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Peter McCawille, SMA, Abuja, Nigeria.

FIANAISE ÓN AFRAIC

Chuir cuairt an PhĂĄpa Proinsias ar an Afraic le dĂ©anaĂ­ bĂ©im arĂ­s ar an bhfĂ­ric go bhfuil an daonra Caitliceach ag mĂ©adĂș nĂ­os tapĂșla san Afraic nĂĄ in aon ĂĄit eile ar domhan agus taispeĂĄnann na staitisticĂ­ is dĂ©anaĂ­ Ăłn Catholic Relief Services go bhfuil mĂ©adĂș de 238% ar dhaonra na hAfraice Ăł 1980 agus atĂĄ anois gar do 200 milliĂșn. Meastar mĂĄ leanann na treochtaĂ­ reatha seo ar aghaidh go mbeidh 24% d’Afracaigh ina gCaitlicigh faoin mbliain 2040. TĂĄ cuimhnĂ­ glinne glĂ©ineacha agam mar mhisinĂ©ir sa NigĂ©ir ar na hĂłcĂĄidĂ­ iomadĂșla gur cothaĂ­odh mo chreideamh fĂ©in de thoradh dĂ­ograise lĂșchĂĄirĂ­ na ndaoine ina raibh mĂ© i mo chĂłnaĂ­. Ba ChincĂ­seach (Pentecostalist) Lasisi, an chomharsa ba ghaire dom, a d’oibrigh mar bhriclĂ©ir. BhĂ­ sĂ© iontach bheith ag Ă©isteacht leis, bhĂ­ sĂ© chomh macĂĄnta sin, agus Ă© ag caint faoin meas a bhĂ­ aige ar Naomh Treasa Ăł Avila agus ar an manach Trapach sin, Thomas Merton, a raibh a dhĂ­rbheathaisnĂ©is Seven Story Mountain beagnach de ghlanmheabhair aige. NĂ­ dhĂ©anaim dearmad ar Mama Lucy ach an oiread, miontrĂĄdĂĄlaĂ­, a chuir iontas orm trĂĄthnĂłntaĂ­ Domhnaigh leis an mĂ­niĂș a bhĂ­ aici ar an SoiscĂ©al na maidineacha sin. Mhair Lucy ag stracadh leis an saol agus bhĂ­ a creideamh mĂșnlaithe ar an saghas saoil sin,

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ach ma chreideamh Ă© a bhĂ­ lĂĄidir doimhin, gan mhĂ­thuiscintĂ­, nĂĄ aon phioc den fhĂ©intrua. CosĂșil leis na mĂ­lte eile bhĂ­ siad beirt ‘rĂ©idh in am ar bith le freagra a thabhairt ar an tĂ© a fhiafraĂ­os dĂ­obh cĂ© an t-Ășdar atĂĄ leis an dĂłchas sin atĂĄ agaibh’ (1Peadar3:15). Bhain spiorad lĂĄidir diaganta le gach gnĂ© dĂĄ saol, a chaith siad taobh istigh agus taobh amuigh den Eaglais. BhĂ­ siad sĂĄsta go hĂ­omlĂĄn le Dia agus le teachtaireacht DĂ© ach ag an am gcĂ©anna bhĂ­ siad cĂșirtĂ©iseach agus tuisceanach le daoine nĂĄr chreid mar a chreid siad. SoiscĂ©alaithe Ă©ifeachtachta ab ea an bheirt acu, trĂ­ fhianaise a saoil fĂ©in. Agus mĂ© ag roinnt mo chuid smaointe libh mar fhreagra ar intinnĂ­ an PhĂĄpa Proinsias do mhĂ­ AibreĂĄin is eol dom go maith gur annamh a aithnĂ­tear nach rud nua Ă© an soiscĂ©alaĂ­ocht d’IlchrĂ­och na hAfraice. NĂĄr chuir an Afraic fĂĄilte roimh an Leanbh Íosa agus an Teaghlach Naofa nuair a theith siad chun na hÉigipte? NĂ­ folĂĄir go bhfacthas an imeacht suntasach seo mar imeacht thĂĄbhachtach i dtĂșs stair na soiscĂ©alaĂ­ochta. Ina theannta sin ar lĂĄ na CincĂ­se ba iad Afracaigh a bhĂ­ imeasc na ndaoine a chuala aitheasc Pheadair agus a thug an teachtaireacht ar ais chun a dtĂ­ortha fĂ©in. TĂĄ dul chun cinn do-chreidte dĂ©anta i gcraobhscaoileadh an

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