Cardinal ordains 5 new priests

Описание: (25 May 2002)

1. Exterior - Basilica of the National Shrine
2. Procession
3. Chalice with incense
4. Priests entering
5. Organist loft with monitor showing mass and organist
6. Stained glass window with word: "Jesus"
7. Interior of basilica
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington
"In the sacrament of penance you will forgive sins in the name of Christ and in the of the church. With holy oil you will relieve and console the sick, you will celebrate the liturgy and offer thanks and praise to God throughout the whole world."
9. Sleeping parishioner
10. Parishioner listening
11. New priests kneeling
12. Parishioner
13. Priest walking to McCarrick to be ordained
14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington
"I think the new priests today are facing the fact that they have to prove themselves, they have to really be holy people. When I was ordained almost 44 years ago, everyone accepted the priest as a man who worked with the people, who loved the people. Thank God, 98 percent of us have tried to do that. But these fellows are going into a world that looks at them and says, 'ok, prove yourself' and these men are ready to do that. They've been well trained, they've been well screened before they even got into the seminary and they're men who love the lord, and have gone through. They know what they're proclaiming, they believe it with all their heart. I think they're going ... they're going to be wonderful and they're really going to do great things when they get into their parishes.
15. Priests being congratulated upon ordination as McCarrick concludes ceremony
16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Roberto Cortes-Campos, Newly ordained priest
"This great evil that is happening to us is a challenge. But it's a challenge to hope, to holiness, to love. And, we have to have confidence that the Lord will strengthen us. Will give us the strength and will give the people faith and hope for him."
17. Parishioner with child
18. Priests reciting
19. Recessional from basilica


STORYLINE:

In the midst of the predatory sex scandal now rocking the American Catholic Church, five new priests were ordained in Washington DC on Saturday.

In a mass celebrated at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington, welcomed each of them into the priesthood.

The men are among 47 who have spent at least the last five years studying for the priesthood in Washington.

According to the Archdiocese of Washington, that number is expected to increase next year.

Each of the men comes to the priesthood with differing experiences and reasons for joining.

Three of the men are American by birth, and one is a former Episcopal priest.

The other two are both Hispanic, one from Nicaragua and the other from Spain.

In his message, Cardinal McCarrick called the presence of these new priests a sign of hope as the church deals with the national sex abuse scandal.

Cardinal McCarrick served on the panel that wrote the final communique from the Vatican meeting called to address the scandal.

McCarrick's message is that not all cases of abuse should be treated the same.

He has been quoted as saying that if an incident occurred 30 years ago, and has done nothing since, then that is a different matter than a man who has been a serial and notorious offender.

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