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In the Shadow of Pope Leo X and Martin Luther, Hope Grows with Pope Leo XIV
By Fr. Patris Allegro, Kupang, Indonesia
Pope Leo X and Martin Luther stand as two unyielding poles of Church history. One represents the apex of ecclesial power in the 16th century; the other, the inner cry of a troubled Augustinian monk.
Their clash was not merely a conflict of ideas, but of spiritual experience—between institution and conversion, between worldly splendor and restless faith.
Luther, in the silence of his Augustinian cloister, once wrote that he found no peace until he realized that "the righteousness of God" was not condemnation, but mercy that justifies the sinner by faith. It was a personal awakening that shattered external order. But in the turmoil of the time, there was no space for dialogue—what emerged instead was division.
Now, centuries later, we witness the election of Pope Leo XIV, also from the Order of Saint Augustine. As if history offers a new possibility—not a re-run of conflict, but the gift of healing. He carries the Augustinian legacy not to reopen old wounds, but to mend what has been torn.
Leo XIV does not come with the power of Leo X, nor with the fury of Luther, but with the humility of a shepherd shaped by pastoral mission in Peru—far from the centers of prestige, close to the peripheries where the Church walks in weakness and compassion.
His priesthood, his missionary heart, his years among the poor, place him nearer to the anguished soul Luther once was. He knows that true conversion is not a journey toward doctrine, but toward a Person: the living Christ.
There is profound meaning in this symbolic convergence—that the two who once stood opposed now find a kind of unity, not historically, but spiritually. In Pope Leo XIV, we glimpse a meeting point: between Rome and Wittenberg, between past and future, between truth and mercy.
Perhaps this is what his motto proclaims: In illo uno unum—"In the One, we are made one."
In Christ, even history's wounds can become a font of reconciliation.
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Kamis, 24 April 2025
Pater Markus Solo Kewuta SVD Menyapa Paus Fransiskus di Dalam Peti Jenazah
Pagi belum benar-benar ramai di Vatikan. Tapi satu pria asal Flores Timur sudah duduk diam di kursi yang tak jauh dari peti Paus Fransiskus. Namanya Pater Dr Markus Solo Kewuta, SVD.
Di kalangan Gereja Katolik internasional, namanya tidak asing. Ia adalah imam misionaris yang sudah lama jadi bagian dari jantung Takhta Suci.
Dan pagi itu, tepat pukul 07.00 waktu Roma, Pater Markus datang untuk yang ketiga kalinya melihat jenazah pemimpin tertinggi Gereja Katolik itu. Tapi kali ini beda.
"Rasanya tidak ingin pergi dari tempat itu," katanya.
Peti tempat Paus terbujur itu, katanya, sangat sederhana. Tanpa ukiran berlebih. Tubuh Paus sudah jauh berubah. Wajahnya putih pucat. Tak segemuk dulu.
"Semuanya menyusut," ujar Pater Markus.
Yang mencolok hanya jubah merah yang dikenakan. Bukan merah biasa. Itu merah liturgi—warna cinta yang paling besar kepada Tuhan. Juga simbol kematian dalam tugas suci.
Selama tiga puluh menit ia duduk di situ. Kadang berlutut. Kadang duduk diam. Seperti sedang mengulang film panjang yang pernah mereka jalani bersama: saat Paus datang ke Jakarta, lalu Port Moresby, Timor Leste, hingga ke Singapura. Termasuk di dalam pesawat yang sempit tapi penuh cerita.
Dan ketika waktunya berpamitan datang, Pater Markus berdiri. Ia mendekat. Lalu dengan suara nyaris tak terdengar, ia berkata: "Selamat jalan, Bapa Suci. RIP."
Tak ada air mata. Tapi ada hening yang lebih dalam dari tangisan.
Begitulah pagi itu di Vatikan. Bukan pagi yang biasa bagi Pater Markus dari Flores Timur.