptisms"--The Congregation for the Faith issued a statement on Feb. 29 of this year that to use the words, "in the name of the Creator, of the Redeemer, of the Sanctifier," makes a Baptism invalid, and arises from a feminist ideology, by trying to avoid using the terms, "Father and Son."

"Remember the Fourth Vow"--This article discusses the Pope's recent meeting with Jesuit leaders, in which he urged Jesuits to seek 'that harmony with the magisterium that avoids causing confusion and uncertainty among the People of God." Pope Benedict further stated that all Jesuits should "adhere completely to the Word of God as well as to the Magisterium's charge of conserving the truth and unity of Catholic doctine in its entirety." He also reminded them of their vow of obedience to the Successor of Peter, and cautioned lest their work with the poor become politicized. Finally, the Pope stated that "the option for the poor is not ideological but rather born of the Gospel and that the Jesuits must remember in fighting injustice, that it is necessary "to fight the deep roots of evil in the very heart of the human being, the sin that separates us from God."

"Raising the Bar for Beatification--New Rules govern Diocesan Inquiries"
Discusses new document, Sanctorum Mater, introduced by Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, Prefect of the Congregation of the Causes of Saints, publishes to ensure that the cause for sainthood is pursued "with ever greater care. This is a response to the fact that some dioceses have not employed "necessary meticulousness" in these investigations and have proceeded without "a serious and rigorous verification of the fame of sanctity or martyrdom."