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Let us be like St. Martin and the soldier of the powder keg of

Many times people and circumstances push us to pretend para que actuemos en contra de los valores y a favor de espurios intereses.

Tenemos de sobra espejos donde buscar imagenes y reflejos impecables en nuestra patria, aunque tengamos que buscar siglos atras, como en las anecdotas sobre el General San Martin.-

San Martín designó un soldado para que vigilara la entrada del polvorín con una orden: nadie debe pasar al polvorín con botas de suela; una noche el mismísimo general se presento y pidió pasar obteniendo como respuesta un NO por parte de su fiel soldado. Este recibió una medalla por su fiel cumplimiento ".

La inagotable energía de este hombre hacía que el ejército de los Andes crecía a pasos agigantados, nada estaba librada al azar; participaba en la preparación de la comida, compartía la mesa con oficiales y soldados, intervenía en los ejercicios matinales a veces como instructor y otros como partenaire en el manejo de la espada.Dictó numerosas ordenanzas que penaban faltas y delitos cometidos por los subordinados y así desalentó a los espías y traidores."Solía disfrazarse de paisano y así se presentaba delante de los centinelas proponiéndoles deslealtades como; que vendan armas, que deserten, etc."

Pero la lealtad de sus hombres era tal que estuvo a punto de ser degollado y solo se salvó por gritar dando a conocer su nombre".Para llegar a la cantidad prevista de 4000 efectivos pretendió incorporar a negros esclavos, pertenecientes a familias pudientes y a congregaciones religiosas, pero nadie estaba de acuerdo en cederlos; San Marín - difundió una noticia falsa sobre la abolición de la esclavitud y sugirió que era preferible un rasgo de generosidad antes que una ley los obligara a cederlos, así consiguió la libertad de las dos tercera partes de los esclavos negros aptos para las armas.Muchas fueron las tretas ideadas por San Martín para desorientar al enemigo. Todos tenían la misma finalidad: desorientar a las autoridades chilenas por ejemplo pretendió hacer creer al presidente de la real audiencia de Chile, Francisco Marcó del Pont que la invasión se producirá por el sur para debilitarlo, utilizando para ello a los indios Pehuelches ya que sabia que llegaría seguro a los oídos de los españoles. Entonces los invito a conferenciar durante 8 días y previó regalos tales como licor y otros, y les pidió permiso para cruzar a Chile a través de su territorio.También hizo llegar a oído de lo españoles que construiría un puente sobre el Río Diamante y que los indios se sumaría al ejercito. Esto alarmó a los españoles cosa que San Martín quería que así ocurriera. San Martín necesitó verificar el estado de los caminos del lado Chileno y, en particular, si los realistas habían levantado fortificaciones. Confío en la lealtad y en la prodigiosa memoria del sargento Mayor Jose Alvarez Condarco. Assigned with the task of making an accurate survey of the ground without tipping paper, sketch book, as if caught with them would be shot on the spot.
sent him wearing a uniform of black patent sabretache escorted by two grenadiers and a horn and said, "I am aware that the nerve will cost the skin of my messenger and so sent him by the Ducks. Condarco reached English first detachment of the Chilean side. Pretended to be exhausted for the night be on his way though the darkness would prevent him from observing the first leg of the descent of the mountains to the plains. When day left for Santiago.Marcó the Pont wanted to execute him, but accepted the advertencias de su gabinete de que así violaría la inmunidad prevista por las leyes de guerra. Ordenó que se expulsara el mensajero y que los papeles se quemaren en la plaza pública. La respuesta que envió a San Martín incluyó una frase ofensiva: "Yo firmo con la mano blanca y no como la de V. S. que es negra..."En la batalla de Maipú Marcó del Pont cayó prisionero y San Martín lo saludó con estas palabras: "Señor general venga esa mano blanca".
Algunos de los libros utilizados:
- Vida de San Martín, por Domingo Faustino Sarmiento- La Historia Patria y la Acción de sus armas, por Cnel. Leopoldo R. Ornstein- Historia de San Martín y de la Emancipación Sudamericana, por Bartolomé Mitre, The Grenadiers Editorial Freedom Billiken
Conclusion:
San Martín was distinguished by its character and its always renunciamiento.Subordinó their personal interests and comfort to the ideal that was as a star to guide his life: the cumplimiento.En this moral greatness lies mainly as an example for all generations, learned how to implement their deepest moral convictions, from his deep religious faith. Imitate their example is magnify the country.

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stamps and pocket calendar 2010 to commemorate the Venerable Pius XII

El Bienio Pacelliano 2008-2009 se cerró de la mejor manera que cabía imaginar: con la firma puesta por el Santo Padre Benedicto XVI en el decreto de heroicidad de virtudes del Siervo de Dios Pío XII, el cual, desde el 19 de diciembre de 2009 puede ser honrado con el título de Venerable. Gran regalo éste que Dios ha permitido que el Papa nos haga a todos los devotos del gran Eugenio Pacelli.

Ahora el camino hacia la beatificación ha quedado expedito gracias al acto courage of a Pope such as Joseph Ratzinger, for whom "amicus Plato sed magis amica veritas" . Benedict XVI and John Paul II, is specially engaged in the relations between Church and Synagogue are smooth and normal, leaving behind old reticence, but just to demonstrate his sympathy for the Jews does not prevent him from performing an act of justice for of him who called at some point his "beloved predecessor." There has finally yielded to the blackmail of a part of them (we must insist, in effect, that not all Jews are anti-Pius XII).

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the RP Peter Gumpel, IF the good news, said the SIPA: "still remains to be done. You have to get approval of the miracle needed for beatification and while working for the Venerable Pius XII ever more and better-known ". The miracle is, the miracles attributed to Pope Pacelli exist. It is to be considered and recognized as such miracles, at least one of them.

What is the role we play to lay devotees of the Venerable Pius XII? First, commit ourselves closer to God through her intercession and pray for soon to be beatified. Second, help Share your devotion. Third, disclose the figure, the work and the pontificate of this great Vicar of Christ, especially his luminous doctrine in all aspects of Catholic doctrine.

SIPA will play its humble grain of sand, which is why, as it did for the Year 2009 Pacelli, has ordered the release of a postage stamp (normal course) commemorating the decree of heroic virtues of the Venerable Pius XII (all three models are seen in the pictures above these lines) . The postal mail is a good culture medium and outreach. Franking a letter with stamps that represent this great pontiff helps to publicize it or do remember all those through whose hands it passes between the sender and recipient.

We have also published a practical pocket calendars 2010 with his image (see photo on page) , which can also serve printing house to satisfy the personal devotion. The stamps are available to anyone who wants to cross their cards with them at 25 euros the statement of 25 stamps (see below) , ie at a rate of 1 euro per seal. Each stamp is valid for a standard letter trunk in Spain. For Europe it takes two stamps. It is more expensive parts that general issue paid custom design, but using them is a good means of apostolate Pacelli. Obviously, the stamps can only be used for shipments that are made from Spain.

2010 calendars are free of Pius XII by reference to 3 per person upon request to email the SIPA: sodalitium@pastorangelicus.org , giving the address for shipping. The same to apply the stamp sheets. Hoping that these initiatives are pleasing to our kind supporters and readers, we hope that in 2010 we see decisive progress the cause of the Venerable Pius XII, whose intercession we get all kinds of graces and blessings the good Lord.

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New article Sister Margherita Marchione in defense of Pius XII Ven

A young Sister Margherita Marchione received in audience

by Pius XII, Pacelli Elisabetta company Rossignani (1957)

The truth about Pope Pius XII

By Sister Margherita Marchione. Ph. D.

Pope Pius XII was not a collaborator with the Germans, much less pro-Nazi. Nor was passive or silent. As a member of the Catholic Church I dislike blatant accusations against the diplomacy of the Pope and the Church during the Second World War. It is not just indecent journalism, but also an injustice to a man who saved more Jews than any other person, including Oscar Schindler and Raoul Wallenberg. Unfortunately, even in the new Holocaust Museum in Battery Park in New York criticized the Pope is amiss. Yet it is historically inappropriate accused with the charge of "silence."

Is that the media will continue to perpetuate such falsehoods? The documents prove that these distortions are not true. Pius XII spoke to the extent possible and set well do more with actions than words. In the end, convinced that if Hitler had denounced publicly, would have been retaliation. And there was. Every time you raised protests the treatment of prisoners worsened immediately. Robert Kempner, the chief counsel for the United States in the Nuremberg Tribunal that tried for war crimes, wrote: "All the arguments and writings used by the Catholic Church against Hitler at the end were suicide, then prompted to continue the execution of Jews from Catholic priests ".

Pius XII, through his public speeches, his calls for governments and secret diplomacy "pledged more than anyone else in the effort to stop the war and building peace. The documents show how Pius XII was in contact with the German generals who wanted to overthrow Hitler. They also show how Jewish community received invaluable assistance: personal funds of Pius XII helped to rescue Jews persecuted by the Nazis. The representatives of the Pope in Croatia, Hungary and Romania intervened to stop deportations. The Pope, in a last-ditch attempt to avoid bloodshed, had proposed a conference in 1939 to preserve the peace to collect to Italy, France, Britain, Germany and Poland.

An interesting document is the testimony of Albert Einstein, who, disenchanted with the silence of universities and publishers of newspapers, told Time magazine (December 23, 1940): "Only the Church has maintained properly, standing in the way of Hitler's campaign to suppress the truth ... The Church alone has had the courage and perseverance to be erected for intellectual truth and moral freedom ". And indeed, following the directives of Pope Pius XII and religious opened their doors to save Jews.

Never were the Jews and the Vatican so close as during the Second World War. The Vatican was the only place on the continent were those friends. The response of Pope Pius XII to the plight of the Jews was to save as many as possible. Little has been done, however, to thwart criticism of Pius XII that began in 1963 when Rolf Hochhuth characterized him as a Nazi collaborator in his play The Vicar . In contrast to the image suggested by this work, the Vatican documents indicate that the Church set in motion a covert mechanism by which more than 800,000 Jews escaped the Holocaust. After careful study of documents available, anyone interested in the truth honestly can not persist in condemning the actions or words of Pope Pius XII and the Catholic Church during this tragic period.

An honest assessment of the words and actions can not Pius XII for less than discharge it of false accusations and show that it has been unfairly maligned. The Pope did not encourage nor was favored by the Nazis. The day after his election, March 3, 1939, the Nazi newspaper Berliner Morgenpost clearly stated its position: "The election of Cardinal Pacelli is not welcome in Germany because he has always opposed to Nazism" .

editorial The New York Times of December 25, 1942 was explicit: "The voice of Pius XII is a lonely voice in the silence and darkness that envelop Europe this Christmas. It is virtually the only ruler left on Europe dares to speak out ". Pope's Christmas message was also interpreted in a report by the Gestapo: "in a manner unprecedented [...] the Pope has repudiated the National Socialist New European Order [Nazism]. is true that the Pope does not refer directly to the National Socialists in Germany by name, but his speech is a broad attack on everything we stand for [...]. is clear that this is speaking for the Jews. " Perhaps the world should interpret the Pope's words for what they meant and, undoubtedly, in the sense that it correctly understand the Nazis, that is, that Pope Pius XII was always opposed to Nazism.

The Jewish Community publicly acknowledged the wisdom of the diplomacy of Pope Pius XII. In September 1945 Dr. Joseph Nathan, representing the Hebrew Commission-stated "We thank, above all, the Supreme Pontiff and the religious who, under orders of the Holy Father, recognized the persecuted as their brothers and, with great abnegation, hastened to help them, disregarding the terrible dangers to which it exposed them ". In 1958, the death of Pius XII, Golda Meir sent an eloquent message of condolence: "share the pain of humanity [...]. When our people came upon the terrible martyrdom, the Pope raised his voice for victims. The life of our times was enriched by a voice that spoke of great moral truths above the tumult of daily conflict. We mourn a great servant of peace ".

The Pope of the Justice and Peace

ON THE CHURCH AND THE HOLOCAUST

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1. The most important Jewish scholar from Hungary, Jeno Levai, insisted some years ago which is a "particularly regrettable irony that the person, among all occupied Europe, who did more than anybody else to stop the dreadful crime and alleviate its consequences is now the scapegoat for the failures of others ". Levai In his book does not hesitate to claim that the attacks on the Pope's war record are "manifestly malicious and the result of the plot [...]. Archives of the Vatican, diocesan authorities and the Ministry Ribbentrop Foreign contain a range of direct and indirect protests, diplomatic and public, secret and open. Nuncios and bishops of the Catholic Church intervened again and again under instructions from the Pope ". Their interventions were as unsuccessful as the demands and threats from the British and American governments. In addition, the precariousness of the situation is often intensified by the fact that such protests could increase the mortal danger that the Jews themselves and their protectors (Hungarian Jews and the Papacy) .

2. The Israeli diplomat Pinchas Lapide and journalist concluded his careful review the activities of Pius XII during the war with the words: "The Catholic Church under Pope Pius XII was instrumental in saving as many lives of 860,000 Jews from certain death at Nazi hands" . He added: "figure that far exceeds that of those saved by other churches and relief organizations together" . After referring statements of gratitude from a variety of prominent Jewish spokesmen noted: "No Pope in history has been most cordial expressions of thanks [...]. Many have suggested in open letters should planted a forest of 860,000 trees in the hills of Judea to properly honor the memory of the deceased pontiff "(Three Popes and the Jews) . Lapide acknowledged in his book that the Church "through an endless series of sermons, addresses, pastoral letters and encyclicals, was a clear and implacable enemy of all forms of racism of the time, and everyone knew: Jewish , Poles, Russians and, more disturbingly, the Nazi secret police ". Their files mention recalcitrant Catholic clergy to more than any other group.

3. The former chief rabbi of Rome during the German occupation, Israel Zolli, concluded their first-hand report on the events of the war era this way: "You could write volumes about the works of all kinds of Pius XII and the countless priests, religious and laity who stood up with him around the world during the war ". "No hero," he wrote in all history was more militant and combative, no other person more heroic than Pius XII in pursuing the works of true charity [...] and this for all God's children suffering ". Zolli was so moved by the work of Pius XII who decided to be finished católico al acabar la guerra, tomando el nombre de pila del Papa (Before the Dawn) .

4. En sus editoriales de Navidad de 1941 y 1942, el New York Times elogió a Pío XII por su liderazgo moral como una “voz solitaria que clama en medio del silencio de un continente” , denunciando, entre otras cosas, “la violenta ocupación de territorios y el exilio y persecución de seres humanos por no otra razón que la de la raza” . Ninguna otra institución produjo tantos héroes durante el Holocausto como la Igleisa: sacerdotes, monjas y laicos italianos, eslovacos, franceses, húngaros, etc., que arriesgaron y frecuentemente gave their lives for the sake of the persecuted Jews. This also deserves remembrance and respect.

5. Golda Meir, then Israel's representative to the United Nations, was the first of the delegates to react to news of the death of Pope Pius XII: "share the pain of humanity by the death of His Holiness Pope Pius XII . In a generation afflicted by wars and strife remained the highest ideals of peace and compassion. When a fearful martyrdom came to our people in the decade of Nazi terror, the voice of the Pope was raised for the victims. The life of our times was enriched by a voice that spoke of the great moral virtues above the tumult of daily conflict. We mourn a great servant of peace. "

6. Leonard Bernstein, to learn of the death of Pius XII as he led his orchestra the auditorium of Carnegie Hall in New York, struck with his baton requesting a minute's silence in tribute to the Pope who had saved the lives of so many people regardless of race, nationality or religion.

7. The great physicist Albert Einstein, who himself barely escaped annihilation at the hands of the Nazis, raised the issue very well in 1940 when he said: "Being a lover of freedom, when the revolution broke Nazi Germany, I returned look to universities to see if defended, but the universities were immediately silenced. Then I turned to the great editors of newspapers, but, as in the case of universities, were also silenced in the course of a few short weeks. I looked in the direction of the writers and also remained silent. Only the Church has maintained properly, standing in the way of Hitler's campaign to suppress the truth [...] Never before had a special interest in the Church, but now I'm inspired great affection and admiration [ ...] and I must confess that I once despised but now I can not praise unreservedly " .

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