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'Church. in Our Day' In WASHINGTON (NC)-The nation's Ga.tho lie Bishops today issued oollootive pastoral Wter-a lon,g clQse look at the life and develop ment of the American Ohurch in the light of lite Second Vatican Council "The Church in Our Day," brings to the United States the insights of the Council's Dogmatic Con s t i ,t 11 t ion on the Church: Prepared by a committee which func tioned under the direction of Pittsburgh's Bishop John J. Wright and rati fied by the members of the National Conference of Ca.tholic Bishops, the 25,OOO-woro document is divided into two chapters. The first chapter ana lyzes the mystery of the Church :..- describing its nature as a unified com BISHOP CO~J~llDll" munity and d'iscussingthe !images by which it is known in the world. The second chapter speaks of the charac teTiStiCH of the whole Church and defines the. pal'ticualr roles given the laymen, priests, Re ~ious and Bishops in the life CYf the Church (mad in Christ's plan of salvation.
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Designed to minister to the needs of souls, the ])astoral appears "in an age where questions concerning the' 'charismatic' and 'institutional' element80f the Church are of moment, at a time when the essentials of priestly life and religious dedication are freely discussed,' in these days when freedom of con science and religious au thority"""come often into conversation." Archbishop John F. Dearden of Detroit, presi dent of the National Con ference of Catholic Bish ops, in the pastoral fore ward, explains, "it is thought not only prudent but necessary that the American- Bishops present the considered, extended statement on the doctri nal matters underlying the present discussions." ARCHBISHOP DEARDEN The pastoral introduction strikes twin notes of optimism and caution which are repeated throughout the text. Open ing with the observation that "the Church of Christ is living today in a privileged hour," the introduction observes "we see not only the glory but also the burden of this privileged hour."
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v ATICAN CITY (NC)-Major steps to internation roize the Roman Curia have been taken by Pope Paul with the appointment of two- non-Italians to high positions in tine Roman Curia. The Cardinals replace three' Cardinals Wlho have retired. of ,Pope Paul VI in Curial They are: Reform. He gave key curial Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani posts to non-Italians (he had Pro-Prefect of the Doctrinal promised to internationaiize the ~mmission
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II's Liturgy Decree. Arcadio Cardinal Larraona, Prefect of the Congregation of Jaites. The new papal appointees are F..ranjo Cardinal Seper of Yugo ~avia to the Doctrinal Commis mOIll and Benno Cardinal Gut m Switzerland who will head t'he combined offices of the O1>ngregation .of Rites and Li turgical Reform. 'iI'he appointments bring to ~t at least two of the goals ~can
Curia) and he has brought in a diocesan bishop (he promised to bring diocesan ordinaries into the Church's central adminis tration) . Pope Paul also filled the Church's most important doc trinal post with a man whose frankne.ss and level-headedness has won him admirers among .both conscrvatives and liberals. During Vatican II, Cardinal Seper spoke forthrightly on atheism, religious liberty and justice for the Jews. During the subsequent Synod of Bishops, he received the largest number of votes for the synod's doctriTurn to Page Sixteen
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fr" John Smith New Dh-ector Of Vo~atQon$ Rev. John J. Smith, an as sistant at St. James Church in New Bedford, has been appointed Diocesan Director of Vocations, effective today, the Chancery Office has an nounced. Fr. Smith succeeds Rt. Rev. Msgr. John J. Hayes, pastor of the Holy Name Church in New Bedford. Turn to Page Eighteen
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611ey present hemselves." The Pope said that Vietnam .ru.ch he referred to only as a nation in southeast Asia-"con Unues to be prey to a frightful war whose outcome cannot be humanly perceived in the near AUuce."
rible problems, an abandonment of the paths of diplomacy would hllive no other consequence than rendering them utterly insol uble." The Pope warned once again that modern war threatens the very survival of mankind. "Re lations among peoples neces sarily rest upon reason or upon force. It will be the path of agreements or ruill, diplomacy oc war."
The Greater Fall River Council of Churches haso through Rev. Pierre :E. Lachance, O.P., i,ts Program Com. mittee Chairman, released a program for the "Week of Prayer for ChriS'tian Unity" which is traditionally cele brated from Jan. 18 to Jan. Monday, Jan. 22-First Baptist 25 each year. The octave of Church, North Main and Pine prayer in Greater Fall River Streets. will be held at a different Tuesday, Jan. 23 - Nor t Iill
church each night but always at 7:30: Thursday, Jan. 18--8t. Mary's Cathedral, Spring Street. Friday, Jan. 19-5t. Deme trius Greek Orthodox Church, 289 North Main Street. Saturday, Jan. 20-8alvation Army, 164 Bedford Street. Sunday, Jan. 21 - Un i 0 Ii Methodist Church, 600 Highland Ave.
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VATICAN CITY (NC)-Pope Paul VI hag asseri~ 1:hwt there is no end in sight for the Vietnam war in the Dear future, humanly speaking. He told the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See tha.t diplomacy, far from baying outlived its useful Admitting the weakness of ness, remains indispensable diplomacy, he asserted: "But it ill the struggle for peace. is very clear that, far J1rom re Speaking against the back solving the modern world's ter from North Vietnam, the Pope told diplomats: "It Is nC<:essary'
Then, explaining the reasOns behind the Bishops' document, the introm.ctory statement continues: "We speak not to 'lord it over' the brethren nor to 'make our authority felt'. * * * We speak in discharge of our responsibility, motivated by a pastoral love that some times speaks in silence but chooses now to speak in words." Analysis of the Church within the pastoral em phasizes that the Church is a Church of the present that welcomes new in sights from its members. But the analysis goes on . to criticize those who "un der the guise of being con temporary, seem hostile to everything except their own views." The pastoral urges all to remember BISHOP WRIGHT that any reform attempt ed is not a reform of mortal institution but of the Ohuroh <Yf the living God. Further explanation emphasizes that "the Christian perspective is three-fold. It looks to the past with reverence, to the present with Turn to Page Thirteen
The theology faCulty of Stonehill College called upon Cona gress to amend the Selective Service Act to provide "suit able alte'tnatives" to military service for those who, on grounds of oonscience, object to participation in a partic ular war. "We would regard drawn up by Father Robert J. such an amendment of the Kruse, C.S.C., theology depart. Selective Service Act as a ment chairman, and a Protestant courageous decision on the faculty member, Rev. Robert F.
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part of Congress, a decision eminently consistent with the :weighty responsibility of our nation for moral leadership in the international community, and a decision calculated .to in sure our nation's historic C('.lA·· mitment to a society .of free Y"I'. under the God," the· faculty d,· clared in support of sele,'~' . conscientious objection. The faculty petition WM
Harding. It was signed by tho entire theology department, by members of other faculties and some students. It has been for.. warded to President Lyndon B. ,iohnson with copies going to tt~ 1Vlassachusetts senatorial and r:v.n g!"essional delegations. '·.')e statement declares that III ~ j;-en's obligation to his con. .l"""nce is greater than his ob ligation of allegiance to his gov ernment's policies. o
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