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Declan Quinn, StiĂșrthĂłir NĂĄisiĂșnta, Aid to the Church in Need (Ăire)
TEACHTAIRĂ DĂ INĂR MEASC TĂĄ sĂ© rĂlĂ©ir muna bhfuil sagairt ann, nĂ bheidh teacht againn ar na sacraimintĂ agus muna bhfuil na sacraimintĂ ann, nĂ bheidh Eaglais ann. Rud nach bhfuil chomh soilĂ©ir ĂĄfach ach atĂĄ fĂor chomh maith, is Ă© sin, muna bhfuil miclĂ©inn shagartĂłireachta againn, nĂ bheidh sagairt againn agus is ansin atĂĄ todhchaĂ na hEaglaise leagtha amach romhainn agus an gĂĄ do Aid to the Church in Need (ANC) a bheith gnĂomhach agus pĂĄirteach ag tacĂș leis na hĂĄbhair shagairt mĂłrthimpeall an domhain agus iad a mhaoiniĂș. Sa lĂĄ inniu tĂĄ ĂĄbhar sagairt amhĂĄin as gach deichniĂșr mĂłrthimpeall an domhain ag fĂĄil tacaĂochta Ăł ACN. TĂĄ a bhfurmhĂłr ag staidĂ©ar san Afraic, MeiriceĂĄ Laidineach, agus Oirthear na hEorpa. I dteachtaireacht bheannachta do na hiarrtĂłirĂ a bhĂ i lĂĄthair ag Cliarscoil Idirdheoiseach Benedict XVI, i Kendoumayah, Guinea-Conarky, scrĂobh an PĂĄpa Emeritus Benedict, mar chomhartha ĂłmĂłis do choisreacan an tsĂ©ipĂ©il chliarscoile nua-oscailte, an mĂ©id seo leanas: In December 1944, when I was called up for military service, the company commander asked each new recruit what his chosen profession would be. I replied that I wanted to become a
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Catholic priest. The recruiting sergeant told me Iâd better choose a diïŹerent profession, since in the new Germany there would be no need for priests any more. But I knew even then that this new Germany was ïŹnished and that after the terrible devastation it would need priests more than ever before. Admittedly, the situation today is altogether diïŹerent, but there are still many people who believe we no longer need priests; that it is a calling without a future. What an error! The priest is not a manager of the community, he is Godâs messenger among us. Is Ă© seo an dearcadh a spreagann chun urnaĂ agus staidĂ©ir na 73 ĂĄbhar sagairt atĂĄ ag fĂĄil oiliĂșna i lĂĄthair na huaire i Kendoumayah. TĂĄ na chĂ©ad oirnithe de dheagĂĄnaigh tar Ă©is tarlĂș cheana fĂ©in agus cuireadh na chĂ©ad daoine amach i mbliana Ăł Kendoumayah ag tabhairt fianaise ar GhrĂĄ DĂ© do phobal DĂ©. TĂĄ an teachtaireacht seo de dhĂth ar an domhan seo inniu. DâfhĂ©adfadh i bhfad nĂos mĂł teachtairĂ a bheith ann don obair seo ach nĂl go leor spĂĄis sa chliarscoil i lĂĄthair na huaire; tĂĄ suanlios amhĂĄin nach bhfuil tĂłgtha go hiomlĂĄn go fĂłill agus dĂĄ dheasca sin caithfidh cuid de na hĂĄbhair shagairt codladh i gceann de na
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