INgcwele kaSeptemba 16: iSan Cornelio, into esiyaziyo ngaye

Namhlanje, uLwesine we-16 Septemba, kuyabhiyozelwa ISan Cornelio. Wayengumfundisi waseRoma, wanyulwa uPapa ukuba aphumelele UFabiano kunyulo olulibaziseke ngeenyanga ezilishumi elinesine ngenxa yentshutshiso yamaKrestu UDecius.

Eyona ngxaki iphambili yobupopu bakhe yayikukunyanga okunikwa amaKristu awayekade awexukile ngexesha lentshutshiso. Wabagxeka abo bavumayo ukuba bayekelele ngokungafuni ukuzohlwaya kula maKristu.

ISan Cornelio ikhalimele isohlwayo, iqhutywa IsiNovatian, Umfundisi waseRoma, owabhengeza ukuba iCawa ayinako ukuxolela tyibilika (awile amaKristu) wazibhengeza njengoPope.

Ezi zinto zimbini zigqithileyo zajoyina imikhosi kwaye intshukumo kaNovatia yayinefuthe elithile eMpuma. Ngeli xesha, uKornelius wabhengeza ukuba iCawe inegunya namandla okuxolela iilaps eziguqukayo kwaye angazidlulisela kwiisakramente naseCaweni emva kokwenza isohlwayo esifanelekileyo.

Isinodi yoobhishophu baseNtshona eRome ngo-Okthobha u-251 baxhasa uCornelius, bazigxeka iimfundiso zikaNovatian, bamgxotha yena nabalandeli bakhe. Xa ngo-253 ukutshutshiswa kwamaKristu kwaqala phantsi komlawuli Gallo, UCornelio wagxothelwa eCentum Cellae (Civita Vecchia), apho wafela khona njengomfeli-nkolo mhlawumbi ngenxa yeenzingo anyanzeleka ukuba azinyamezele.