Are you sure you want to block this user and hide all related comments throughout the site Your comment will be visible once approved Germany's best wood SCHNEIDER is investing around EUR 80 million in a completely new sawmill in Messkirch The sawmill will have an annual capacity of 200,000 m3 (85,000 MBF) of sawn lumber All lumber drying will be performed in four OTC model continuous kilns from Sweden's Valutec.   "We were looking for a kiln supplier who could provide high-capacity lumber kilns that required minimal maintenance and Valutec was able to offer the best solution They also have extensive experience of continuous kilns and excellent references here in Germany It’s why we chose them," says Andreas Schilling Technical Systems Planning at best wood SCHNEIDER  The sawmill in Messkirch is a greenfield project and it will be one of Europe's most modern sawmills once completed forklifts will be replaced by gantries between the lumber feed and the trimmers "Being entrusted with this investment is proof that we offer leading edge technology we have much greater latitude when it comes to the lumber drying process we provide the ideal balance between availability capacity and the right end-product quality," says Robert Larsson The kilns are built in stainless steel and equipped with Valutec's latest Valmatics 4.0 control system It’s the only system on the market to use built-in simulator technology to optimize drying processes for all types of lumber kilns OTC kiln assembly will begin in the summer of 2021 and commissioning is scheduled for the following winter The sawn timber produced and dried at the location is used exclusively in the course of own further processing The desire to increase the use of wood is the ultimate reason for Valutec's existence We have been combining Nordic expertise in lumber drying with a deep understanding of the challenges facing our customers for almost 100 years Our goal is to expand opportunities not only for value-adding timber kilns The Valutec Group is a part of Addtech Industrial Process and has offices in Sweden Russia and Canada and has an annual turnover of around EUR 40 million With more than 6 000 timber drying installations delivered Find out more about our corporate philosophy "Good for wood" at www.valutec.ca and being “pastoral” from the third century Today the Church honors the memory of Saints Cornelius (Pope and Martyr) and Cyprian (Bishop and Martyr) while Cyprian died on the same day five years later They were united in a holy friendship on earth as well as a commemoration in the Roman Canon in that Cyprian found himself in conflict with a Pope for a time and ends up honored liturgically with a Pope These two men were involved with some very thorny theological questions about which we have the space merely to scratch the surface; however it is nonetheless important to do just that because those very issues are quite current as well The first concern was how the Church should handle the pastoral problem of Christians who had weakened in their witness by acquiescing in casting a few grains of incense on to a brazier being used for pagan worship Some did not actually commit the sin but gave the appearance of having done so a document certifying them as good Roman citizens these people had “lapsed” from an authentic Gospel way of life not a few of the lapsi repented of their sin and wished to be reconciled with Christ and His Church Three pastoral responses were advanced: Such individuals could never be re-admitted to the communion of the Church (except perhaps on their deathbeds); reconciliation could be effected only after a very protracted period of public penance; the lapsi could be reconciled immediately on the premise that their action had been taken as a result of fear and not malice Cyprian took the middle position in the controversy A priest of Rome by the name of Novatian sided with the rigorists resulting in his excommunication by Pope Cornelius Cyprian is probably most famous for his theological mantra of extra Ecclesiam Cyprian took a very rigorist and absolutist position allowing for the possibility of excusing exceptions like invincible ignorance Cyprian also maintained that sacraments administered and received outside the full visible communion of the Catholic Church were invalid Augustine would deal with all these issues in a very full and theologically nuanced fashion Both our saints of the day were exercised over the serious matter of ecclesial unity – both maintaining it and restoring it so let’s examine some applications of their insights This important insight became Augustine’s response to the Donatists unworthy minister could not confect a valid sacrament the efficacy of a sacrament does not depend on the holiness of the minister – and thank God for that since we would have very few valid administrations of sacraments not a few heretics and schismatics of the era proudly declared their separation from the body of the Church asserting that the “institutional” Church was in error and not they Those then who tell us: You are not our brothers claiming that we do not have what they can give Hence their error of denying that we are their brothers we acknowledge in them that which we do not repeat they deny that we are their brothers; on the other hand when we do not repeat their baptism but acknowledge it to be our own we are saying to them: You are our brothers What do you want of us?” we should reply: You are our brothers We have nothing to do with you.” But we have everything to do with you for we are one in our belief in Christ; and so we should be in one body That baptism makes us all one with Christ and one another and that that fact can never be completely eradicated This explains how the Church has been able to grant to priests of the Society of St Pius X faculties to hear confessions and to solemnize marriages there remains the critical matter of how to deal with obstinate heretics or schismatics We have seen that even the usually mild Cornelius resorted to excommunicating Novatian Its goal is not punitive but curative: not to punish but to heal it is to serve as a “wake-up” call to the obstinate sinner and as an instruction to the body of the faithful lest they be misled by the conduct of very public sinners Just short of formal excommunication is withholding sacraments until the scandalous behavior is eliminated A reporter from the Jesuit-run America magazine (surprise!) asked Francis for his opinion on how to handle the obvious disconnect of such politicos In language stronger and more graphic than any of his predecessors he asserted: “Abortion is more than an issue Scientifically it [the fetus] is a human life But is it right to take it out to solve a problem And this is why the Church is so strict on this issue because it is kind of like accepting this is accepting daily murder.” So far Then he proceeded to say that the way to deal with the problem is not through the application of church penalties but through being “pastoral,” accompanying these scandalous pols He refused to discuss the concrete situation of the United States because I would say) he does not know the precise details then he should have simply punted and not made remarks that will be used against our bishops (who do know the situation) in their efforts to right the course Where is the much-vaunted “synodality” and “collegiality” when it is needed most his “pastoral” call now is seemingly out of “sync” with the 2007 Aparecida document of the bishops of Latin America – a document known to be of his composition for the most part conscious of the dignity of human life and of the rootedness of the family in our peoples will defend and protect it from the abominable crimes of abortion and euthanasia… We must adhere to ‘Eucharistic coherence,’ that is be conscious that they cannot receive holy communion and at the same time act with deeds or words against the commandments and other grave crimes against life and family are encouraged This responsibility weighs particularly over legislators Why did the inquiring reporter not pose a follow-up question such as: “Your Holiness is the acknowledged inspiration and motive force behind the Aparecida document which is quite clear on the need for ‘Eucharistic coherence.’ Have you changed your mind since becoming Pope?” for the sake of pursuing the current papal line of thought That adjective comes from the Latin pastor which means “shepherd.” How does a shepherd handle a wayward sheep first to tap the errant member of his flock on the head alerting him to the danger of his behavior; if that doesn’t work he then utilizes the crook of his staff to drag the wandering sheep back into the flock by his neck That’s the very reason that one of the episcopal insignia is When the Pope counsels “accompaniment” of scandalous public officials he seems to be ignorant of the fact that bishops have been “accompanying” those folks for decades they have gotten even bolder in their dissent Being “pastoral” at this point in our history would suggest exchanging the gentle tap on the head for the full force of the crook for the salvation of the wandering sheep and for the safety of the rest of the flock of Christ I suspect Cornelius and Cyprian would agree (Editor’s note: This homily was preached the liturgical memorial of Saints Cornelius and Cyprian at the Church of the Holy Innocents in New York City.) 1Tractatus in Ioannem VI 2 Ex Enarratiónibus sancti Augustíni epíscopi in psalmos (Ps 32 If you value the news and views Catholic World Report provides, please consider donating to support our efforts Your contribution will help us continue to make CWR available to all readers worldwide for free Click here for more information on donating to CWR. Click here to sign up for our newsletter Weekly COVID-19 testing a ‘good’ alternative to vaccine mandate Pope Francis tells elderly priests: ‘Aging is a privilege’ In the golden age of the Catholic episcopate — the days of great Church Fathers like Cyprian of Carthage and Augustine of Hippo in the early and mid-first millennium — bishops were not infrequently in […] the gentle pastoral approach that was applied to the traditores was entirely withheld from the Donatists It’s hard to disagree with any of this Being “pastoral” includes a wide range of possible behaviors Imagine a school principal that refuses to suspend a kid in the belief that doing so is inconsistent with being “pastoral”–or even expel a kid (even St John Bosco had to expel a kid from his Oratory now and then) I mentioned before that I had a principal like that and the school was soon run by the drug thugs The school a couple of miles up the road had the same problem until 4 male students raped a girl in the school washroom with a good but tough and fearless principal That school became a very enjoyable place to be after a few years; ours eventually closed its doors permanently but the measure of all the virtues of moderation is justice You can’t absolutize compassion and tolerance There are situations in which compassion and tolerance become inconsistent with genuine love What a frightening thing it is when such basic moral distinctions are lost on Church leaders This comment above was from Thomas James (not Thomas) The Pope wants to be “pastoral” with the “Catholic” politicians who are in open revolt with the Church’s teachings on abortion But he seems to have no patience with those of us who are I suppose we ought to feel fortunate that we have not incurred some sort of canonical penalty for not being with the times confusing and disastrous “ – it’s so very sad that Pope Francis’ pontificate has been increasingly this I cannot say our Church deserves much better considering how we have been fumbling the ball but it is very discouraging I understand that the ridiculous Jesuit Father Reese is advising the US bishops on their quest for Eucharistic coherence Now that is much worse than the blind leading the blind Reese has no role with the bishops’ conference It seemed odd to me that anyone would want the advice of Father Reese considering all he has done and said over the years Could you tell us what exactly was confusing First he clarifies what seems obvious–excommunication means one is not in the community It is a harsh term but what it means is that they are not in the community or because they do not belong or are baptized but have drifted away from some of the things.” What is the ‘drifting’ the Pope mentions How far must one go before one drifts into excommunication What ‘things’ is the pope talking about when he refers to ‘some things’ All comments posted at Catholic World Report are moderated While vigorous debate is welcome and encouraged please note that in the interest of maintaining a civilized and helpful level of discussion comments containing obscene language or personal attacks—or those that are deemed by the editors to be needlessly combative or inflammatory—will not be published Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Yesterday evening Pope Francis said Mass at the Basilica of St. Augustine in Rome with members of the Augustinian order, celebrating with them the feast day of their founder, St. Augustine of Hippo. 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European growth region This is part of the company’s Strategy 2025 and an essential component of Bizerba’s course for growth With 4,300 employees worldwide and its headquarters in Balingen the scales specialist provides solutions for industrial companies from the most diverse sectors and is also indispensable in stationary retail trade Numerous supermarkets are using solutions from Bizerba “We are a globally operating company with a good reputation that is present throughout the world Bizerba as a family-owned business is clearly committed to the business location Germany” emphasizes Andreas W CEO and shareholder of Bizerba SE & Co This commitment is underlined by the company’s investments in the German sites Balingen Since last year we have been modernizing office areas based on the latest new work environment insights And the global logistics centre at the headquarters in Balingen is currently under construction Bizerba’s production site for slicers the company invested considerable funds in buildings infrastructure and production systems such as an innovative friction stir welding machine the company significantly modernized the label printing facilities in terms of printing machines and systems check weigher production capacities could almost be doubled “These multi-million investments in infrastructure as well as ongoing investments in digitization have been driven forward in recent years in order to allow Bizerba’s clear growth course” A positive development and the continued growth lead to the fact that production capacities at the German sites are reaching their limits new regions have evolved as clear growth markets in recent years “Eastern Europe unfolds strong dynamics and is a strategically important market for Bizerba” Bizerba will be able to react to trade restrictions between the USA and China in a more flexible way and thus contribute to greater independence in the flow of goods and money the company will build a new site in this region in order to increase production capacities investing in growth regions is crucial for Bizerba to be as close as possible to the customer “Expanding capacities by a location in Eastern Europe is Bizerba’s next logic step of the growth strategy 2025 This will also secure jobs at home in the long term” “By expanding the international production network in the European area we are securing our global competitiveness and we are thereby creating the condition for growth even in price-sensitive product segments” who has overall responsibility for the global production units “The final selection of the exact location is planned for early 2021 Production starts in the newly built factory is scheduled for the end of 2022.” the proven solutions from Bizerba have been including software for some time “Our competence is unique on the market the possibilities of our software in connection with our devices are tremendously diverse” Building on this know-how Bizerba expands its software competence an own area is now being created: Bizerba Software Solutions This area brings together all software competences of the company Tudor Andronic (Vice President Bizerba Software Solutions) and Stefan-Maria Creutz (Vice President Digital Transformation) will manage this new area which shall lead to a significant increase in sales of software components Bizerba Software Solutions accompanies innovative topics concerning market and series maturity In addition to expanding production capacities the digital transformation remains a strategically important topic for Bizerba The company continues to invest in the digitization of processes and in the modernization of its IT infrastructure to ensure collaboration across its international locations tools for international collaboration are used which significantly contributed to a positive development of Bizerba’s business during the COVID-19 lockdowns the newly created sales area will be headed by Michael Berke (Vice President Global Sales Marketing) from Frankfurt am Main global sales activities for areas Industry and Retail as well as for area Global Marketing & Communications he will be responsible for Global Product Line Management and Global Key Account Management for the areas Retail and Industry One of Berke’s most important tasks will be the digitization and standardization of the sales processes worldwide The expansion of international sales competence and the focus on inside sales and campaign management will further increase Bizerba’s global presence Kraut: ” I look forward to welcoming Michael Berke to my Management Board A very experienced leader with a great personality and a well-connected network I am convinced that his experience in the field of payment systems and his understanding of the market will be very beneficial for Bizerba.” Michael Berke previously worked at Elavon as VP Head of Sales DACH/BeNeLux – one of the top 5 leading providers for cashless paying systems worldwide Bizerba is well prepared for future challenges Even in times of crisis we continue to invest in locations As early as 2021 new products and solutions will be launched on the market offering customers new possibilities Digitization is a subject which must be consistently pursued not only in processes and systems but also in solutions