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Summary
TLDRPedro Arrupe, a medical professional turned Jesuit leader, is deeply affected by the Hiroshima bombing and the Second Vatican Council's call for modernization and social justice. Elected Superior General of the Jesuits in 1965, he faces the challenge of adapting the order to a new world order, embracing Pope John XXIII's vision and Vatican II's decrees. Despite opposition, Arrupe champions a more active role for Jesuits in social justice, guided by the spirituality of Ignatius of Loyola.
Takeaways
- 🩺 Rupert had significant medical experience, nearly becoming a doctor before stopping his studies.
- 🧪 He treated burn victims with boric acid, which proved effective for injuries during a major incident.
- 🕰️ The moment of the Hiroshima bombing at 8:15 had a profound spiritual impact on Rupert, shaping his worldview.
- 🙏 Rupert felt that during times of tragedy, people experienced God most closely, deeply affecting him.
- ✌️ He became a strong advocate for peace, rejecting violence after witnessing the horrors of the Hiroshima bombing.
- 📜 The 1960s brought significant social and ecclesiastical changes, especially within the Catholic Church.
- 🌍 Pope John XXIII initiated Vatican II, aimed at modernizing the church’s stance on global affairs.
- 🗣️ Vatican II saw the gathering of 2,400 bishops, producing 16 documents that reshaped the Catholic Church's role.
- 👑 Pedro Arrupe was elected Superior General of the Jesuits in 1965, tasked with leading reforms within the order.
- 📖 Arrupe was deeply influenced by Ignatius Loyola's spirituality and worked to integrate social justice into Jesuit missions.
Q & A
What medical experience did Ruper have before becoming a doctor?
-Ruper had a lot of medical experience, including picking glass out of people's backs and using boric acid for treating burns.
How did Ruper's experience with the atomic bomb in Hiroshima affect him?
-Ruper was deeply affected by the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, which led to a profound sense of being close to the end of the world and a strong aversion to violence.
What significant event in the Catholic Church is mentioned in the script?
-The script mentions the Second Vatican Council, which was a major event in the Catholic Church aimed at modernizing its role in world affairs.
Who was Pope John the 23rd and what was his impact on the Catholic Church?
-Pope John the 23rd was the Pope who initiated the Second Vatican Council, opening the Church to change and demonstrating openness to the world.
What was the role of Pedro Arrupe in the Jesuits during the Second Vatican Council?
-Pedro Arrupe was elected as the Superior General of the Jesuits during the Second Vatican Council, and he played a significant role in leading the Jesuits in the implementation of the Church's modernization.
What was the main message of Pope John the 23rd and the Second Vatican Council that Pedro Arrupe promoted?
-The main message was the spiritual engagement with the world, considering the Church not in opposition to the world but as part of it, which was a key aspect of the Second Vatican Council.
How did Pedro Arrupe's election as Superior General of the Jesuits relate to the Second Vatican Council?
-Pedro Arrupe's election as Superior General occurred during the spirit of the Second Vatican Council, and he embraced the Council's direction of more active engagement in social justice.
What challenges did Pedro Arrupe face as the Superior General of the Jesuits?
-Pedro Arrupe faced challenges such as the need to transform the Jesuits to address a new world order, the insecurity of the Church during a time of tremendous change, and not all Jesuits being happy with the direction of the Church.
What was the significance of the 'basic option' in Pedro Arrupe's leadership?
-The 'basic option' was significant in Pedro Arrupe's leadership as it represented a commitment to social justice and a focus on the poor, which was a key aspect of the Jesuits' mission during his tenure.
How did Pedro Arrupe's experience with Ignatius of Loyola influence his approach to the Jesuits' ministries?
-Pedro Arrupe's immersion in the writings of Ignatius of Loyola influenced his approach by emphasizing finding God in all things and encountering Christ in the world, which led to a more active engagement in social justice.
Outlines
🌟 Early Life and Spiritual Awakening of Pedro Arrupe
The first paragraph introduces Pedro Arrupe, a man with extensive medical experience who stopped just short of becoming a doctor. He is depicted as a compassionate figure, helping those injured during the Hiroshima bombing with a makeshift remedy of boric acid and water. This experience, along with the spiritual impact of the atomic bomb, deeply affected him, instilling a lifelong aversion to violence. The narrative then shifts to the 1960s, a period of significant social and ecclesiastical change. The election of Pope John XXIII and the Second Vatican Council are highlighted as pivotal moments that opened the Catholic Church to the world and modernized its stance. Pedro Arrupe's election as the Superior General of the Jesuits is set against this backdrop of transformation within the Church.
🌐 Leadership and Reforms of Pedro Arrupe
The second paragraph delves into Pedro Arrupe's unexpected rise to leadership as the Superior General of the Jesuits. Despite his initial hesitation, expressed through a quote from Jeremiah, he embraced his role with the belief that divine guidance would support him. Fluent in multiple languages, Arrupe became an articulate advocate for the Jesuits' adaptation to the modern world. He faced the challenge of aligning the Jesuits' ministries with the evolving global context, a task made more complex by the Church's own internal changes and the spirit of the Second Vatican Council. His commitment to social justice and the Jesuit mission was clear, even as it met with resistance from some within the order. The paragraph concludes with a focus on Arrupe's enthusiasm for the Church's 'opening to the world,' a theme central to the Council and his tenure.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Medical Experience
💡Boric Acid
💡Spiritual Explosion
💡Vatican II
💡Social Upheavals
💡Pope John XXIII
💡Jesuits
💡Superior General
💡Social Justice
💡Modern World
Highlights
Ruper had extensive medical experience, having stopped just short of becoming a doctor.
He used boric acid and water to treat burns, which turned out to be very effective.
Ruper's experiences during the bombing of Hiroshima had a profound impact on him.
The spiritual explosion of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima influenced his life significantly.
Ruper's encounter with the Watchtower stopping at 8:15 during the bomb drop was a pivotal moment.
The energy from the bomb helped Ruper treat 150 sick people who arrived at his hospital.
Ruper's experiences marked him with a strong aversion to violence.
The 1960s brought social upheavals and ecclesiastical changes within the Catholic Church.
Pope John the 23rd's election led to significant changes in the Catholic Church's approach to the world.
Vatican II was a major ecumenical council that aimed to modernize the role of the Church.
The council produced 16 documents to address the Church's stance in a changing world.
Pedro AR Rupé was elected as the Superior General of the Jesuits during a time of significant change.
Rupé's leadership required him to transform the Jesuits to address a new world order.
Rupé's message emphasized the church's engagement with the world, inspired by Vatican II and Ignatius of Loyola.
Rupé faced challenges in adapting the Jesuits' ministries to the modern world.
The general congregation of 1965 concluded that Jesuits should be more actively engaged in social justice.
Rupé's election as general coincided with the final session of Vatican II, which he saw as a turning point for the Church.
Transcripts
ruper had a lot of medical experience he
had stopped studying just short of
becoming a doctor so he was picking
glass out of people's backs he found
some boric acid and a little water and
it was a powder and it turned out that
was a very good thing for the burns but
they they dealt with people there then
they took a lot of them back to the
levision with them and kept some of them
for a year so this was all part of part
of his his
[Music]
formation I think it's fundamental
I begin my biography with a moment the
bomb was dropped into Hiroshima and he's
there below in the burst the spiritual
explosion that is producing him at the
moment he stops and sees the Watchtower
stop at
8:15 the tremendous energy that results
helps skure 150 sick who show up at his
Hospital thanks to a bottle of boric
acid that he
finds assuredly it was in such moments
of tragedy that we felt God most near to
us and this seems to have marked him
very much um a kind of feeling of having
been been close to the end of the
world uh to have been present to to a
one of the most dramatic events of the
history of
mankind um that that remained with aupe
I think
ever after that he he could never stand
violence he was just he'd say you know
violence you know no to be to be avoided
no matter what the
cost the 1960s erupt in a different kind
of explosion social upheavals that
altered the course of world events more
extensively perhaps than even the atomic
bomb ecclesiastical upheavals are
triggered within the Catholic Church by
the election of Pope John the 23rd who
throws open Church windows to the Winds
of
[Applause]
Change his encyclical pachem in teras
will address not just Catholics but all
men of Goodwill demonstrating fresh
openness to the
[Music]
world only 90 days after his election he
unexpectedly invites all the bishops
from around the globe to gather in Rome
to reexamine The Stance of the Catholic
church in a changing
world this 21st ecumenical council the
first in almost a century becomes a
major news
event considered one of the most
important councils in Catholic church
history Vatican 2 saw 2400 Bishops and
other prets in 168 sessions from October
1962 the council produced 16 documents
designed to modernize the role of the
church in world
affairs the council would meet in four
sessions over four years its crowning
document the Pastoral constitution on
the church in the modern world would
address itself without hesitation not
only to the Sons and Daughters of the
church and to all who invoke the name of
Christ but to the whole of
humanity the council's decrees will
inspire and guide Pedro AR rupe as
Jesuits become leaders in the
implementation of the church's
modernization Pope John the 23rd dies
before the council is completed and is
succeeded by Pope Paul V 6th who
oversees the conclusion of the
council shortly after the death of Pope
John the 23rd the superior general of
the Jesuits sometimes called the black
pope father Janson also dies and Jesuits
from around the world gather to elect
his
successor among the Gathering Jesuits
was the President of forom University
father Vincent O'Keefe in
1965 we had what we call a general
congregation this is our highest
legislative body in the
society and so it's a meeting of Jesuits
from all around the world Jesuits who
are elected in their own Province to go
to the big meeting in
Rome immersed in the spirit of the
second Vatican Council Jesuits face
their own challenges of
change priorities need to be examined
commitment to Justice Rises for special
consideration on the third ballot the
general congregation elects Pedro Arup
to be their Superior General on May 22nd
1965 and goes on to pass wide ranging
reforms AR rupe will be thrust
unprepared into leadership that requires
him to transform the ranks of nearly
30,000 Jesuits to address a new world
order father rupe's first official words
as general were a quotation from
Jeremiah
ah ah ah I don't know how to
speak and it sounds strange you know
this is a
man fluent in seven languages but when
you read through the rest of the
quotation you
realize that Pedra AE is saying that he
really doesn't know how to speak but the
Lord will talk for him and the Lord will
teach him how to speak and he certainly
did he was a very articulate spokesman
throughout his whole life the heart and
soul of that message was his basic
option did not oppose the church to the
world but rather it considered the
church in the
world the message of spiritually
engaging the world promoted by John the
23rd and the second Vatican Council as
well as by the Jesuit General
congregation would nevertheless Prov to
be a challenge for Pedro Arup
uh I
accepted what the society give to me uh
elect me as
general and the first things to come to
my mind is a big
cross at is I think I was bound to
suffer in the rest of my life very much
because I suppose always a general has
to suffer
but in this condition of the church I
think it's something special which has a
tremendous changes so many defections so
many
problems so much
insecurity but this another aspect of
the to be a general who is the source of
great joy and that is to have the
possibility of knowing the society and
the J from inside
AR rupe will turn out to be an apt
advocate of adapting the ministries of
the Jesuits to the modern
world he is aware that finding God in
all things and encountering Christ in
the world are insights resulting from
intense soul searching on the part of
Ignatius
lyola as a novice Master he had immersed
himself in the writings of the Jesuit
founder the profound spirituality he
developed was based on the example of
lyola whose passion was to discern the
will of God in his life a life that
Embraces the world he lives
in in
1965 the general congregation that
elects auped concludes that the spirit
of Saint Ignatius calls for more active
engagement in working for social justice
a RUP enthusiastically Embraces this
direction but not all Jesuits will be
happy with it when he was elected
general of the society it was just
before the last session the most
decisive session of that Vatican 2
Council and he got
extremely interested he he felt that it
was a turning point for the Catholic
Church the point which was decisive for
him in the council was the opening to
the world particularly I think he felt
that uh we had to to look at the world
around us in a new way
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