ISan Cornelio, iNgcwele yosuku lwango-16 Septhemba
(d.253)
Umlando weSan Cornelio
Kwakungekho upapa izinyanga eziyi-14 ngemuva kokubulawa kukaSt.Fabian ngenxa yokushushiswa okukhulu kweSonto. Ngesikhathi sekhefu, iSonto laliphethwe yikholeji yabefundisi. USaint Cyprian, umngani kaKorneliyu, ubhala ukuthi uKorneliyu wakhethwa njengopapa “ngokwahlulelwa uNkulunkulu noKristu, ngobufakazi beningi labefundisi, ngokuvotelwa ngabantu, ngemvume yabapristi asebekhulile namadoda alungile. "
Inkinga enkulu yesikhathi seminyaka emibili kaCornelius njengopapa yayihlobene neSakramente Lokuphenduka futhi igxile ekwamukelweni kabusha kwamaKristu ayephike ukholo lwawo ngesikhathi sokushushiswa. Ekugcineni, ukweqisa okubili kwagxekwa bobabili. UCyprian, induna yaseNyakatho Afrika, wanxusa upapa ukuba aqinisekise umbono wakhe wokuthi ukubuyela emuva kungavunyelaniswa kuphela nesinqumo sombhishobhi.
ERoma, nokho, uKorneliyu wahlangabezana nombono ophambene. Ngemuva kokukhethwa kwakhe, umpristi ogama lakhe linguNovatian (omunye walabo ababephethe iSonto) wayenombhishobhi oyimbangi waseRoma, ongomunye wabaphikisi bokuqala, wangcweliswa. Ukuphikile ukuthi iSonto belinamandla okubuyisa hhayi izihlubuki kuphela, kodwa nalabo abanecala lokubulala, ukuphinga, ubufebe noma umshado wesibili! UCornelius wayesekelwa iningi leSonto (ikakhulukazi iCyprian yase-Afrika) ekulahleleni iNovatian, yize leli hlelo laqhubeka amakhulu eminyaka. UCornelius waba nesinodi eRome ngo-251 futhi wayala ukuthi "abaphindayo abaphula umthetho" babuyiselwe eSontweni "nemithi yokuphenduka" ejwayelekile.
Ubungani bukaCornelius noCyprian baba nobunzima isikhashana lapho omunye wabaphikisana noCyprian emangalela. Kepha inkinga yaxazululwa.
Umbhalo kaCornelius ukhombisa ukwandiswa kwenhlangano eSontweni LaseRoma kuya maphakathi nekhulu lesithathu leminyaka: abapristi abangama-46, abadikoni abayisikhombisa, abangaphansi kwabadikoni abayisikhombisa. Kulinganiselwa ukuthi inani lamaKristu lalingaba ngu-50.000 XNUMX. Wafa ngenxa yokusebenza kwakhe ekudingisweni endaweni manje eyiCivitavecchia.
Ukuzindla
Kubonakala kuyiqiniso ngokwanele ukusho ukuthi cishe yonke imfundiso yamanga engaba khona iphakanyisiwe ngasikhathi sinye emlandweni weSonto. Ngekhulu lesithathu kwaba nesixazululo senkinga esingayicabangi nakancane: inhlawulo okufanele yenziwe ngaphambi kokubuyisana neBandla ngemuva kwesono sokufa. Amadoda anjengoCornelius noCyprian babengamathuluzi kaNkulunkulu okusiza iSonto lithole indlela ehlakaniphile phakathi kobudlwangudlwangu nobudlabha. Bayingxenye yokugeleza okuhlala njalo kwesiko leSonto, kuqinisekisa ukuqhubeka kwalokho kwaqalwa nguKristu futhi kuhlolwe okuhlangenwe nakho okusha ngobuhlakani nangolwazi lwalabo abadlula ngaphambili.