Abafundisi abasha baseMelika abasanda kufika bahlangana noPapa Francis ngemuva kokuvalelwa wedwa
Abefundisi baseMelika bahlangane noPapa Francis kuleli sonto ngemuva kokuphothula ukuhlukaniswa ngezinsuku eziyishumi nane lapho befika eRoma.
Kuma-seminarians ayi-155 ahlala esikhungweni sePontifical North American College (NAC) kulo nyaka, isemester yokuwa izofana nanoma imuphi omunye emlandweni wakamuva ngenxa yobhadane lwe-coronavirus.
"Ngiyabonga uNkulunkulu ukuthi bonke bafike bephephile futhi bephilile", k. UDavid Schunk, usekela shansela wekolishi, utshele i-CNA ngoSepthemba 9.
"I-protocol yethu bekuwukuhlola abantu ngaphambi kokuba basuke eMelika bese benza ukuhlolwa kwasekolishi lapho befika."
Ngaphezu kwabafundi ababuyayo, lesi sikole semfundo sibuye samukela izifundiswa ezintsha ezingama-33 eRoma, abakwazile ukuya emiseni eSt. Peter's Basilica futhi bavakashela e-Assisi izinsuku ezimbili ngemuva kokuphela kokuvalelwa ngeledlule.
Abazofundela ubufundisi abasha bathole nethuba lokuhlangana noPapa Francis eSala Clementina yaseVatican Apostolic Palace ngaphambi kwenkulumo kaPapa ka-Angelus ngomhlaka 6 Septhemba.
UFata Peter Harman, umphathi wesikhungo sokufundela ubufundisi, uqinisekise upapa ngemikhuleko yabo eqhubekayo emhlanganweni, wengeza ngokuthi: "Sisanda kubuya ohambweni lokuya e-Assisi, futhi lapho sanxusa ukukhulekelwa kukaSt. Francis kuPapa Francis".
"Sicela usithandazele ukuthi lo nyaka omusha ube ngomusa, impilo nokukhula njalo ngentando kaNkulunkulu," kubuza umphathi upapa.
Ama-seminarians aseMelika maduze azoqala izifundo zobufundisi mathupha emanyuvesi opapa aseRoma. Ngemuva kokuphothula unyaka wezifundo we-2019-2020 ngamakilasi aku-inthanethi ngesikhathi se-Italy, izikole ezigunyazwe yiVatican zamenywa ngoJuni ukuzilungiselela ukufundisa mathupha ngezinyathelo ezengeziwe zezempilo nezokuphepha.
Ngenxa yenani lamacala e-COVID-19 e-United States, abantu baseMelika njengamanje bavinjelwe ukungena e-Italy ngaphandle kokuhamba ngezebhizinisi, ukufunda, noma ukuvakashela izihlobo zezakhamizi zase-Italy. Bonke abahambi abavela e-United States abafika e-Italy ngalezi zinhloso kudingeka ngokomthetho ukuthi bazihlukanise izinsuku eziyi-14.
"Njengoba kusalindwe ukuqala kwezinkulumo zasenyuvesi, sibamba izingqungquthela zethu zaminyaka yonke zokuqeqesha abelusi ngezihloko ezinjengokushumayela / izindlu zokuhlala, ukwelulekwa ngokwelusa, umshado nokulungiselela amasakramente, kanye neNew Men, izifundo zolimi lwase-Italy," kusho uSchunk.
“Sivame ukuba nezikhulumi zangaphandle, ngaphezu kophiko lokuqeqesha, kwezinye izingqungquthela nezifundo zolimi. Kepha kulo nyaka ngemikhawulo yezokuvakasha, ezinye zezifundo kufanele zibe yingxube yezethulo ezirekhodwe ngaphambilini ngisho nezethulo ezibukhoma zevidiyo. Yize kungekuhle, izinto bezihamba kahle kuze kube manje kanti abafundisi bezenkolo bayabonga ngalokhu "