ISan Cornelio, iNgcwele yosuku lwe-16 Septemba

(Ngomhla ka-253)

Imbali yeSan Cornelio
Kwakungekho papa kangangeenyanga ezili-14 emva kokubulawa kukaSt Fabian ngenxa yokuqina kwentshutshiso yeCawe. Ngexesha lekhefu, iBandla lalilawulwa yikholeji yabefundisi. USaint Cyprian, umhlobo kaKorneli, ubhala ukuba uCornelius wonyulwa njengopapa “ngesigwebo sikaThixo nesikaKristu, ngobungqina boninzi lwabefundisi, ngokuvotelwa ngabantu, ngemvume yabadala nababingeleli abalungileyo. "

Eyona ngxaki inkulu yeminyaka emibini kaKorneli njengopopu yayinento yokwenza neSigramente seNtetho kwaye yayijolise ekwamkelweni kwakhona kwamaKristu awayelukhanyele ukholo lwawo ngexesha lentshutshiso. Ekugqibeleni, bagwetywa bobabini. UCyprian, inkawu yaseNyakatho Afrika, wabhenela kupopu ukuba aqinisekise umbono wakhe wokuba ukubuyela umva kwakhona kunokudityaniswa nesigqibo sikabhishophu.

E-Roma, nangona kunjalo, uKorneli wadibana nembono eyahlukileyo. Emva kokonyulwa kwakhe, umfundisi ogama linguNovatian (omnye wabo wayelawula iCawe) wayenobishophu obangisana naye waseRoma, ongomnye wabokuqala abachasayo, wangcwaliswa. Uyikhanyele into yokuba iBandla alinawo amandla okudibanisa abawexuki kuphela, kodwa nabo banetyala lokubulala, ukukrexeza, uhenyuzo okanye umtshato wesibini! UCornelius wayexhaswa yinkoliso yeCawa (ngakumbi iCyprian yaseAfrika) ekugwebeni uNovatian, nangona eli hlelo laqhubeka kangangeenkulungwane. UKorneli ubambe isinodi e-Roma ngo-251 wayalela ukuba "abaphindayo aboni" babuyiselwe eCaweni kunye "namayeza oguquko" aqhelekileyo.

Ubuhlobo bukaCornelius noCyprian babuphelile okwexeshana xa omnye wabachasi bakaCyprian wammangalela. Kodwa ingxaki isonjululwe.

Uxwebhu lukaCornelius lubonisa ukongezwa kombutho kwiCawe yaseRoma ukuya embindini wenkulungwane yesithathu: ababingeleli abangama-46, abadikoni abasixhenxe, abasixhenxe abadikoni. Kuqikelelwa ukuba inani lamaKristu lalimalunga nama-50.000 XNUMX. Usweleke ngenxa yemisebenzi yokuthinjwa kwakhe kwindawo eyiCivitavecchia ngoku.

Ukucingisisa
Kubonakala kuyinyani ngokwaneleyo ukuthi phantse yonke imfundiso ebubuxoki inokuthi icetyiswe ngaxesha lithile kwimbali yeCawa. Inkulungwane yesithathu yabona ukusonjululwa kwengxaki esingenakuyithathela ingqalelo: isohlwayo ekufuneka senziwe ngaphambi koxolelwaniso neCawa emva kwesono esibi. Amadoda afana noCornelius noCyprian babe zizixhobo zikaThixo ekuncedeni iBandla lifumane indlela enobulumko phakathi kobungqongqo nokungakhathali. Ziyinxalenye yokuhamba rhoqo kwesiko leCawa, kuqinisekisa ukuqhubeka kwento eyaqalwa nguKristu kunye nokuvavanya amava amatsha ngobulumko namava abo badlulileyo ngaphambili.